Surface Pattern Design: Seamless Watercolour Stripes

A basic stripe pattern is easy to make, but have you ever wondered how to go about turning your hand painted watercolour stripes into seamless repeating patterns? If so, then this is the class for you!
I’ll show you how I paint, scan and digitally edit my watercolour stripes to transform them into beautiful seamless patterns like this one below!
In this class you will learn
The best way to paint stripes for easy editing
How to scan your work and quickly remove the paper background
How to set up Photoshop actions to automate the process
Easy steps for creating perfectly seamless stripes
Tips for building out a varied pattern tile
How to correctly reduce image size for different applications
Checking for and fixing those dreaded white lines that sometimes appear on the seams!
I LOVE speeding up and simplifying processes so I’ll be sharing lots of my shortcuts and actions along the way including how to set up an action to remove your paper background with one click!
By the end of this class you’ll be able to get started painting and creating your own watercolour stripe patterns which you can sell on products in your print on demand stores, add to existing pattern collections or build out your licensing portfolio with some solid evergreen designs!
This is an intermediate level class for people who are already familiar with the basics of pattern design and photoshop and are ready to learn some new skills and techniques.
To get started making your own stripes, you’ll need:
Paint 
paper
brushes
a scanner
If you don’t have any of those or are too busy to get paints out right now (I know that feeling!) then don’t worry; I’m providing a 300dpi copy of my raw scan in the projects and resources section for you to practice with.
You’ll also need a computer running the latest version of Photoshop. (Free Photoshop Trial)
See you in class!