Patterns are often an important component of artworks. The repeated shapes create a sense of rhythm. The workshops below play with pattern.
Crazy Patterns Level 1-4
Cover paper with amazing patterns, then cut it and rearrange it on black paper.
Pounamu Patterns Level 1-4
Make a koru template and use it to create a design in beautiful greenstone colours.
Leisurely Lizards Level 1-4
Decorative cut-out lizards crawl over a patterned background. This popular workshop transforms 2-D art into 3-D art.
Butterflies at Sunset Level 1-4
Beautiful butterflies hover above bushes as the sun goes down.
Hidden Insects Level 1-4
Insects creep through long squiggly colourful stalks of grass. They look spectacular against a black background.
Healthy Food Level 1-4
Analyse TV ads promoting food products and then create a birds-eye view of a plate of healthy food or a bowl of fruit on a patterned tablecloth. Great workshop!
Passion for Fashion Level 1-4
Design their own elegant fashion for a cut-out or drawn figure playing with pattern and using lots of accessories including a pet with matching fashion.
Camouflaged Animals Level 1-4
The patterns on the coats of animals like zebras and tigers help them to blend in with their habitat.
Collage Fish Level 1-4
Capture wonderful textures on large fish by making patterns with ripped or cut coloured pages from magazines. A textured collage border surrounding a brightly dyed sea completes the effect.
Something Fishy Level 2-4
Warm-coloured fish stand out from a cool-coloured sea and the background. The fish scales are stamped on with ink.
Images of Pacifika Level 2-4
These Pacifika pictures are based on a style developed by artist Robin White during her time in Kiribati. A central image is framed by patterns formed by smaller images.
Fancy Fence Garden Level 3-4
The garden feature is a beautiful wrought iron fence.
Black Ink Koru Fish Level 3-4
Indian ink is used to outline fish with beautiful koru scale patterns.
The Great Wall Level 3-4
A Chinese dragon or phoenix hovers of the Great Wall of China which is created using print techniques.
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