1. Flip Patterns
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2. 1. Draw an object on A4 paper
Draw a picture (anything you like) to fill most of an A4 piece of paper.
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3. 2. Choose an area of your drawing to trace into a 10cm box.
On a piece of tracing paper, draw a 10cm box.
Place the tracing paper over an interesting section of the drawing.
Try to make sure there are diagonal lines or curved areas for the best effects.
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4. 3. Trace the design on BOTH sides of the tracing paper.
Using a soft pencil such as 2B or darker, and trace over the design on both sides of the tracing paper. Trace the outside box also.
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5. 4. Trace the image onto paper.
A little piece of masking tape helps keep it in place
Trace the image onto a new piece of A4 paper now.
You could fold the A4 paper into quarters and trace the design into the centre where the lines meet.
Use a piece of masking tape to hold it in place and rub over the pencil lines to create an image on the underside.
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6. 5. Flip the pattern so it’s symmetrical.
You need to flip the pattern over now. This creates a symmetrical pattern.
You should have traced pencil onto both sides of the tracing paper. If not, do it now.
Trace over the outlines to create a mirror image of your first design.
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7. 6. Flip it again.
Put the tracing paper back to where it was originally in the first square.
Flip it over again, this time into the lower box. This makes a mirror image in the opposite direction. It should line up with the first drawing.
Trace the drawing again to leave the impression on the paper.
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8. 7. Flip it one last time!
Can you work out how you need to flip the tracing paper to complete the pattern?
It should be easy now!
Trace it to leave a completed pattern
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9. 8. Finish the pattern
Now go ahead and colour the pattern you have made.
You could go over the outlines first with a black pen.
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