Repeating Pattern Design (Part 8)

Practice pattern design in this art lesson: repeating pattern design (part 8).

🎨 Studio Brief #15

Patterns repeat motifs in a predictable way.

🎯 Your mission

Pick one font. Pick one color. Pick one shape.

⚡ The twist

One color only.

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

Drawing paperScissorsGlueColored 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

🤯 The 'recycle' triangle was designed by a 23-year-old in 1970.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Saul Bass (the movie poster designer) made *Vertigo* with a spiral and a triangle.

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: Redesign one boring sign you saw today. Make it better.

👨‍👩‍👧 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.