Create A Mini Pattern Collection In Procreate

1. Welcome To Class: Come to this class on creating a mini pattern collection Improcriate. My name is Mil Mai, and I'm a surface pattern designer from India who loves creating bright and playful designs that are sold online as fabric, wallpaper, and more. Over the years, I have developed simple yet effective techniques to create seamless patterns, and I'm really excited to share this with you. In this class, we will focus on building a cohesive mini pattern collection all Iprocriate on your iPad. Whether you are starting out or already designing, this class is perfect for you if you want to create patterns and procreate easily and efficiently. We will start by creating the pattern creation template Inprocriate then I will show you my step by step process of creating three different patterns using various repeat methods, which is grade repeat, half drop repeat, and half brick repeat. Throughout the class, I will share some tips and techniques for making patterns that will have a great layout and will look cohesive as a part of a collection. To make things easier, I have included some bonus resources for you like a pattern creation template to jump start your designs, few color palettes to spark your creativity, and a detailed guidebook covering the repeat techniques we will use. So you will always have a reference. By the end of this class, you will have the skills and feel confident about creating a sunny, mini collection of tatns that you can share, sell, or add to your portfolio. So if you're ready, then grab your iPad, open Procreate, let's get started. 2. Class Project: For the class project, you can create three different patterns, one pattern for HTP type, which is grid, half drop, and half brick, or you can create three patterns as part of a mini collection. After creating your patterns, save it as a JPEG or PNG file, then upload the file to the projects gallery. You can download the free resources from the link provided in the projects and resources section if you want to use the template and color palettes that I have provided, or you can use your own palette and template. Oh. 3. What Is A Pattern Collection: In this lesson, we will understand what is a pattern collection and what are the types of patterns included in a collection. As I have mentioned in the introduction, that we will be creating a mini pattern collection in this class using Procreate. But before proceeding further, it's important to know what is a collection. A pattern collection is a cohesive set of designs that share a common theme, style, or color palette. These designs are often used together to create a harmonious look across various products or applications. Depending on your target market, the number of patents in a collection can vary 3-12 patterns. The patterns in a collection are commonly categorized into three types, and that is hero or the main pattern, secondary or complex coordinate, and blender or simple coordinate. A collection can also have placement prints and border prints. A hero pattern is the main pattern of the collection, and the other patterns are based on this. It usually has the most number of motifs and colors and tells a story about the whole collection. Next comes the coordinate, which can also look complex, but doesn't overpower the hero pattern. It is like a supporter. Then comes the blender, which is the simplest pattern of the whole collection and don't have more than two or three colors, as these patterns helps to bind the whole collection together. I won't go deep into this topic for this class, but you can find some really good classes on this topic on skill share. In the next lesson, I will show you the easiest method of making patterns inpcriate, which is by using the pattern making template. So let's meet in the next lesson. 4. Create The Pattern Template: In this lesson, I will show you how to make a pattern making template in Procreate to create patterns more easily and efficiently. To make the pattern creation process more efficient in Procreate, I use the pattern making template, which helps in removing most of the manual process and also makes this workflow really fast. So first, let's create a canvas, tap on the plus sign, then tap on this icon, and here you can choose whatever size you want. I mostly go with 3,600 pixel by 3,600 pixel at 300 DPI. If you want a bigger or smaller canvas, then you have to do this process again to create the template. Otherwise, it won't work properly. If you like to use different canvas sizes for your patterns, then it's better to make a template for each size. Now here, you can rename the canvas if you want, and for color profile, I'll go with the second one here and then tap on create. So here I want to create a template that can work for multiple repeat types like grid repeat or full drop, brick by column or half drop repeat, and also brick by row or a half brick repeat. First, let's make a template for a grid repeat for which we will make four quadrants. That will flip horizontally and vertically to make the pattern repeat. Now, whatever color you have on the color wheel, it doesn't matter, drag and drop it onto the canvas. Then tap on the move tool and tap on snapping to make sure both magnetics and snapping is turned on, and then drag the whole canvas from the center to the top left corner. And don't let go of your stylus before making sure that you have the yellow lines on all the four sides of the colored square, like you are seeing on the screen. Then without tapping anywhere on the screen, tap