A pattern is somth​ing that repeats. In art it is when the elements repeat. The elements are:

line

shape ​

form

space​

colour

value​

texture

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Types of Repeat Pattern

6 types of repeat pattern

• Full drop

• Half drop

• Mirror

• Continuous

• Brick

• Random

A full drop repeat is the most simple of all repeats.

To create a full drop repeat you simply multiply the image you are printing along the same line horizontally and vertically.

Full Drop​

A half drop repeat is breaks up the all over look that a full drop repeat can often give.

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​To create a half drop repeat, you drop t

he image your are printing down by a half step.

Half Drop

A motif is the image you are repeating.

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To create a mirror repeat, you duplicate your motif across a line of symmetry. This line can be vertical, horizontal or diagonal.

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Mirror

The line of symmetry can be defined as the axis or imaginary line that passes through the center of the shape or object and divides it into identical halves. 

To create a brick repeat, you move the motif you are printing across by a half step.

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Brick

​In a continuous pattern you can not see where the beginning and end of the motif is.

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Continous pattern

In a random pattern repeat, the elements of the design are scattered​

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Random