Pattern Design Courses and Certifications

Pattern Design: Bring Your Artwork to Life on Products

Learn to visualize your artwork on products with Elizabeth Olwen. Gain inspiration, design tips, and templates to create mock-ups, perfect for clients or personal projects. Ideal for designers and artists.

• Skillshare
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Designing Repeat Patterns: From Icons to Apparel and Beyond

Learn to create repeating patterns using icons and symbols, transforming idioms into visual stories for various applications like apparel and wallpaper. Explore Adobe Illustrator techniques for perfect repeats and printing.

• Skillshare
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Designing Patterns That Work: Creating Motifs for Products | Learn with Spoonflower

Learn to create complex motifs and repeat patterns inspired by cities, then transform them into fabric, tote bags, and more using Spoonflower's on-demand printing service.

• Skillshare
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Creating Strong Coordinate Patterns

Learn to create compelling coordinate patterns with easy-to-follow strategies, enhancing your portfolio with strong, secondary designs.

• Skillshare
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Patterns By Hand: Sketch a Geometric Design

Sketch a geometric tile design and transform it into a repeating pattern using simple shapes, lines, and rotation techniques. Learn foundational principles of effective pattern-making with artist Amelie Mancini.

• Skillshare
• 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Pattern Recipes: How to Create Pattern Templates You Can Reuse

Learn to create versatile pattern templates for efficient design workflows, saving time and enhancing creativity through reusable grids and linear toss techniques.

• Skillshare
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Stronger Patterns Made Easy

Discover easy techniques to enhance and strengthen your pattern designs, making them more dynamic and visually appealing. Learn from four different artists' work and apply these tricks to elevate your patterns.

• Skillshare
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Diseños de patrón maestro como un profesional

Learn top design strategies to elevate your pattern designs, create a standout portfolio, and potentially generate income. Ideal for beginners and those looking to improve their licensing success.

• Skillshare
• 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Pattern Collections and Portfolios: Dos, Don'ts, and Myths

Comprehensive guide on creating effective pattern collections and portfolios for surface designers, covering key aspects like collection size, color palettes, and portfolio presentation best practices.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Pattern Design: Creating Seamless Repeats in Illustrator

Learn to create seamless repeating patterns in Illustrator for fabric, apparel, and more. Explore square and half-drop repeats, arrange motifs, and test for seamlessness with surface pattern designer Abby Hersey.

• Skillshare
• 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Watercolor Without Fear: Painting for Pattern Design

Learn a flexible watercolor approach for pattern design, covering motif selection, color palettes, composition, sketching, and painting techniques to create dynamic half-drop repeats on small paper blocks.

• Skillshare
• 1 hour 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Pattern Design Toolkit: 6 Tips to Improve your Patterns

Learn 6 key elements to enhance your pattern designs: contrast, color, depth, texture, layout, and flow. Improve your surface pattern skills through demos and examples.

• Skillshare
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Storytelling in Pattern Design: Illustrate a Narrative Pattern

Learn to create narrative pattern designs that tell stories through illustrations. Master techniques in Procreate and Photoshop to develop unique, licensable patterns that captivate viewers and convey compelling narratives.

• Skillshare
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Pattern Design on the iPad - Learn the Basics of the iOrnament App

Learn to create digital pattern designs on iPad using iOrnament app. Explore brush settings, symmetry tools, and color palettes for seamless repeats in a hand-drawn style. Includes project demo and bonus content.

• Skillshare
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

Hand Drawn Half Drop Repeat Patterns: IPAD EDITION

Create intricate half-drop patterns using iPad Pro and Adobe Draw. Learn drawing techniques, seamless repeats, and color tweaking for stunning designs that are hard to spot the repeat.

• Skillshare
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available