Put the tape on the back of the paper so it doesn’t obstruct your drawing at all later. Once you have the two pieces flip them and tape your drawing back together. Once you finish the middle space as much as you want you are going to cut your drawing in half- scary I know- but that’s why computers are helpful. (I am going to draw lions and vine-y things- an influence from last months visit to the American Folk Art museum in nyc.) On a clean piece of paper draw a design in the middle of your paper without letting any of the drawing touch the edges- this is very important. And you don’t even need a computer! (I usually do my repeats on the computer but today I’m doing it the way I was first taught.) Here’s the old fashioned way of making a tile-able design: One of the questions I frequently get emailed is -how do you make a repeat pattern? I thought it would be fun today to do a little tutorial showing you how simple it is even with a very complex drawing. Besides introducing you to some cool artists, giving sneak peeks and before and afters of some friends homes, and sharing my favorite new product finds, I thought it would be nice to share some of the things I have learned along the way of being a illustrator/pattern designer. thank you Grace for having me this week! I am very excited to be here.
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