Making Pattern
Decorating with Designs
Patterns add a decorative quality to art. 

Pattern adds an element of beauty to an otherwise plain or drab - purely functional - form.
Patterns are a basic part of art creation.
Patterns are key to making handicrafts.
Patterns play a large role in ethnic or native art.
We can apply pattern to decorate various types of craft projects. 
Clay design projects will include pattern.
 

 

 

Repeating an object or form is the basis of decorative  pattern

 A slight variation is to alternate 
two or more forms in a systematic way 


Repeating either upside down, mirrored, 
or flipped is another system

Grouping objects or clustering object

 Placing patterns and forms inside of other forms 

Placing repeated objects to form a line;
The line-up can make a border or have another use. 



Basic forms can made in a variety of different ways

  page updated 8 2007