Have you had a chance to take my other Procreate classes, including Watercolour Floral Abstracts with Procreate and Simple Brushes in Procreate for Quick Compositions? If you have, you’ve learned plenty about custom Procreate brushes, but I still have more info for you! I have a series of pattern design classes too. This is the first one in the series!

This new class, Easy Patterns in Procreate using Brushes, will show you some of my illustration and pattern design methodology, and ways to use brushes to create a pattern. In the class, I take you from start to finish in creating a full seamless repeat pattern. I have techniques to save the pattern in many iterations. I use this method to be sure the pattern swatch that we’ll be creating is completely editable. One of my goals is to show you how we’ll be able to recolor it once the pattern is complete. But the star of the show is definitely creating and using brushes to create these patterns.

In this class I’ll walk you through:

Creating and using Procreate custom brushes (I give you a bunch to play with)
my step-by-step repeat method for making seamless patterns in Procreate
tips for creating compositions for a really varied and appealing pattern repeat
my workflow for use of layers and other great features like snapping
adjusting patterns to perfect the flow
methods for keeping the swatch fully editable for later adjustments and recoloring

If you’re a pattern designer with a good basic knowledge of Procreate, you’ll be able to go through all the steps. This class will benefit anyone who wishes to simplify creation of seamless patterns and methods to improve efficiency.

The key concepts I will include:

review of my brush making techniques and the production of floral brushes
a look at Procreate brushes and their various idiosyncrasies
approaches you can take in your creative work

This is a great course for you to take no matter what the purpose for the art you create, whether it be for fabric design for sites like Spoonflower, scrapbooking paper, custom web graphics, or whatever! Take this course even if you have no idea what you will be using your pattern for. I guarantee you will create something really appealing, and it’s so much fun, once you get the hang of it!

Intro to Easy Patterns in Procreate using Brushes

This short intro will give you an overview of the class.

Lesson 1: Discussing the Overview and Objectives

In this lesson, I will show you the objectives for class and explain the merits of the technique I use. I walk you through the beginning of planning.

Lesson 2: Brush Loading and Creating Your Own

In this lesson, I will break down the complete process of creating your own custom brushes. I show you everything from creating the source file, to importing it into Procreate, and finally, adjusting settings.

Lesson 3: Strategies in Planning Your Pattern

In this lesson, I will explain the settings and sizing of the brushes. I will show you some of the key techniques I use and explain it every step of the way. By the end of the lesson, you will have a lovely layout with plenty of interest, and you will know how to use most of the brushes in the accompanying download.

Lesson 4: lnitial Layout Tips and Tricks

This is the lesson in which I teach you about creating the seamless tile. We are left with an obvious area that needs to be filled. I show you a bunch more adjustments for brushes as we work our way through this lesson.

Lesson 5: Filling Gaps & Finessing the Design

In this lesson, we start getting to the nitty gritty of the final artwork. You will see me use several different techniques to add interest and detail. I show you the texture brushes I have created, and I explain the settings. Throughout the process you learn much more about brushes.

Lesson 6: Final Pattern Testing and Correcting

At this stage, we start to pull our layout together, and I will correct the small details that make it work. I use a new swirl motif brush that I created. I will give you plenty of ideas for exploration.

Lesson 7: Additional Editing to Finalize

This is the last step, and in this lesson, I will be wrapping up. This will show you just how versatile this technique can be and how valuable experimentation is in your development as a surface pattern designer.

Lesson 8: Conclusion, Mockup and Next Steps

We will conclude everything in this lesson. I show you a couple of quick mockups with the pattern and we end with a chat about next steps.

Concepts covered:

Concepts covered include but are not limited to Procreate pattern design, Procreate repeat Patterns with brushes, layering, transparency, Procreate brush stamps, Procreate canvas settings, Procreate snapping and guides, Procreate floral brush creation, art licensing, POD ideas, creating original brush stamps in Procreate, the Brush Studio in Procreate, adjusting Procreate brushes, sizing of documents and brushes, using the streamline setting in the brush studio, compositions with brush stamps, adding texture brush stamps, procreate brushes for adding interest, workflow best practices, painting best practice, Procreate composites, techniques with paints and blending, and much more.

You will get the bonus of…

51 minutes of direction from an instructor who has been in graphic design business and education for over 40 years
knowledge of multiple ways to solve each design challenge
an outline with links to further research
a list of helpful online sites to further your education into surface pattern design

Amber Calhoun Kern

Artist, photographer

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