Sec 3 E-learning Package Week 2

You should be making your repeated patterns by now. (Remember the 4 squares 5cm x 5cm ?) Do these in pencil. Look at your design. Does your pattern achieve a flow and rhythm across the square? Or do the shapes just stick like islands on a Geography map? One way to remedy this situation is to use lines to force the space round the shape into the background. For example:-

Can you see that the first design has too much white space around the shape of the torch?

To remedy the situation, Lines are put in the background. These force the white space back and also give a sense of perspective to the pattern. try this out in your designs.