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Unit 5. Screen Printing: Repeat Pattern and Tessellation. Week 1 of 8: Learning Outcomes. List examples of where repeat patterns are used Create simple repeat patterns Create complex shapes to tessellate Explain the screen printing process. Tessellate:.
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Unit 5 Screen Printing: Repeat Pattern and Tessellation
Week 1 of 8: Learning Outcomes • List examples of where repeat patterns are used • Create simple repeat patterns • Create complex shapes to tessellate • Explain the screen printing process
Tessellate: • cover (a plane surface) by repeated use of a single shape, without gaps or overlapping
Repeat Patterns Printed repeat patterns are used in many commercial environments. We use them regularly but can you think of any examples?
Wrapping Paper Universal wrapping paper – Fabio Milito
Textiles Celia Birtwell – Retro dress: £1100
Wallpaper Timorous Beasties £240 per roll
Jon Burgerman (Illustrator) – Colour in wallpaper: £36 per roll
Task one: Repeat pattern design • pick a simple shape such as a apiece of fruit or a flower and draw the same shape in each of the squares • Cut out the squares • Play with repeat patterns and take pictures of each of your designs for your sketchbook Look at grids, brickwork, rotation staggered patterns. What can you find?
Just by drawing 9 of the same pictures you have created a repeat pattern. Now cut them out and try rotating, staggering or brickwork. If you have finished try working with 2 or 3 images
Task two: Tessellation Move Cut out Draw pattern on one axis Start Tape Draw pattern on other axis Cut out Move Tape Trace & Repeat
Room A05 after break Screen Print induction, demonstration and practice
Week 1 of 8: Learning Outcomes • List examples of where repeat patterns are used • Create simple repeat patterns • Create complex shapes to tessellate • Explain the screen printing process
Homework • Research images of nature for this project • Research artists, wallpapers and repeat pattern. Use wallpaper websites (Ilovewallpaper, Homebase, Graham&Brown), textile artists (from presentation, patternbank, and wrapping paper • NEXT WEEK YOU WILL CREATE YOUR FIRST DESIGN FOR AN ADVANCED REPEAT PATTERN