on the layers panel. Now tap on the layer once. And when you see this menu, then tap on select. Here at the bottom, these options will appear, tap on Save and load, and then tap on this plus sign to create a selection. So these selections will work as placeholders, which will make our pattern repeat seamlessly. I know if you're seeing this process for the first time, then it can be a little confusing. But once you get the hang of it, trust me, it's simple. Okay, so now I will repeat the same process for the second quadrant. Also, there is no rule about which one you want to be your first quadrant and which one you want to be your second. You can choose from any site. But the way I'm showing here is the easiest to understand and remember. So now I drag and drop the color again onto the canvas, tap on the move tool and drag the whole canvas to the top right corner and make sure the yellow lines appear on all four sides. This is very important because if there is any pixel gap here, then your pattern also won't repeat properly. Now without tapping anywhere on the screen, tap on the layers panel, then tap on the layer, and then on select. And now at the bottom, tap on Save and load and then on the plus sign to create a selection. Again, dragon drop the color onto the canvas, tap on the move tune, and drag the whole canvas to the bottom left corner and make sure the yellow lines appear on all four sides. Tap on the layers panel, then tap on the layer, and then on select. Then tap on seven load and then on the plus sign to create a selection. Repeat the SEM process for the forth quadrant by dragging the canvas to the bottom right corner. Now the template for a grid repeat is writing, which will be selection one, two, three, and four. Here, if you want, you can create separate templates for different repeat types. Just duplicate this canvas and continue from here, but I like to create one master template with all my repeats. I will drag and drop the color again to create a half drop repeat for which we have to move the canvas to the left and the right side. Tap on the Bove tool and drag the whole canvas to the left side first. Don't forget to look for the yellow lines on all four sides. Tap on the layers panel, tap on the layer ones, and then on select. Now tap on seven load and then on the plus sign to create a selection. Do the same process for the right side, dragon drop the color, drag the canvas to the right side, tap on layer, then tap on select, again, tap on seven load, and then on the plus sign, and our template for the half drop repeat is dead, which will be selection one, two, three, four, five and six. Now to make a half brick pet template, we need to drag the canvas to top and bottom instead of left and right, like we did for half drum. I will drag and drop the color onto the canvas, tap on the move tool and drag the whole canvas to the top. Again, making sure of the yellow lines. Then tap on the layers panel, tap on the layer and tap on select. And then tap on Seven load and the plus sign to create a selection. Repeat the same process for the bottom half. So how this is going to work is for the great repeat, we need to flip all the four quadrants. That is selection one, selection two, selection three, and selection four. For a half drop repeat, we need to flip selection one, selection two, selection, selection four, selection five and six. And for half brick, we need to flip selection one, two, three, four, seven and eight. Don't worry, we will create one pattern for each repeat type shown in this lesson in the upcoming lessons. So this whole process will become more clear for you when you will create a pattern using this template. Also, I will provide a cheet sheet showing the selections to be flipped for each repeat type so that you can refer to it if necessary. Now you can delete this layer and save it as a master template by tapping here. Include the canvas size in the name if you are creating template in different sizes. Now each time I want to create a pattern, I will swipe towards left on the canvas and tap on duplicate to create a new one. In the next lesson, we will start to create our first pattern using the great peat template where we will first sketch the layout and taste the repeat. 5. PATTERN 1-Sketch The Layout: In this lesson, we will sketch the motives, first, using a diamond layout to taste the flow of the pattern and also the repeat using the pattern making template that we had created in the previous lesson. In Procreate, there is no way to see how the whole pattern is repeating while you are making the pattern. What I mean is, for example, in Adobe Illustrator, you have the pattern making tool, which shows you on a larger scale how the pattern will look when repeating. Or in affinity designer, you can make a template for the same purpose, which I have shown in this class. But there is no such provision in Procreate yet. Whenever I want to design a complex looking layout, I like to use a geometric shape like a diamond, circle, OG, or scallop as a layout template so that I can easily plan my pattern to make sure it has a good flow and also repeats properly. In this lesson, we will use a diamond layout to plan our pattern and test it using the pattern making template. Here I have duplicated the pattern template like I had shown in the previous lesson. The canvas size is 3,600 pixel by 3,600 pixel at 300 DPI. For sketching, I'll be using the six B pencil from the sketching section, and for color, I'll take black. Okay, so first, let's create the template, dragon drop a