Here are the Code examples of this chapter. These pages are currently being updated over time (adding pictures, captions, and possibly further examples). Visit again soon for updates. Of course, the best way to use this page is together with the book for getting the explanations.
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Figure 15.1 – A duck in water with flashy clothes and a signpost
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzducks}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\duck[crazyhair=brown!60!black, glasses, eyebrow,signpost=TikZ, speech=Use it!, laughing,jacket=orange, lapel, buttons, water]\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.2 – Ducks with various styles and accessories
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzducks}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\node [matrix] {\duck[laughing, tophat, bowtie=violet, jacket=black,buttons=violet, recedinghair=black!80,wine, eye=red!40] &\duck[magichat, recedinghair=lightgray,jacket=violet, beard=lightgray, magicwand] &\duck[parrot, stethoscope=black!70, jacket=gray!30,buttons=gray, squareglasses, longhair=gray] \\\duck[snowduck=lightgray!60] &\duck[umbrella=red!70, handbag=red, bill=red!70,jacket=pink!80!black, longhair=yellow,necklace=magenta, sunglasses=magenta] &\duck[alien, body=green!70!black, crystalball,bill=green!50!black, laughing] \\ };\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.3, 15.4, 15.5 – TikZlings
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usetikzlibrary {positioning,matrix}\usepackage{tikzlings}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\node (birds) [matrix] {\owl & \chicken] & \penguin \\ };\node [matrix, below = 0 cm of birds] {\bee & \bug & \\ };\end{tikzpicture}\begin{tikzpicture}\matrix[nodes={minimum width=6cm}] {\squirrel & \marmot & \moles & \sloth \\\pig & \koala & \coati & \panda[body=lightgray]\\\cat & \mouse & \sheep & \wolf\\};\end{tikzpicture}\begin{tikzpicture}\matrix[nodes={minimum width=6cm}] {\elephant \hippo[xshift=2.5cm] & \rhino & \anteater \\\bat[xshift=1.5cm] & \snowman[body=gray!35] & \draw (1.7,0) node{};\bear \\ };\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.6 – Variations of drawing a TikZling
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usetikzlibrary {positioning,matrix}\usepackage{tikzlings}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\node (birds) [matrix] {\pig & \pig[back] & \pig[3D] & \pig[contour]\\};\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.7 – A teddy bear wearing a T-shirt
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usetikzlibrary {positioning,matrix}\usepackage{tikzlings}\tikzset{bat/.pic={\bat}}\usepackage{bearwear}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\bear\bearwear[shirt={shade, top color=yellow, bottom color=red},body deco={\node[scale=0.5] at ([yshift=0.8mm]bearheart) {\tiny TikZ};\pic at (beartummy)[scale=0.18,yshift=-1cm]{bat} ;}]\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.8 – Snowman variations
\documentclass[border=2pt]{standalone}\usepackage{scsnowman}\begin{document}\scsnowman[scale=2.5]\hspace{-0.3mm}\scsnowman[scale=2.5,hat,snow=blue,arms,buttons,note=red]\scsnowman[scale=2.5,muffler=red,arms,hat=blue,broom=brown]\end{document}
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Figure 15.9 – A penguin
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzpingus}\begin{document}\tikz{\pingu}\end{document}
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Figure 15.10 – A penguin with accessories
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzpingus}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\pingu[eyes shiny, crown, gold medal, right wing wave]\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.11 – A human shape
% based on an example in the tikzpeople manual\documentclass[tikz,border=2pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzpeople}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\node[name=s, shape=businessman, monogramtext=TEX, minimum width=3cm]{Businessman\rule{0pt}{0.8cm}};\foreach \anchor/\placement in{ north west/above left, north/above, north east/above right,west/left, center/above, east/right,mid west/above left, mid/above, mid east/above right,base west/left, base/below, base east/right,south west/below left, south/below, south east/below right,text/below left, 20/right, 30/right, 40/right, 130/left,160/left, 210/left, 330/right, mouth/above}\draw[shift=(s.\anchor)] plot[mark=x] coordinates{(0,0)}node[\placement] {\scriptsize\texttt{(s.\anchor)}};\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.12 – A human shape example
