Creative Pattern Art

By Eilidh Muldoon

Learn to draw spectacular patterns from the simplest steps! Packed with arty inspiration, super-smart tips, and clear, step-by-step instructions, this is the ultimate guide to creative decorative pattern art. Soon you'll be drawing gorgeous nature patterns ... motifs from around the world ... and awesome geometric art!

Perfect for kids aged 7+.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
• Release date: Oct 25, 2019
• ISBN: 9781838578855

Eilidh Muldoon

Eilidh is a freelance illustrator based in Scotland. She gained an MFA in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art, where she now teaches undergraduate illustration. She has worked with a wide range of clients including Nosy Crow, Oasis clothing stores, Hallmark, and the Scottish Book Trust.

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World Art Patterns

Let’s set off on a pattern world tour! Every culture on Earth has its own art style. In this chapter, we’ll take inspiration from just a few of them.

In this chapter…

Explore the hidden meanings of patterns, such as those found in Aboriginal Australian art!

Discover how pattern art can teach us about nature and how people used to live.

Check out some Native American tribes that use patterns to tell stories!

Aztec Angles

Build up a pattern by drawing many rows of varied lines like this …

Use orange to create a zigzag line.

These yellow triangles have smaller ones within them.

Red chevron lines look great over two rows.

Try alternating the way your triangles point.

Create more complex patterns by combining rows of zigzags.

Celtic Knots

Celtic knots have been used by northern Europeans to create patterns for hundreds of years. Notice how there’s no beginning or end to these mystical shapes!

1) Use a grid of dots to help you draw this knot. Pencil in the dots, so that you can erase them later.

2) Draw an arch to connect four of your dots, like this.