color onto the canvas, tap on the move tool, and then tap on rotate 45 degree once, and then tap on fit to Canvas beside that. And that's it. This is our template. Then I'll go to the layers panel, tap on N here and reduce the opacity so that it won't be distracting. I'll create a new layer by tapping on the plus sign, bring the layer below the template, and swipe on the template layer to what's left and tap on lock so that I don't draw here by mista. So for my pattern, I want something to look like interconnected wines with flowers and leaves. So I will try to imagine the layout and start drawing the branches that are flowing in different directions. I'm simply drawing some curves to depict the branches. You don't have to be super accurate at this stage, as it's just a rough sketch. Then I'll try to imagine where I want to place the big flowers. Here's a tip. When I was just beginning to learn how to make a pattern. I used to use this trick to make the layout of my pattern, which is to draw a particular motif, especially the bigger ones in odd numbers like three, five, seven, et cetera. For some reason, this trick improves the flow of the pattern and balances the layout. Do try this technique for your pattern too. Here you can see I'm placing the big flower at three different points. Now I'll place some small flowers at different positions to balance out the big flowers while keeping in mind the odd number technique. And now I'll fill the rest of the empty space with leaves. I'm also deciding at this point if I want the elements to overlap each other or not. So I'm placing some of the leaves behind the flowers. Another tip here is, if you decide to overlap the elements, then do it at three or more points. Otherwise, if no elements are touching each other except one, then that one portion will stick out more in the pattern. So I will draw some more leaves and then we will t's the pattern. Go to the layers panel and create a new layer for the background, and then drag and drop a color onto it. Then I'll tap on the motif layer and select the background layer by swiping towards right on it, and then tap on group. Now swipe on the group towards left and tap on duplicate so that there will be a backup. Make the backup group invisible and while the duplicate group is selected, tap on the selection tool, then tap on seven load at the bottom, and then selection one. I'll quickly rotate the canvas since this quadrant is supposed to be selection one like we had created the template in Lesson two. And now tap on the move tool and then tap on flip horizontal, then on flip vertical at the bottom. I'll again tap on the selection tool and tap on selection two, then on the move tool and then on flip horizontal and flip vertical. I'll repeat the same steps for the other two quadrants, which is selection three and selection four. Now I'll make the original layer visible and delete the background layer in the duplicate group. Here you can make some changes to the middle portion of the original motifs to make the layout work, or you can do what I'll do here next. To make the layout more interesting, I'll draw some new motifs in the center of the pattern again. First I rotate the duplicate layer so that it is facing the right direction. Now you don't have to rotate it and the pattern layout will still work perfectly fine. You can write both ways and see which one works the best for you. Make the original layer invisible and bring the duplicate layer or the flip motifs out of the group and delete the empty group. Keeping everything organized as you go will be really helpful later. Now I'll make a new layer and taking the black color, I'll sketch the motifs in the middle portion. And as I had done previously, I'll try to imagine the placement of the flowers and see to it that they are not placed in a line but scattered everywhere throughout the pattern. Then I will fill the rest of the spaces with leaves. Now I'll hide the diamond template layer and test the pattern. To do that, swipe downwards with three fingers on the screen and tap on copy all, swipe downwards with three fingers again and tap on paste. This will give you a flattened layer of the pattern. Now, duplicate this layer three more times by swiping to the left on the layer. Tap on the first layer, then tap on move tool, and then on this blue dot at the top left corner here type the amount that is half of the canvas size. In my case, the canvas is 3,600 pixel, so I will type 1,800 here. I will repeat the whole process for all the four corners, tap on the next layer and repeat the process for the top right, bottom left and bottom right corner. And then I'll merge on the layers by pinching them with two fingers. And now make the canvas smaller by zooming out and try to see if the flow is good or not, and if the motifs are forming any visible lines or gaps. Though the pattern looks good overall, I can see some areas that can be improved like the gap here. And also, it would be good if the position of some of the big flowers can be changed. Taking time at the sketching stage will really save you a lot of time later, and also you would have a great layout to work on once you move to the inking or the coloring stage. I'll try to find the problem areas and rectify it and also taste the pattern again using the same method. And once I'm happy with the layout, I delete the flipped corner layer because we don't need it. We only need the two diamond layout motifs for our pattern. In the next lesson, we will move to my favorite part of the drawing process, which is inking or drawing the motifs with colors. 