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usetikzlibrary{shapes.callouts}\usepackage{tikzpeople}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\node[name=k, shape=maninblack, minimum size=1cm] {};\node[ellipse callout, xshift=1.2cm, draw,yshift= .3cm,callout absolute pointer={(k.mouth)},font=\tiny\sffamily, align=center, inner sep=1pt]{Please,\\stand back.};\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.13, 15.14 – A variety of human shapes
\documentclass{article}\usepackage[demo]{tikzpeople}\begin{document}\alltikzpeople{1.5}{}\end{document}
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Figure 15.15 – A mini Jigsaw puzzle
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{jigsaw}\usepackage{worldflags}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\piece[red]{-1}{-1}{0}{0}% Now scopes for shifting:\begin{scope}[shift={(0,-1)}]\piece[blue]{0}{-1}{1}{0}\end{scope}\begin{scope}[shift={(1,0)}]\piece[yellow]{-1}{0}{0}{1}\end{scope}\begin{scope}[shift={(1,-1)}]\piece[green]{0}{0}{1}{1}\end{scope}\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
The mini Jigsaw puzzle as a matrix:
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{jigsaw}\usetikzlibrary{matrix}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\matrix[column sep=-0.315cm, row sep=-0.315cm] {\piece[red,overlay]{-1}{-1}{0}{0}& \piece[yellow]{-1}{0}{0}{1} \\\piece[blue]{0}{-1}{1}{0}& \piece[green]{0}{0}{1}{1} \\ };\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.16 – A bigger Jigsaw puzzle
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{jigsaw}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\jigsaw{10}{6}\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.17 – A Jigsaw puzzle with a picture
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{jigsaw}\usepackage{tikzlings}\tikzset{chicken/.pic={\chicken}}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\fill[gray!40] (0,0) rectangle (3,3);\pic[scale=1.25] at (1.5,0){chicken};\jigsaw{3}{3}\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.18 – Colored bricks
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzbricks}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\node [matrix] {\brick[color=red]{1}{3} &\brick[color=blue,yshift=(0.13cm)]{3}{2} \\};\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}
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Figure 15.19 – A wall of colored bricks
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzbricks}\begin{document}\begin{wall}\wallbrick[color=blue]{2}{2}\wallbrick[color=red]{1}{2}\stepcounter{brickx}\wallbrick[color=green]{2}{2}\newrow\stepcounter{brickx}{1}\wallbrick[color=brown]{4}{2}\newrow\addtocounter{brickx}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{2}{2}\end{wall}\end{document}
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Figure 15.20, 15.21 – Tux, the penguin, built with bricks
\documentclass[tikz,svgnames,border=20pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzbricks}\begin{document}\begin{wall}\addtocounter{brickx}{6}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{3}{2}\addtocounter{brickx}{8}\wallbrick[color= OrangeRed]{3}{2}\newrow%\addtocounter{brickx}{4}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{2}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{2}{2}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{1}{2}\stepcounter{brickx}\wallbrick[color=black]{6}{2}\stepcounter{brickx}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{1}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{2}{2}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{2}{2}\newrow%\addtocounter{brickx}{2}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{2}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{5}{2}\wallbrick[color=black]{8}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{5}{2}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{2}{2}\newrow%\addtocounter{brickx}{1}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{1}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{7}{2}\wallbrick[color=black]{8}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{7}{2}\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{1}{2}\newrow%\wallbrick[color=OrangeRed]{1}{2}\wallbrick[color=orange]{7}{2}\wallbrick[color=black]{3}{2}
A different viewing angle:
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Figure 15.23 – The Brazilian flag
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{worldflags}\begin{document}\worldflag[width=2cm,framewidth=0.3mm,framecolor=black]{BR}\end{document}
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Figure 15.24 – A hippo with the flag of Malawi
\documentclass[tikz,border=10pt]{standalone}\usepackage{tikzlings}\usepackage{worldflags}\begin{document}\begin{tikzpicture}\hippo[body=brown!60!black,lightsaber=brown,think={\textsf{The end}}]\pic (mw) [country=MW,hang=20,rotate=-30,scale=0.5] at (1.02,1.1) {worldflag};\end{tikzpicture}\end{document}