Lesson video

Hello everyone, how are you today? I hope you're feeling really, really good.

My name is Ms. Afzal, and I'll be your Art teacher for this lesson.

I'm very pleased about that, because I love teaching Art and also because of our topic.

We're gonna be exploring printed textiles.

That's the title of our lesson, "Exploring Printed Textiles".

I wonder if you had much experience of printed textiles, investigating them, creating them, exploring them.

Whether you have or not, not to worry.

We're gonna be getting into lots of exploration today.

Our lesson comes from the unit of work, "An Overview of Design." So now if you're ready with some energy, enthusiasm, focus, then we'll begin.

The outcome for today's lesson is, "I can understand how printed textiles are made and can design my own repeat pattern." We have some keywords in our lesson, let's go through them.

Printing, pattern and motif.

So what do these words mean? Well, printing is the process of applying colour, patterns or images onto a surface like fabric or paper.

Pattern is a design in which colours, shapes, lines, or forms are repeated.

And motif, a repeated shape, image or idea used in a design.

These are our keywords, printing, pattern and motif.

Let's look out for them, let's listen out for them.

They'll be coming up in our lesson today.

Our lesson is called "Exploring Printed Textiles", and it has two learning cycles.

First of all, exploring repeat patterns and next, design a repeating pattern.

Let's begin by exploring repeat patterns.

Printed textiles are fabrics decorated with patterns using techniques like block, screen or digital printing.

These methods apply ink or dye to create designs commonly used for fashion, accessories and home decor.

Pause here and share with someone your impressions of this printed textile design that we can see on the screen.

Thanks for sharing your ideas.

I quite like the limited colour palette and the bold lines.

Designers start with a motif, an image or shape which they repeat to create a pattern.

This pattern is then printed onto a surface using different techniques.

Pause here and share with someone your impressions of the motifs used in this design.

Thanks for sharing.

I really like the two different kinds of star shapes that we can see.

Methods of printing onto fabric include block printing, which is done by hand using carved blocks.

Screen printing, which uses stencils to add bold colours.

Digital printing, which creates detailed design straight from a computer.

Designers turn ideas into patterns using creativity and techniques.

Printed textiles mix art and design.

Designers use colour, shape, and pattern to create unique fabrics.

Prints can be inspired by nature, culture, or personal ideas, and the fabric choice affects how the design looks.

Pause the video and share with someone if you were creating a print, would you create something inspired by nature, culture, or personal ideas? Thanks for sharing.

"So how do artists and designers put the patterns onto the fabric?" Asks Andeep.

Pause the video and share with someone what method of printing is being used in this image.

Thanks for sharing.

Perhaps you came up with this idea, and it's an example of block printing, a traditional technique where a design is pressed onto a surface to create repeated patterns.

It's often used for custom fabric, wallpaper or artwork.

Prints can reflect a person's identity, tell a story, or show influences from different cultures and styles.

These pupils are discussing the pattern and shapes of printed textiles found in their home furnishings.

"My bedroom wallpaper has a pattern made of different fruit shapes," love that.

And Jun, "I like my bed cover because it has a pattern full of floral shapes." Oh, love that too.

Can you think of and describe any printed textiles in your home? Pause here and share with someone.

Thanks for sharing about the printed textiles in your home.

I have some lovely cushion covers with some beautiful printed textiles of geometric shapes.

These pupils are discussing what fashion shows about their identity.

You could reflect on the same questions.

Here's Sam, "Think about your favourite outfit.

Why do you like it?" Pause here and consider this question.

Why do you like your favourite outfit? Thanks for sharing.

Some of my favourite outfits are very bold, bright colours.

And here's Aisha, "Does it show your personality, reflect your culture, or remind you of something important?" Pause the video and share with someone your answer to this question here.

Thanks for sharing.

I wonder what you discovered about what your fashion sense shows about your personality, culture, or something else.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Printed textiles are always painted by hand.

Let's reflect on these statements.

A, all printed textiles are hand painted with brushes.

B, printed textiles are only made with stencils.

Or C, printed textiles can be made using techniques like block, screen or digital printing.

Pause here while you choose which statement about printed textiles is true.

