Graphic Design and Illustration Repeat Pattern Tile Design 1Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. ?hleda=pattern

Repeat Patterns in Historical Context Cultures throughout history have used repeated designs to embellish functional and decorative objects such as tiles, ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, fabrics, weaving, and beadwork. 2Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission. Images of antique patterns are in the Public Domain

Amish Quilt, USA Medieval European Islamic Egyptian 3 Examples of Pattern from a Variety of Cultures Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Pattern – repetition of line, shape, color, texture, space, or form in an artwork. Symmetrical Balance – type of balance where both sides of a center line are the same, or about the same. Example: our faces, our bodies. Radial Balance – a type of balance in which shapes or lines spread out from a center point, like a wheel. Unity – a quality that occurs when all part of an artwork combine to create a sense of completion and wholeness. Variety – a combination of the elements of art to provide interest in the artwork Organic Shapes – natural, curved, or free form Geometric Shapes – straight lines and precise edges 4 Vocabulary Terms Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Analogous colors appear next to each other on the color wheel. Example: An analogous color scheme is: yellow, yellow green, green, blue green, blue. Complementary colors are directly across from each other on a color wheel. The high contrast of complementary colors creates a vibrant look especially when used at full saturation. Complementary colors work well when you want something to stand out. Example: red, and green. Tints are gradations of a color. When using paint, a tint is achieved by adding white. 5 Color Considerations Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Creating a Template When you have finalized your design, create a 6 square template using tracing paper and a black marker. 6Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

7 Creating a Template When folded into a triangle, edge A should meet edge B exactly. A B Edges A & B Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

8 Final Measurements To complete your design, you will need: square drawing paper 2. Pencil 3. Ruler 4. Light box 5. Color pencils Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

9 Final Measurements Carefully mark the following measurements on each edge of a 14 square piece of drawing paper. 1, 7, 13 Use a light pencil mark. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

10 Tracing Using a light box, place the template under the paper, aligning the center point and lightly trace the image with a pencil. Rotate the template 90 degrees and trace again, repeating until the design is complete. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

11 Color Pencil Technique Experiment with color pencils to achieve a variety of tints and textures. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.

Racinet, Auguste. (1988). Racinets Historic Ornament in Full Color. Mineola. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. Amish Quilt Patterns: Medieval Textile Patterns: Textile Patterns: Islamic Textile Patterns: National Museum of the American Indian, J. Paul Getty Museum, Understanding Formal Analysis: Elements of Art, copyright 2011, J. Paul Getty Trust, pdf pdf 12 References Copyright © Texas Education Agency, All rights reserved. Images and other multimedia content used with permission.