Or I guess the first one is not quite the same as a hexagonal pattern - it's probably something more like repeated circular arrays using different item counts.

Here I start by creating a line of circles, then for each one I do an Array Circular, using decreasing item counts each time, like the first one is with 32 items, then 28, then 22, etc... This basically emphasizes circularity over top of spacing, the hex grid one has even spacing everywhere, this type does not. (here just replaying undo/redo of the arrays I did):



- Michael