6. PATTERN 1-Draw The Motifs: In this lesson, we will draw the motifs using the diamond layout and then make the repeat using the pattern making teplt. So now that we have done the sketching and tasted the pattern, let's now draw the motexs. I will bring this layer into the group and then rename the layers so that I can differentiate between them later. For drawing the flowers, I will choose the dry ink brush from the inking section, and for the color palette, I will choose this palette, which I have already provided in the projects and resources section for you to download, or you can choose your own palette if you want. I will first dragon drop a color onto the background layer, then tap on the corner layer and reduce the opacity and keep the blind mode on multiply. Then I will make a new layer and start drawing my motives. Also make sure to lock the reference layer so that you don't draw over it by mistake. I will make the diamond tablet layer invisible because I don't need it right now. I will start with drawing the branches first, and for each motif, I will make a new layer because I like to separate my motives by color. This way, I can recolor the motives later very easily. Now I will move to the flowers. First, I will draw the big flowers and then I will draw the small ones. For the sake of this class, I'm dragging and dropping the colors onto the motifs. But if you're using a texture brush, then I suggest just color it manually so that you will get that textured penter look. I will create a new layer and take another color to draw the smaller flowers. I'm wearing the shape of the flowers a little bit here. And now I will draw the nails on a separate layer. Depending on how you want to arrange the motifs, place your layers accordingly. For example, I want my leaves behind the flowers, and that's why I will place the leaves layer below the flower layer. Now I will add some more details to the leaves and the flowers. And to do that, you can either add some linework or more textures and shading. I will go with the linework. So first of all, I will create a new layer above the leaves layer and take the darker green color, and then I will reduce the size of my brush to about 7% and then start drawing the line details. For drawing the line works, you can also take a different brush or a more solid brush like the monoline. But I'm okay with the dry ink brush. Feel free to make any changes at this stage also. You don't have to stick to the exact sketch that you had drawn in the previous lesson. I will add some details to the flowers also. Just make sure to draw the details on a separate layer if you want to have the option of recoloring them easily later. Similarly, I will now draw the motives for the center portion, and then we will move to the next stage which is making the pattern. In the next lesson, we will make the pattern using the pattern making template that we had created in Lesson two and also test the repeat of our pattern once more. 7. PATTERN 1-Make The Pattern: In this lesson, we will make the repeat pattern using the pattern making template and also taste the repeat. As you can see, I have drawn all the motives here in separate layers, and now I will group these layers, tap on the first layer, and then select the other layers by swiping towards right on them, and then tap on group. Then I will rename the first group as center and the second group as corner, which we are going to flip to make the pattern repeat. Here, as you can see, I have a background layer also, which we will need to flip this pattern or else you can just mark the four corners if you don't want to have a background layer at this stage. Now to make the pattern, first, I will duplicate the corner group because I always like to have a backup. Also I may rename this layer as corner original for my reference. And I'll make this group invisible and tap on the duplicate group. While this group is selected, I will tap on the selection tool, then on selection one, and then tap on the move tool and tap on flip vertical and flip horizontal at the bottom here. I will repeat this process for all the four quadrants, now I will tap on the selection tool and then tap on the selection two and tap on Move tool, and then on flip vertical and flip horizontal. Similarly, repeat this process for selection three and selection four. Now I will simply make the center group visible to reveal the full pattern repeat. To test the pattern, I will swipe with three fingers towards down on the screen, and then tap on copy all, swipe with three fingers on the screen again towards down, and then tap on paste. This will give you a flattened image of the pattern. Now I will duplicate this image or layer for three more times tap on the first layer, and like we had done previously, tap on the move to and then on the blue dot on the top left corner and type the size that is half of the canvas size, which in my case is 1,800 since my canvas size is 3,600 pixels. Like using this method because I don't have to manually drag the canvas, which sometimes may leave a white line or a pixel gap, which I don't want. That's why this method works best for me. Now, tap on the next layer and tap on the blue dot on the top right corner and then type the size that is half of the canvas size. Do the same with the other two layers by selecting the layer and then tapping on the blue dot on the bottom left corner, and then on the bottom right corner. And then you can merge the layers by pinching them together. Now here I can see this line of