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ART CLASS 1118

PATTERN

Pattern is made by repeating or echoing elements of an artwork to communicate a sense of balance, harmony, contrast, rhythm or movement.

There are two types of pattern in Art: natural and human-made pattern.

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How can pattern be used...

Pattern can be used to decorate your artwork or design with enjoyable motifs.

Pattern can be made from simple or complex elements, it can be busy or minimal.

Pattern can also...

Pattern can provide large repeating elements to your artwork or design.

Patterns can lead your eye, imitate nature and be a showcase for other visual elements.

Realistic

Drawing teaches us to really look. Before the invention of the camera an artist would perform the important job of creating realistic representations of life in order to capturepeople's likeness. This role has diminished somewhat since the camera, but remains a key skill in training and improving the sharpness of the artistic eye and developing technical skills when drawing from observation.

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Chance Spontaneity

Surrealistic

Artists (unlike machines) are able to manipulate and play around with tone to create unusual and extraordinary effects. By creating an unnatural depiction of light an artist can create a strange, dreamlike scene which looks and feels quite surreal and alien to us (as in a dream or a nightmare).

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Repeat Pattern

Subtractive

It is common practice to start a drawing or painting with a white piece of paper or a white canvas. As we live in a world which is just as much dark as it is light, it is sometimes more natural to create your image by placing lighter tones onto a darker background. This can often give your work a greater sense of depth and form.

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Sequences

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Organic

Pattern is often used to decorate large areas such as walls, floors and large fabrics. Some buildings are covered in pattern such as religious churches and mosques.

Organic pattern designs flow naturally and can essentially just keep going and going. Organic patterns are usually interesting to look at closely and also interesting from a distance.

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Organic

Colour Tone

Artists can often become complacent when using colour to describe tonal values because it comes ready mixed. Colour work can often end up overly vibrant, unrealistic and sickly because of this lazy approach. Some artists mix and match subtle colours by first mixing the grey tone value and then adding colour. This technique can achieve accurate and realistictonal values in colour work.

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Tessellation

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