Watch me make a wavy psychedelic surface pattern design in Procreate! I didn’t plan this in advance and it took me a few minutes of dithering to figure out what I wanted to do! This week’s pattern took me about 16 mins from start to finish.
If you want to take a closer look at the video then turn the sound off and set the play speed to 0.5x to watch it at normal speed.
I probably wouldn’t use this way of making a pattern for a piece I was going to sell as I don’t like to duplicate/flatten/transform final art in Procreate, especially as many times as I did here! But for making a wallpaper or quick pattern for social media, it’s a fun way to play in Procreate!
You can download this pattern as a free lock screen for your iPad from the Freebie Library.
Wavy Psychedelic Pattern Time Lapse: Video
TOP TIP: A note on Interpolation methods in Procreate
Although I feel like Nearest Neighbour is often touted as the worst method for resampling in Procreate, it’s actually the best to use when you’re transforming a pattern tile. (It’s also the best for pixel art too!) As you can see in the video, Bicubic (often described as superior) creates a gap or seam at the edges when I resize the tile. Each method has it’s uses and it’s a case of figuring out which is best in each situation. If you do end up with a semi transparent seam, you can duplicate the layers to knock out the semi transparency and then you’re good to go!
If you want to find out more about making seamless patterns in Procreate then check out my Skillshare classes on surface pattern design. If you want to see time lapses like this every week then don’t forget to subscribe over on my YouTube channel.
You can download the wavy wallpaper from the freebie library to use on your iPad!
Have fun, stay creative and I will see you next time!
