Texturing Motifs Class

In the Texturing Motifs for Illustration and Surface Pattern Design class, I share my process of combining real textures with digital techniques.

Creating textures begins with layering traditional media on paper. It’s a lot of fun and easy to do.

Textures and shapes can then be brought together digitally to create eye-catching motifs.

With this technique, it’s possible to achieve a paper cutout style, or alternatively add form through shading and detail.

Textures can be layered to achieve rich effects, and it’s easy to reposition them in the design.

I’ve chosen strawberries for my motif demonstrations, but the techniques can be applied to any subject.

Textured motifs can be used as stand-alone icons, in patterns or as part of illustrations.

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