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\begin{comment}
:Title: Rotated triangle
:Tags: Paths, Foreach

A beautiful pattern created by rotating and scaling a triangle multiple times.
Note the use of color fading to emphasis the illusion of depth. 

.. _j-curve: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_curve

:Author: `Alain Matthes`_
:Source: `Altermundus.com`_

.. _Altermundus.com: http://altermundus.com/pages/examples.html
.. _Alain Matthes: http://altermundus.com/index.html

\end{comment}

\begin{document}
\newcounter{density}
\setcounter{density}{20}
\begin{tikzpicture}
    \def\couleur{MidnightBlue}
    \path[coordinate] (0,0)  coordinate(A)
                ++( 60:12cm) coordinate(B)
                ++(-60:12cm) coordinate(C);
    \draw[fill=\couleur!\thedensity] (A) -- (B) -- (C) -- cycle;
    \foreach \x in {1,...,15}{%
        \pgfmathsetcounter{density}{\thedensity+10}
        \setcounter{density}{\thedensity}
        \path[coordinate] coordinate(X) at (A){};
        \path[coordinate] (A) -- (B) coordinate[pos=.15](A)
                            -- (C) coordinate[pos=.15](B)
                            -- (X) coordinate[pos=.15](C);
        \draw[fill=\couleur!\thedensity] (A)--(B)--(C)--cycle;
    }
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
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