flowers, which is clearly visible and also this is breaking the flow of the pattern. Let me see if I can rectify it here without redrawing anything. I'll tap on the duplicate corner group that I had flipped and rotate this group by 180 degree to change the position of the flowers. I will tap on rotate 45 degree for four times. Now I create a flaten layer again, like I had shown by swiping three fingers downwards on the screen and tapping on copy all and then swiping three fingers again and tap on paste. I will taste the repeat again. As you can see, the layout looks much better here. In the first one, there is this clear line, but in the second one, the flowers are more scattered. Okay, now that we have created the pattern, let's save it so that we can share it online or upload to our print on demand shops. So tap on the Actions menu, then tap on share, and then tap on JPEG. You can save it as a PNG also. Here you can either save it as an image on your iPad by tapping here on save image, or you can save it to an external folder on your Google Drive or dropbox. In the next lesson, we will move to the coordinating pattern where we will first catch the pattern layout and test it using the pattern making template. 8. PATTERN 2-Sketch The Layout: In this lesson, we will sketch out the layout and the motives of the coordinating pattern, and also we will test the repeat using the pattern making template. I want this pattern to be simpler than the vein or the hero pattern, something like vertical vines with flowers and limbs. And we will use the half drop repeat for this unlike the first pattern where we had used the grad repeat. Let's start by toggling on the drawing guide. Tap on actions, then on Canvas and toggle on the drawing guide here. Then tap on two degrade. And here in the grid size. If you tap here, you can change the grid size. I'll type 600 and here you can increase or decrease the thickness. D not toggle on assisted drawing here. We don't need it. And then tap on done. I still have the dry ink brush selected, and I have taken black color to sketch the layout. Now, following the grid lines, I will draw some curvy lines vertically like this. You can draw it as close or as apart as you want. I will be drawing these three lines. Then I will just draw these small branches like this where I will place the flowers and leaves. You can have all of it facing the same direction like upwards or downwards, but I want to make it a bidirectional pattern, which means some will face upwards and some downwards. What I'll do is I will tap on the selection tool here and with free hand selected, I will draw around the middle wine like this. Then I will tap on the move tool and rotate it so that it will face downwards. Now two of my wines are facing upwards and one downward. Now I will place the flowers, keeping in mind, they are not very close to each other, and then I will draw the leaves. You can see here that I'm not touching the top and bottom edge. Now we will repeat it once and then draw the rest of it. I will create a background layer first by tapping on the plus sign here and then dragon drop a color onto it. Then I'll select both the layers and group them. Swipe on it towards left to duplicate it once. While the group is selected, I'll tap on the selection tool. Now tap on seven load. Here I want to make the pattern using the half drop technique where the pattern repeats horizontally and then offsets vertically by half of the height. If you are hearing all of this for the first time, then don't worry and just follow along with me step by step and it will become easy to understand. So here we will clip the top left and bottom left quadrant and then flip the opposite half or the right half of the square. Then we will repeat the same for the top right and the right quadrant, and the opposite or the left half of the square. You will see what I mean in a minute. Okay. Now I'll tap on selection one, then tap on the move tool, then on flip horizontal and flip vertical. I'll then tap on selection three, tap on the move tool, and then on flip horizontal and flip vertical. Tap on the selection tool again, tap on Save and load, and then on selection six and flip it horizontally and vertically. Now I'll join the branches wherever necessary and draw more leaves and flowers. Again, we will repeat the pattern, but this time, I'll flip selection two selection four and selection five. I'll tap on the selection tool, then on save a lobe and tap on selection two. And then on the move tool and tap on flip horizontal and flip vertical. I'll repeat the steps for selection four and selection five. And now I'll again join the branches and draw more leaves and flowers to fill the gaps. Oh once I'm done with sketching the layout, I'll tap on the canvas and make the drawing guide invisible and then to taste the pattern and swipe with three fingers towards down on the screen, tap on Copile, swipe with three fingers again and tap on paste. Then in the layers panel, I'll duplicate this flattened layer for four times. Then I will tap on the first layer, tap on the move tool, and then tap on the blue.in the top left corner like before, type the size that is half of the canvas size, which is 1,800 pixels for me. Go to the layers panel, tap on the next layer, tap on the move tool, and then on the blue.in the bottom left corner and type 1,800 pixel. Now tap on the next layer and then on the move tool, here you can either tap on the blue.in the top right corner, type 1,800, and then drop it half the length of the quadrant, like I'm doing