Well done if you selected answer C, indeed, printed textiles can be made using techniques like block, screen or digital printing.

Printed textiles often feature repeat patterns where a design is repeated across the fabric to create a continuous and balanced look.

This makes the fabric suitable for clothing, furnishings and other decorative uses.

A repeat pattern uses a single design motif that is copied and arranged to create a continuous design.

So you could take something as simple as this flower to create a repeated pattern.

Types of repeat patterns in printed textiles.

You could go for half drop, brick, mirror, rotational or tossed.

Pause the video and share with someone which of these types of repeat patterns are you most drawn to? I quite like the half drop and the brick.

Print designers who use printing techniques and repeat patterns in their work include Elizabeth Whibley uses printed textiles to transform everyday objects and cultural themes into vibrant, wearable prints that combine art and fashion.

Walter Crane used print techniques such as wood engraving in his textile designs to create bold repeating patterns that reflected the Arts and Crafts Movement's focus on handcrafted quality and everyday beauty.

Timorous Beasties uses a mix of hand-screen and digital printing for their textile designs, which blend traditional techniques with contemporary narratives.

So we can see there are quite a few, like, print designers using print techniques and repeat patterns in their work.

Let's have a check for understanding.

True or false, a repeat pattern means just drawing the same thing again and again.

Pause here and decide if this statement is true or false.

Well done if you said false and now I'd like you to say a little more about your answer.

Pause here while you do this.

Perhaps you said something like this, a repeat pattern follows a specific layout, like a grid or mirror repeat, so the design connects and flows evenly across the surface.

You can repeat a motif in different ways.

And now it's time for your first task.

I would like you to analyse the pattern on one of these prints.

Choose your favourite printed textile.

Describe a feature in the pattern.

Consider what shape the motif is in the pattern.

Can you tell what type of repeat the design is? So pause here while you have a go at analysing the pattern on one of these prints.

I'll see you when you're finished.

All right, great to be back with you.

How did you get on with choosing a favourite printed textile and then describing a feature in the pattern? You may have said something like this.

Here's Andeep, a great choice of printed textile.

"This print has a bold pattern with shapes that repeat across the fabric.

The colours are really bright and the motifs look like a start drawing or symbol.

It feels fun and playful." And now onto our next learning cycle, design a repeating pattern.

Printed textile designs appear on clothes, cushions, bags, and more.

Designers start with a motif and repeat it to create bold decorative fabric patterns.

Have you ever worn or used something with a repeat pattern? What do you remember about it? Pause here and share with someone.

Thanks for sharing.

I've got a really nice tote bag with a floral repeat pattern that I really like.

It's got bold colours and lovely fabric as well.

These pupils are discussing what a motif is.

Here's Lucas, "A motif is the background colour of a repeating pattern." And here's Sofia, "A motif is a single design or shape that repeats in a pattern." Do you agree with Lucas or Sofia? Is a motif the background colour of a repeating pattern or a single design or shape that repeats in a pattern? Pause here and share with someone.

Well done if you agreed with Sofia.

A motif is any element of a pattern which is repeated.

There are many different types of motifs.

They can be shapes, symbols, plants, animals, or abstract designs.

Some motifs are simple and geometric, while others are detailed and decorative.

Artists choose motifs that match the mood or purpose of their design.

Pause here and share with someone which of the motifs on the screen are you most drawn to? Thanks for sharing your preference.

Artists choose or create motifs to help show the mood or meaning in their work.

So we can see that this motif has been inspired by the sweet or candy.

They can then print the motifs into a repeat pattern or patterns.

Artists and designers use techniques to repeat a motif for a repeating pattern.

So they could have a repeat like this.

They could reflect.

They could rotate.

Or position shift.

Pause the video, and share with someone which technique to repeat a motif for a repeating pattern out of these four are you most interested in.

Thanks for sharing your preference.

Artists and designers that use motif designs in their work include Bronwyn Bancroft used repeated motifs in her "Cycle of Life" opera cape, including stylized human figures, lizards, dot circles, and flowing colour bands, which reflect her heritage as a Bundjalung artist.

