Let me start by saying how amazingly fantastic and comprehensive this class is. If you follow me here on Skillshare you know that I adore peaking over the shoulder at other people's work flow, especially pattern design in Illustrator.  I'm adept at surface pattern design already, so I appreciate this class on a whole other level. This back to the basics Pre-CS5 pattern design work flow is essential to understand and  is just what beginning surface pattern designer need.  Understanding these basic concepts discussed in this class and you will be able to create patterns in any program much easier. 

Although, I did know how to get a the true width and height of a half circle from a circle I was arriving there differently than using the shape builder tool. I was left thinking, "Oh yeah! this is much better." It's the little 'work flow nuggets' like this that keep me watching classes for things I already know how to do. So let's get to the pattern designs.

The Basics of Pink is all about polka dots and checks.  I kept the polka dots basic.  Rounding out the first 6 patterns there is the basic checks and gingham. I  hadn't made a basic check pattern in a long time. Finally, I created a cute pink Gingham check, also know as Vichy check. Fun fact gingham check was the first pattern I ever learned how to create. 

 

Next six patterns are the basic scallop and stripes from the class. I find scallop patterns very versatile because they lend themselves to many different moods. I guess because they can be hidden and faked. More on this later.

In the Roughing in Trellis patterns there are textured stripes which complement the Trellis patterns nicely. I love a cute Trellis pattern. Trellis always remind me of Spring, which is why you see small bunnies in the Scallop pattern.  Both the bunny patterns are a Scallop pattern but if you didn't know the third one on the first row was a scallop pattern you might mistake it for a diamond layout. I chose to highlight the fact that the second bunny pattern was indeed a Scallop pattern by making the  scallop shapes two different colors. 

 

Finally, in the last patterns there are rainbow scallops. There are a couple of Ogee patterns, however the two middle patterns on the top and bottom are actually Bauhaus pattern. The Bauhaus scallop effect was achieved with two half circles grouped with a square. Using three colors and turning the half circles this way and that way it looks rather like an Ogee gone wrong, but cutely. :-)

The last pattern we'll talk about is the first one on the second row. It's an ogee pattern using two colors for the background. It has flowers and a checkered swirl thing. It just didn't work. I tried it with several different colors. I know that it's small, trust me it doesn't get better even at a bigger size. I've included it because: one this is a class, two we all need reminders that not everything works, and that is OK, three trying to appear perfect just causes undo anxiety. I will probably take the checkered swirl thing out of this pattern and incorporate it in another pattern that it will appear charming in. But for now I'm calling this class finished.

 

Here are some of the patterns place on a mockup to make a mini collection, achieved simply, from reviving the basics.