here, or you can just tap on the blue.in the middle here on the right side and type 1,800. Now why I'm doing this would be easy to understand if you look at a tossed pattern like this. Here, if I reduce the size to 1,800, you can see the motifs are not matching in the middle. But if I drop it down, then it matches since it is a half drop repeat. Okay, let's return to our pattern and now tap on the next layer, then tap on the move tool and then on the blue.in the top right corner and type 1,800 pixel. Then slide it upwards till it snaps and make sure to see these yellow lines like you're seeing on the screen. Also make sure you have magnetics and snapping on and without touching anywhere, tap on the layers panel, then tap on the last layer, then on the move tour, and then on the blue.in the bottom right corner and type 1,800 pixel. This time, slide it downwards till it snaps in place, and then you can merge all the layers. Since it is repeating perfectly, we can move to our next lesson. In the next lesson, we will draw the motifs with colors and make our final repeat. 9. PATTERN 2-Inking & Make Pattern: In this lesson, we will draw the motives and make the final repeat for the coordinating pattern using the half drop method. Since this is a simple pattern, I can start drawing using the final repeat sketch as a reference rather than drawing from the original sketch. But you can start with the original sketch because either way is fine. I'll first delete the background from this group, bring the sketch layer out of the group and delete it. Then I'll reduce the opacity and keep the blending mode on multiply. I'll then swipe on the group to what's left and tap on lock so that I don't draw on this layer by mistake. I now create a new layer below the sketch and drag and drop a color onto it for the background. Then I'll make another layer above it and taking the dry ink brush, I'll start drawing the branches. As you can see, I'm drawing the branches really close to the edges but not crossing it because I can join them later when I'll flip the canvas. Then I'll make another layer, and using the same color, I will draw the leaves. I always like to keep the different parts of the motif separate so that I can recolor them easily later if I want. I'll then make another layer and draw the flowers. Then I'll take a darker color to draw the details and you'll see that though the flower shapes are same as the hero pattern, I'm wearing the details here. It is always advisable to not repeat the same motif again and again across many patterns in a collection. Try to make the shape a little bit different or draw the details differently. After I have drawn everything, I'll tap on the sketch layer and swipe on the other layers towards the right to select them, and then tap on group. You can rename everything here if you want. I'll duplicate this group ones and make the original invisible. While the group is selected, I'll tap on the selection tool, then on Save and load, like we had done in the previous lesson, I will tap on selection one, then on the move tool, and then on horizontal and flip vertical. They select it and tap on the selection tool again and repeat the same steps for selection three and selection six. I'll again continue drawing wherever I can. Here, by mistake, I drew the flower in the wrong layer. But instead of undoing it, I will take the selection tool and draw around the flower to select it, then swipe with three fingers on the screen towards down and then tap on curtain paste. This will paste the flour in a separate layer, which I can then merge with the right layer. After drawing everything here, if you want, you can duplicate this group once more to keep this as a backup. Usually I do that, but I'm not doing that here, as I'm sure I don't want to change anything in this pattern. While this group is selected, I'll tap on the selection tool, then on seven load and then on selection two. Then on the move tool and flip it horizontally and vertically. I'll repeat the same steps for selection four and then selection five. And now I draw the rest of the elements and this pattern will be ready. Now I can name this group as pattern block and then test the repeat. Make the sketch layer invisible and then swipe downwards with three fingers on the screen, tap on copy all, swipe down again, and tap on paste. Now duplicate this flattened layer four more times. Then tap on the first layer, then tap on the move tool, and then on the blue.in the top left corner and type 1,800 pixel or whatever size is half of your canvas. Tap on the next layer and then tap on the move tool and tap on the blue dot on the bottom left corner and type 1,800. Tap on the next layer and now tap on the move tool again and then on the blue.in the middle here on the right side, and type 1,800. Tap on the next layer and then on the move tool, and now tap on the blue dot on the top right corner and type 1,800 pixel. And while it is still selected, slide it upwards till it snaps. Here's a tip if you are facing problem with the snapping, then make all the other layers invisible and the snapping feature will work smoothly. Now tap on the last layer, then tap on the move too, and now on the blue dot on the bottom right corner and type 1,800, and then slide this one downwards till it snaps. Now you can merge on the layers, and this is our final pattern. In the next lesson, we will make another simple coordinating pattern using a different layout and a different repeat. 