Surface Pattern Design

Building repeats that hold together at any scale, and preparing them so a manufacturer can actually print them.

Lessons
7
Length
2h 5m
Level
Beginner
Access
Lifetime

What you will cover

3 modules · 7 lessons · 2h 5m · 1 free to preview

The repeat3 · 52m
  • Block, half-drop, brickFree preview17m
  • Hiding the seam21m
  • Scale and the tyranny of the swatch14m
Colour2 · 42m
  • Building a colourway that survives reduction19m
  • Separations and spot colour23m
Selling it2 · 31m
  • Preparing files a printer will accept18m
  • Licensing, briefly and honestly13m

About this course

Half the course is drawing and half is the unglamorous production work that decides whether your design sells. Taught by someone who has had work rejected for both reasons.

What learners say

★★★★★ 5.0 · 1 review

★★★★★

The repeat module alone was worth the fee

I had been faking repeats in software for years without understanding why some worked. Now I do.
Nkechi Adeyemi

Your instructor

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Ingrid Solheim

Atelier Nord