I’m sorry this is a bit late this month; last week I was “recovering” from the side effects of the Covid vaccine, and staring at a screen was the last thing I wanted to do then. But all is good now, and these days you’d have to pry my iPad away from my cold, dead hands.
I actually had another design in mind for this month’s wallpaper; I’d already prepared all the files, in fact. But at the very last minute, I changed my mind. Over the recent long weekend, I’d been watching Skillshare tutorials, doodling, and making one repeat pattern after another. The pattern I’m sharing with you today is one of those I created over this period, and it’s particularly significant because it’s a type of pattern I’ve been meaning to create for a while now, but wasn’t exactly sure how to.
Some time towards the end of 2019 (ahhh those glorious days Before Covid), I was in a bit of a swirly doodly mood - and if you follow me on Instagram, you may remember this swirly piece:
There are others, sitting safely between the pages of my sketchbook. Every so often I would entertain the notion of making repeat patterns out of those swirly doodles, but it all felt a bit too complicated, and I didn’t think I would get the continuity and flow I wanted. Sometimes I’d come across similar patterns in the wild - on household textiles or on clothes, and I’d stare longingly at them, wishing I could create something as nice.
So I was really pleased to have learnt new techniques, and that I can finally make these swirly patterns. I’m looking forward to making more of these, and seeing what other variations I can come up with.
In the meantime, I shall leave you with the Whirly Grey wallpaper for your devices. My apologies for the sorry excuse of a name... I’m really bad at naming my patterns, unfortunately.
Enjoy!
-A-
*As always, these files are for personal use only.
Whirly Grey
iPad: Pro 11” // Pro 12.9” // Others
Laptop: MacBook Pro 13” // MacBook Pro 13” with calendar // MacBook Pro 15” // MacBook Pro 15” with calendar
Desktop: iMac 27” // iMac 27” with calendar