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Geometric Patterns for Flutter using CustomPainter

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Shapes are such a fundamental part of life; they are everywhere and have the power to communicate particular messages and create beautiful designs in the form of geometric patterns. 

In this article, we’ll look at the many ways in which Geometric Patterns for Flutter use CustomPainters, as well as the different types of geometric patterns we can create. 

Geometric Patterns
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Simple Example

Here is a simple example for you: 

import 'dart:convert';

import 'package:crypto/crypto.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:geopattern_flutter/geopattern_flutter.dart';
import 'package:geopattern_flutter/patterns/mosaic_squares.dart';

void main() => runApp(App());

class App extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final hash = sha1.convert(utf8.encode("flutter")).toString();
    return LayoutBuilder(builder: (context, constraints) {
      final pattern = MosaicSquares.fromHash(hash);
      return CustomPaint(
          size: Size(constraints.maxWidth, constraints.maxHeight),
          painter: FullPainter(pattern: pattern, background: Colors.blueGrey));
    });
  }
}

creates

simple

Patterns are fully customizable, for example a pattern created as

final pattern = ConcentricCircles(
  radius: 40,
  strokeWidth: 8,
  nx: 6,
  ny: 6,
  strokeColors: List.generate(
      36,
      (int i) => Color.fromARGB(
          10 + (gen.nextDouble() * 100).round(),
          50 + gen.nextInt(2) * 150,
          50 + gen.nextInt(2) * 150,
          50 + gen.nextInt(2) * 150)),
  fillColors: List.generate(
      36,
      (int i) => Color.fromARGB(
          10 + (gen.nextDouble() * 100).round(),
          50 + gen.nextInt(2) * 150,
          50 + gen.nextInt(2) * 150,
          50 + gen.nextInt(2) * 150)));

renders

overlapping_circles

Each pattern has an associated size. The FillPainter class implements CustomPainter such that the pattern is repetitively painted across the entire width and height of the canvas. However, each Pattern has a paint(Canvas, Offset) method that can be used to paint on its own.

There is an example for using a pattern as a background for SliverAppBar in example/appbar.dart

Demo

TODO

  • Tesselation
  • Xes

GitHub

https://github.com/suyash/geopattern

Written by James

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