Very excited to be doing this class. I'm planning on completing it over the course of October in lieu of a full-tilt "inktober" challenge. Thanks, Prof. Rye! :)

Day 1: Maro's Patterns - image 1 - student project

I love how shapes organically vary as they get duplicated, like how this chevron ended up reminding me of a pagoda.

Day 2:

Maro's Patterns - image 2 - student project

We've been harvesting a lot of plant medicine so I was inspired to go with a floral element for this pattern.

Day 3:

Maro's Patterns - image 3 - student project

I used a balance of measuring out a grid to keep this seigaiha pattern consistent, but also challenging myself to use different size pens in one piece to incorporate a more organic feel. I actually drew this the other way around but flipped it.

Day 4:

Maro's Patterns - image 4 - student project

The repeat pattern for filling this circle is inspired by how I complete nonograms/picross puzzles LOL. A little bit of tidying in post via Photoshop, but otherwise just inverted the colors and added yellow.

Day 5:

Maro's Patterns - image 5 - student project

I was going to further develop this pattern but I stopped when I discovered I had given form to an army of new friends lol!

Maro's Patterns - image 6 - student project

Day 6:

Maro's Patterns - image 7 - student project

Day 7:

Maro's Patterns - image 8 - student project

I really fell down a rabbit hole on this one. I love that it looks like stained glass and now I want to go to a spider temple!

Day 8:

Maro's Patterns - image 9 - student project

I didn't realize how Christmas-y this came across after finishing it hours ago and sharing it now. Waaay too soon for that nonsense, but maybe I'll use this in December for some gifts or something.

Day 9:

Maro's Patterns - image 10 - student project

I had a lot of fun with this one, playing with themes of duality. Both light and darkness are beautiful, and necessary, in their own rights.

Day 10:

Maro's Patterns - image 11 - student project

When I was little, my shelf in my bedroom was constructed of lumber and some concrete breezeblocks. The pattern is burned in my brain lol.

Day 11:

Maro's Patterns - image 12 - student project

I was inspired by my mentor to draw some turkey tail mushrooms for this organic pattern and I'm so glad it turned out as well as it did. If you don't know what they look like, I highly recommend looking up these shrooms. Gorgeous!

Day 12:

Maro's Patterns - image 13 - student project

Back at it again with gold elements lol. TBH, I didn't do the linework with any colors in mind, I've been colorizing exclusively in Photoshop. But, I've been loving working with gold and realized purple is a classic partner for a feeling of royalty (by Western standards, anyway). Fitting for an artist who is both Japanese and European by descent. :)

Day 13:

Maro's Patterns - image 14 - student project

Drew this pattern exclusively digitally to get more comfortable illustrating on my new tablet.

Day 14:

Maro's Patterns - image 15 - student project

I experimented with repeating, seamless patterns for this one. The lineart is already comprised of duplicated drawings, and this next one is the above repeated again.

Maro's Patterns - image 16 - student project

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