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If you've ever wanted to create a beautiful botanical pattern but are unsure about drawing digital motifs and/or prefer creating your artwork "the old fashioned way" - this class is for you!

We will get outside into nature and collect leaves and flowers to create our lovely sunprints. You can even take your kid along and share this wonderful experience of creating art directly from nature.

Cyanotypes: From Botanical Sunprint to Repeating Pattern in Procreate - image 1 - student project

We will then hop onto the computer, digitize our prints and turn our gorgeous flower motifs into repeating patterns using a foolproof and pixel-perfect method in Procreate.

At the end of the class I will show you how you can put your pattern onto a mockup and how to upload your pattern tile to Spoonflower to order your own custom fabric or wallpaper. Yay!

What you will learn in this class:

How to create cyanotype prints using cyanotype paper & pressed leaves and flowers
Digitizing handmade prints and transferring them into the app "Procreate"
A foolproof method of creating a repeating pattern block in Procreate
Creating different colourways from your pattern block
Putting your design on a Procreate mockup
Uploading your pattern tile to Spoonflower to order your own custom fabric or wallpaper

This class is perfect for you if you love nature and are excited about trying out new art techniques. Also if - like me - you are a mum and want to incorporate your kid into your art making and design process. Of course this goes for dads, too!

You can take this class as a complete beginner in both cyanotypes and Procreate as I will explain every step of the way.

BUT - it is helpful to have a basic understanding of how Procreate works so I would recommed taking a beginner class in Procreate before you start with this class. There are tons of great Procreate beginner classes here on Skillshare and you will find some of my recommendations in the resources section.

Materials:

You will need a cyanotype print kit (link in the resources section), an Apple iPad, a stylus and the app "Procreate". Also some pressed leaves and flowers and some kind of water container. A scanner is recommended to scan your prints but of course you can also take photos.

Cyanotypes: From Botanical Sunprint to Repeating Pattern in Procreate - image 2 - student project

Resources:

In the resources section you will find a premade 8x8'' Procreate canvas for creating your cyanotype pattern even if you run into some trouble with your canvas setup. You will also find two Procreate mockups which you can use to showcase your designs. Last but not least I will provide a lot of helpful links to products and other Skillshare classes about Cyanotype Prints and Procreate.

Class Project:

Your class project is to create at least one botanical sunprint using cyanotype paper and pressed leaves and flowers. With these motifs you then create your pattern block in Procreate.

Because process is key I would love to see not just your finished pattern block but also photos of the flowers and leaves you've collected, photos of the creation process of the cyanotypes and maybe the provided mockup with your pattern or a photo of the wallpaper/fabric you've ordered on Spoonflower.

For this photo collage I've used the free and super intuitive app "InShot".

Cyanotypes: From Botanical Sunprint to Repeating Pattern in Procreate - image 3 - student project

CLASS OUTLINE:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1r9Nt26MnOp1d0sbWYQ0F4TNDK9k1X264CcTMvJn7Bhw/edit?usp=sha

Julia Ulferts

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