The Pattern Experiment

Try something new! Dive into lessons that enhance your design skills with innovative techniques, creative tools, and surface pattern design pro tips. Discover how to bring your unique artistic vision to life and stand out in the competitive design world by experimenting with techniques and materials.

Achieving Advanced results for a Surface Pattern Design beginner  

Explore painting, design, and Repeat pattern techniques


Close-up of a blue and white geometric patterned tile with symmetrical star and zigzag shapes.

5 Texture Tips Every Surface Pattern Designer Should Know

Texture is a valuable tool in your design work. Find out more in this free download.

Get Texture Tips

A colorful abstract mosaic of various-sized rectangles and squares with different colors.

Learn to upload an .ASE color palette file to Photoshop in this free video. Immediate access. PDF download included for Illustrator and Procreate.

Color Swatch Instructions

upload color swatches

Watercolor painting of green leaves on a white background.

Learn top tips for adding watercolor techniques to your designs. This 7 part video series includes a PDF download so you have a visual record of the tips you will learn.

Bonus: seamless watercolor pattern overlay.

5 Tips for Watercolor Pattern Design

watercolor tips

Close-up of fabric with a pink, green, and brown plaid pattern.

You will learn a simple, easy-to-follow technique for adding texture to your designs. You won’t believe how soft and cozy your printed fabric looks!

Bonus PDF download of Best Practices when creating a Plaid

Create a Plaid with a Woven Texture

Create a Plaid

Watercolor painting of a small brown bird among green leaves.

Paint a Wren with Me

Add watercolor brush pens to your art making skills! Learn how to layout a bird and paint it with brush pens for an easy-to-control painting method.

Bonus tips on creating a pattern with your painting.

Paint a bird

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