10. PATTERN 3-Sketch The Layout: In this lesson, we will make another simple coordinating pattern or a blender using a circle layout. For the layout of a pattern, if you want to use a guide, then you don't have to limit yourself to the diamond layout only. You can use a circle, a scallop, an OG shape, or any other geometric shape that will make your patterns more interesting. So for this pattern, I use a circle shape. I'll take black color and roughly try to draw a circle. And hold my Apple pencil on the screen, and it will snap to a perfect circle. If it doesn't seem like a perfect circle, then I can tap here on circle or manually adjust these blue dots however you want. Now I'll tap on the move tool and make it just a little bit bigger and try to place it in the middle. Then I'll turn the opacity down and make a new layer and start sketching. I'll make these curved branches with leaves, following the shape of the circle facing different directions. Once I'm done, I'll make a new layer for the background and bring it below the sketch layer, and then dragon drop a color onto it. Then I'll select both the layers and group it. Then I will duplicate this layer like we have been doing for the other patterns. Now while this group is selected, I'll tap on the selection tool, then on seven load, and then here we will do the opposite of what we were doing for the half drop pattern, meaning for the half drop repeat, we flipped selection one, three, and selection six. But for half break repeat, we will flip selection one. Two and selection A. Then we will flip selection three, selection four, and then selection seven. Remember, for two quadrants on one side, you also have to flip the half of the canvas on the opposite side. Now I'll tap on selection one and then on the move tool and then flip horizontally and flip vertically at the bottom. Then tap on selection two, then on the move tool and then on flip horizontal and flip vertically. Again, tap on selection eight and repeat the steps. Now I'll start sketching the branches to fill the gaps while keeping in mind the flow of the pattern, and also making the branches face different directions. I'll also be careful about the branches not touching the edges of the canvas. Once I've filled most of the spaces, I'll flip it again and this time, I will flip selection three, four, and seven. I'll first duplicate the group at this stage once again for backup. While the group is selected, I'll tap on the selection tool, then on Seven load, and then tap on selection three, then on the move tool, and then on flip horizontally and flip vertically at the bottom. Again, tap on the selection four and then selection seven and repeat the steps. You My pattern looks complete at this point, so I'll just make a few adjustment and fill any visible gaps. And now to test the pattern repeat, I'll swipe downwards with three fingers on the screen, tap on copy all, swipe down again with three fingers and tap on paste. Now, duplicate this flattened layer four more times, then tap on the first layer. Then tap on the move tool and then on the blue.in the top left corner and type 1,800 pixels or the number that is half of your canvas size. Tap on the next layer and then tap on the Move tool and tap on the blue dot on the top, right corner and type 1,800 pixel. Tap on the next layer, and now tap on the move tool again and then like a head shown for the half drop repeat. Here also you can tap on the blue dot on the bottom left corner, type 1,800, and slide it to the middle till it snaps like this. Or simply tap on the blue.in the middle here at the bottom and type 1,800 pixel. Tap on the next layer and then on the move tool, and now tap on the blue dot on the bottom left corner and type 1,800, and while it is still selected, slide it towards left till it snaps. Now tap on the last layer, then tap on the move tool and on the blue dot on the bottom right corner and type 1,800 and then slide it towards right till it snaps and make sure you see these yellow lines like you are seeing on the screen now. Then you can merge the layers, and the pattern is ready. In the next lesson, we will draw the motifs with colors and make our final repeat using the pattern making template. 11. PATTERN 3-Inking & Make Pattern: In this lesson, we will draw the motifs with colors and make the pattern using the half pre repeat technique. For this pattern, I'll use the final repeat sketch as reference to draw the motifs because I know that this pattern repeats seamlessly, which I had tasted in the sketching stage. Basically, I'm going in the reverse direction. This is one of the benefits of sketching the layout using the pattern making template. But if you're not sure about the motifs you have drawn or the way your pattern layout is looking, then just start drawing using the circle shape as a guide like we did in the previous lesson. So I first bring the sketch out of the group and delete the group. Then I'll reduce the opacity, keeping the blending in multiply. Then I'll make a new layer below for the background and drag and drop a color onto it. Make another layer above the background layer and start drawing the motives. Remember to not touch the edges. I can join the branches later when I'll flip the canvas. Here's a tip if you want to color multiple motifs, then instead of dragging and dropping the color separately on each motif, just drag and drop onto one, then tap on continue filling on the top and tap inside each of the motive to color it. Now, after I have drawn the first set of motives, I'll select everything along with the sketch and group them and then duplicate the group ones for backup