Stamp Carving and Repeat Patterns

Practice stamp carving in this art lesson: stamp carving and repeat patterns.

🎨 Studio Brief #6

Carve a simple design into a rubber eraser or foam block to create a custom stamp.

🎯 Your mission

Make something only you would make.

⚡ The twist

Don't fix mistakes. Build with them.

What you'll learn

Carve a simple design into a rubber eraser or foam block to create a custom stamp. Use it to print repeated patterns inspired by textile design.

Get ready

Techniques you'll practise

stamp carvingrepeat patterntextile design

Printing paperStyrofoam traysFoam printing platesBrayer and ink

Step 1 of 4

Draw a simple motif on a large rubber eraser: a star, leaf, heart, or geometric shape.

Step 2 of 4

Carve around the design with a craft knife or linoleum tools, removing the background.

Step 3 of 4

Press the stamp into an ink pad or brush paint onto the raised surface.

Step 4 of 4

Stamp in rows to create a repeating pattern. Try rotating the stamp or alternating colors.

Did you know?

🤯 Mind = Blown

🤯 Art rules exist mostly so you can break them on purpose.

🌟 Artist Spotlight

🎨 Every artist you've heard of started with one wobbly first try.

You did it!

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

✨ More to explore

🌍 Where you see this: Art shapes everything you look at — once you notice, you can't unsee it.

🏆 Try this week: Make one piece of art today — even tiny, even messy.

👨‍👩‍👧 At dinner: “Tell me about the part of your art you love the most.”

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