Some of my favorite patterns started as random doodles; this has potential to become a new favorite. It needs coloring, and I did attempt to color it in Procreate, but I’m not quite happy with it:
swirls and whirls
Tag: patterns
success!
An update on my self-punishment: I gave up on trying to color the interior of every element and went with the ones that were already mostly enclosed, leaving the rest to line art. The result, in three colorways:
forever and a day
Sometimes I get really caught up in making a pattern and adding all these little details…so much so that I forget I’m going to have to color it later. This is one of those times. 🙃
patterns and pantones
I struggle with color in my designs; if left to my own devices, I’m drawn to the same color combinations. Sometimes I want to experiment and change things up. I often browse Colourlovers for inspiration, but Pantone also has some nifty palette explorations based on the color of the year. I used the latter for these patterns and I’m happy with how they turned out.
