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Skillshare

Drawing Seamless Patterns in Procreate + Professional Surface Design Tips

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Overview

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Learn how to illustrate professional seamless patterns and surface designs using only your iPad! If you’re interested in surface design, seamless patterns are a must. This is the key to creating designs that work on wallpaper, fabrics, bedding, and anything that needs to be repeated indefinitely.

In this class, you will learn how to use your artwork to illustrate professional, infinite patterns and surface designs that easily line up into perfect pattern blocks. This means your designs can scale up infinitely!

You’ll need:

  • An iPad
  • The drawing app, Procreate: download here

Optional:

  • An Apple Pencil or other stylus
  • The class freebies: catcoq.com/pattern
    • These freebies are totally optional– you can use them OR you can use your own favorite Procreate brushes and color palettes. Either way, you'll wind up with a gorgeous Class Project!

What you’ll get out of this class:

  • Tips for drawing  / coloring / texturizing in Procreate
  • Learn how to arrange your illustrations into a seamless pattern
  • Professional advice for a career in surface design
  • *Bonus* 4 FREE Procreate brushes (thanks, Lisa Glanz!)
  • *Bonus* 5 FREE Procreate color swatches
  • These bonus freebies are totally optional– you can use them OR you can use your own favorite Procreate brushes and color palettes. Either way, you'll wind up with a gorgeous Class Project!

Additional Resources:

  • Shop Lisa Glanz’s brushes
  • Here are the supplies I recommend
  • Follow me on Instagram
  • Check out my website
  • Subscribe to my newsletter

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Want to learn more Procreate skills? Check out my other class!

Syllabus

  • Intro
  • Your Project
  • Asset Library
  • Details & Texture
  • Prepping the Block
  • Splitting the Elements
  • Arranging the Block
  • Pattern
  • Fine-Tuning
  • Color
  • Saving
  • Professional Tips
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Cat Coquillette

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