Pattern Passion Skillshare Class - Step-by-Step Process to Creating Surface Pattern Designs
Pattern Passion
Come learn the step-by-step process of how to draw motifs for surface pattern designs!
Welcome to Pattern Passion!
This Skillshare class will teach you how to draw motifs for your surface pattern designs. You’ll discover different ways to create motifs for pattern design. I’ll show you how to create a pattern layout both in repeat and as a placement print.
Let’s dive right in!
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LESSON 1 | CHOOSE YOUR STYLE
In lesson one, we're going to talk about how to choose your style before we can get started drawing motifs for your patterns. We need to know what you're going to make and what you want your style to be!
That way, when you've created 5 to 10 patterns, they all look cohesive and they can go in a collection together.
There’s a range of styles consistently seen in the marketplace. We want to identify which style feels the most like you and your audience!
Do you resonate with any of these styles?
Modern
Taditional
Global Eclectic Boho (Bohemian)
Transitional or Casual
Glam
LESSON 2 | RESEARCH YOUR REFERENCES
Lesson two is ALL about researching reference images.
Reference images are great because they can give you a starting place for drawing your motifs. You’ll want to DIG DEEP into your style and build a moodboard of inspiration. BUT before you can build a moodboard you’ll need to do a big of research. Create a list of websites that inspire you.
Some of my go-to’s (that you can use too) are:
Once you develop your list, write down the common characteristics that you see. Continue to narrow down your findings and create sub-folders whether it’s on your computer or through Pinterest.
LESSON 3 | IDENTIFY YOUR MEDIUM
Lesson three is all about identifying your medium.
You’ll want to think about the style you want to portray when drawing your motifs, and oftentimes that will guide you towards the right medium. When you’re starting out, play around with different types of medium so you can see which works best for you.
Think of the aesthetic you like the best as the end result and sometimes the medium you’re using is going to inform that. It’s totally OK for you to switch around mediums too until you find the one that works best for you!
LESSON 4 | HAND-DRAWN MOTIFS IN ILLUSTRATOR
In lesson four, I’m going to teach you how to hand-draw motifs in Adobe Illustrator.
I’ll talk about how you can bring your hand-drawn motifs into Illustrator and vectorize them. For this lesson you’ll need to have a few things handy:
Graphic sketching pencils and eraser
Black pen
Sketchbook
LESSON 5 | HAND-PAINTED MOTIFS IN PHOTOSHOP
Lesson five is going to detail how to hand-paint motifs and bring them into Adobe Photoshop.
There are three options for hand-painted motifs:
Watercolor & gouache
Acrylic
Watercolor pencils
LESSON 6 | DIGITAL MOTIFS IN PHOTOSHOP
Lesson five is going to detail how to hand-paint motifs and bring them into Adobe Photoshop.
There are three options for hand-painted motifs:
Watercolor & gouache
Acrylic
Watercolor pencils
LESSON 7 | DIGITAL MOTIFS IN ILLUSTRATOR
Similar to lesson six, for lesson seven you’ll need the following:
A computer
A drawing tablet
Illustrator
LESSON 8 | MOTIFS IN PROCREATE ON IPAD PRO
In lesson eight, I’ll cover creating motifs in Procreate on an iPad Pro.
What you’ll need:
Procreate program
iPad Pro
Apple pencil
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SKETCHBOOKING YOUR STYLE
By the way, if you’re wanting to get in the Surface Pattern Design / Illustration game, but you are really struggling to develop your own art style, be sure to check out my free mini course, Art Style Secrets.
It includes 3 Lessons on how to get unblocked and create a system for creating your own, unique Art Style.
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