and rename the original group. Now while the duplicate group is selected, I'll flip the canvas using the selections like I had shown in the previous lesson. So tap on the selection tool, then tap on seven load, and then tap on selection one, then on the move tool, and then on flip horizontally and flip vertically at the bottom. Again, tap on the selection tool, then on seven load and then tap on selection two and repeat the steps. Lastly, tap on selection eight and flip it horizontally and vertically. Now I will draw all the motifs that are not touching the edges. Once I'm done, I'll flip the other selections using the same method. So selection to, then seven load, then selection three, then both tool and then flip horizontally and flip vertically at the bottom. Again, tap on selection four and then selection seven and repeat the steps. Then I'll draw the rest of the motifs. I can see here there's a small portion of the leaf that needs to be drawn. So I may need to flip the canvas one last time. I just need to bring this portion to the middle so that I can draw it, which means I need to flip the top two quadrants that is selection one and selection two and the bottom half of the canvas that is selection in. Now my pattern is ready to be tasted, so I'll make the sketch layer invisible and rename the group to taste the pattern repeat and swipe downwards with three fingers on the screen, tap and copy all, swipe down again with three fingers and tap and paste. Now to clic at this flattened layer four more times. Then tap on the first layer, tap on the move tool, and then on the blue.in the top left corner and type 1,800 or the number that is half of your canvas size. Tap on the next layer and then tap on the move tool and tap on the blue dot on the top right corner and type 1,800. Tap on the next layer and now tap on the move tool again and tap on the blue.in the middle at the bottom and type 1,800. Tap on the next layer and then on the move tool, and now tap on the blue dot on the bottom left corner and type 1,800 pixels. While it is still selected, slide it towards left till it snaps. Now tap on the last layer, then tap on the move tool, and now on the blue dot on the bottom right corner and type 1,800, and then slide this one towards right till it snaps. Like I had said, if you are facing any problem with the snapping, then make all the other layers invisible and it will snap properly. Now you can merge on the layers and the last pattern of this mini collection is writing. Here's the hero or the main pattern. Here's the codinate and here's the blender. You can add more patterns to this collection if you want. I hope you had fun creating this mini collection as much as I did. See you in the next lesson where I will jot down a few of my reasons why I like this workflow. Oh 12. Why You Will Like This Workflow: Why you would like this workflow. Here are a few reasons why you would like this workflow. You like drawing your botips in Procreate to get that hand drawn look. You can use a lot of texture, shading and line details to achieve an organic and painterly aesthetic on your drawings. Along with this, Procrit offers an user friendly interface, making it easy for beginners to start creating patterns quickly. You want to save time while making a collection because in Procreate, you can use different layouts to visualize your pattern and also test it again and again using the pattern making template. Also, Procreate provides a wide range of tools for pattern making, including brushes, shapes, and symmetry tool, enabling you to create intricate designs with ease. You don't want to invest in a subscription plan as a beginner. As a beginner, it's understandable to want to invest in your growth and learning, however, subscribing to a plan might not be the most efficient use of your resources. That's why Procreate would be a better option. You want to have the whole pattern making process on your iPad. The iPad's portability allows you to create patterns anywhere whether you are at home in a coffee shop or traveling. These benefits make Procreate on the iPad a fantastic tool for creating patterns, whether you are a hobbyist looking to explore your creativity or a professional designer seeking a powerful and portable design solution. 13. Thank You: Thank you so much for taking this class, and I hope now you feel confident about creating patterns inpropriate and are excited to create even more patterns. I would love to see your work, so don't forget to upload it to the project's gallery. Sharing your creation is a great way to connect with others and get valuable feedback. If you have any questions or doubts, then feel free to post it in the discussion section, and I will be happy to help. If you enjoyed this class, please take a moment to leave a review. It means a lot to me and helps me reach more students like you and also lets me know what you found most helpful. For more tips and resources, follow me on Instagram and tag me at Calabi Mm. And do check out my YouTube channel where I share tutorials on creating repeating patterns on your iPad. Also don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter for free resources and updates about my future classes. Finally, if you're ready to dive even deeper into surface pattern design, check out my other classes here on skill share. I've covered topics like building a portfolio website and designing repeat patterns using different workflows. Thank you again for joining me in this class. I can't wait to see your beautiful designs. Until next time, keep creating.