Repeating Pattern Design

Practice pattern design in this art lesson: repeating pattern design.

🎨 Studio Brief #1

Patterns repeat motifs in a predictable way.

🎯 Your mission

Make it look like the idea — at one glance.

⚡ The twist

Make it readable from across the room.

What you'll learn

Patterns repeat motifs in a predictable way. They appear in textiles, wallpaper, architecture, and nature. Design your own repeating pattern.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

pattern designrepeat unitcolor harmony

GlueColored pencils

Step 1 of 3

Draw a simple motif: a flower, a geometric shape, a small animal.

Step 2 of 3

Repeat the motif in rows and columns across your paper. Keep spacing even.

Step 3 of 3

Add color using a limited palette of 2-3 colors for unity.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Helvetica (the font) is 70 years old and still on almost every street sign.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 The Nike swoosh was designed for $35 by a college student.

You did it!

🎯

We'll pick an art project that matches exactly where your skills are right now.

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Every menu, app, and sign you've ever read was designed by someone like you.

🏆 Try this week: Design a logo for your bedroom door.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “If you could design the logo for our family, what would it look like?”

Send it to a parent looking for a 15-minute screen-free creative win.