A fun way to be creative

“This course is a fun way to get moving, draw on your own unique style, and discover compositional elements, colours and shapes that feel 'right' for the day.”

Stephanie

Get Inspired!

Find patterns everywhere...

Patterns in nature and at home. Repeated motifs are the foundations of perky pattern design. Look around, inspiration is everywhere.
Everyday patterns for inspiration

Get Active!

Create your own patterns...

Pattern making with geometric shapes, lines, and motifs. Techniques to get your creative ideas activated and energised.
Tasks, Techniques & Ideas

Keep Learning!

Resources for inspiration...

Resources, videos and links to books that will keep you inspired. Keep learning about pattern design in nature and all around you.
Resource links, books and videos

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Activate Your Creativity with Perky Patterns

    • What is Perky Patterns?

    • It's easy to use this course platform

    • Introduction to Perky Patterns

    • Inspire Yourself: Take a line for a walk around your hands

    • Pattern Design Additional Resources with Links
  • 2

    Day #1 Start with a Square

    • Day #1 The Square PDF

    • NOW Take Action!

    • Day #1 Additional Resources with Links
  • 3

    Day #2 Go around in Circles

    • Day #2 Why Create Circles?

    • Day #2 The Circle

    • Going Round in Circles

    • NOW Take Action!

    • Day #2 Additional Resources with Links
  • 4

    Day #3 At the pointy end with Triangles

    • Day #3 Discover Triangles!

    • Day #3 Triangles

    • Triangle Collages

    • NOW Take Action!

    • Day #3 Additional Resources with Links
  • 5

    Day #4 Take a Line for a walk

    • Day #4 A simple line is a powerful symbol

    • Day #4 Lines

    • Grain Line : Lines Straight & Broken

    • NOW Take Action!

    • Day #4 Additional Resources with Links
  • 6

    Day #5 Waves & Spirals

    • Day #5 A spiral is the Galaxy of Inspiration

    • Day #5 Waves & Spirals

    • Drawing Wavy Lines

    • Wavy Lines: Marbling Paper

    • NOW Take Action!

    • Day #5 Additional Resources with Links
  • 7

    Day #6 Nets & Knots

    • Day #6 A net to hold you, a Knot to bind or untie

    • Day #6 Nets and Knots

    • Inspiration from Fishing Nets

    • NOW Take Action!

    • Day #6 Additional Resources with Links
  • 8

    Day #7 Mandalas & Tessellations

    • Day #7 Putting shapes together in Meditative Mandalas and Tessellations

    • Day #7 Mandalas and Tesselations

    • Paint A Mandala

    • NOW Take Action!

    • Day #7 Additional Resources with Links
  • 9

    Next Steps...

    • Before you go...this is a quick survey to find out if you found this course helpful.