3 Simple Tricks to Make More Creative Patterns in Art Class

It’s time to party with pattern! Pattern is a Principle of Design and you can create patterns by repeating any element of art. Many students get “stuck” and think patterns can only repeat in a certain, predictable order. Expand their thinking and show them ways to generate other exciting patterns by observing what’s around them!

Sarah Krajewski is an elementary art teacher, artist, and overall creative person. Engage your students’ brains and stretch your own artistic practice with the pattern exercises in this video.

Here are tips to create more exciting patterns:

• Use recycled calendars as a template
• Trace shapes with tracing paper and magazine images
• Get inspired with origami paper

Download the following pattern resources in FLEX Curriculum:

• Nature Patterns
• Pop Art Patterns

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