Maya Gurung-Russell Campbell's "Carnival of Masks" employs a repeated motif of stylized human faces inspired by the Lahkey mask from Nepali folklore.

And Rifat Ozbek often incorporates motifs such as Turkish embroidery, tulip shapes, crescent moons, Islamic calligraphy, and other Eastern-inspired symbols into his fashion designs to celebrate multicultural identity.

So we can see there are a number of artists and designers that use motif designs in their work.

There are also repeating patterns that do not strictly follow a grid and have overlapping motifs.

I quite like the freedom of that, what do you think? Pause here and share with someone your impression of this style of repeating pattern.

Thanks for sharing.

Let's have a check for understanding.

Which of these could be considered a motif in printed textile design? A, a repeating leaf shape, B, a wood block, C, a series of colour swatches.

Pause here while you decide which of these could be considered a motif in printed textile design.

Well done if you selected answer A, indeed, a repeating leaf shape could be considered a motif in printed textile design.

And now it's time for our next task.

First of all, I would like you to find a simple image.

This could be a national flower, a flag or patterns that reflect part of your identity or tell a story.

Use a viewfinder to select an interesting part of the image to enlarge.

So pause here while you have a go at this first part of your task, finding a simple image and then using a viewfinder to select an interesting part of the image to enlarge.

I'll see you when you're finished.

All right, it's good to be back with you.

You may have chosen something like this, here's Lucas.

"A plum blossom is the national flower of my best friend's country of birth, Taiwan." How lovely that you've chosen that and really interesting use of your viewfinder there to select a particular part of the plum blossom.

And next, fold your A4 paper into four equal sections.

Draw the enlarged outlines of a section of your chosen image in the bottom left corner of your page.

Place your first piece of tracing paper over the original drawing and trace your drawing.

So pause here while you have a go at these parts of your task.

Folding your paper into four sections, drawing the enlarged outlines of the section of your image in the bottom left quarter.

Then placing your first piece of tracing paper over the original drawing and tracing your drawing.

I'll see you when you're finished.

Good to be back with you.

Now let's continue our task.

Next, I would like you to flip the tracing paper and place it in the bottom right quarter and secure it with tape.

And now trace over the image following the lines exactly.

The pencil marks will transfer the mirror image onto the paper and then darken the lines by drawing over the transferred lines.

Pause here while you have a go at this part of your task.

Flipping the tracing paper, placing it in the bottom right corner, tracing over the image to transfer that mirror image onto the paper and then darkening the lines by drawing over the transferred lines.

I'll see you when you're finished.

Okay, this is going well, now let's continue.

I would like you to flip the tracing paper so it is upside down.

Place it in the top right quarter and secure with tape and then trace over the image following the lines exactly.

The pencil marks will transfer the mirror image onto the paper, and then you can darken lines by drawing over the transferred lines.

Pause here while you have a go at this part of your task.

Great to be back with you.

I think you can guess what's coming next.

I'd like you to flip the tracing paper and repeat the transfer process again for the top left quarter.

Pause here while you have a go at this.

Okay, great to be back with you.

Now, I'd like you to add colour to your repeating pattern.

This is optional.

Consider perhaps using a limited colour palette.

Now pause here while you have a go at this part of your task.

So how did you get on with adding colour to your repeating pattern? First, you chose your image and then you selected a section of it with your viewfinder.

Then you drew the outline of the shapes in step four, and then all way up to step 13, you were flipping the image and tracing it and then going over the lines and then adding some colour.

Oh my goodness, look what you've come up with.

Wow.

Hope you're feeling incredibly proud of yourselves and what you've created.

In our lesson, "Exploring Printed Textiles", we've covered the following.

Printing techniques are used to decorate fabric in creative ways.

Designers begin with a simple motif, which is a small image or shape and repeat it to create a pattern.

These patterns can be bold, subtle, structured, or playful depending on how the motif is arranged using different printing methods.

Well done everyone for joining in with this lesson.

It was great to explore printed textiles, the ones we have on our clothing, in our homes, and then to explore motifs and create our own motif and our own pattern.

I think you did a great job.

I hope you're feeling very pleased with yourselves.

I'm looking forward to seeing you at another Art lesson soon.

Until then, stay creative.