Block Printing and New Pattern Design

I’ve been designing new patterns for my shop on Spoonflower and I’m trying a new approach to create patterns – it’s making rubber stamps. It’s a very analogue way to experiment (maybe most of design experiments are pretty analogue?) but works well for me. I just can’t stop experimenting until I realise I need to finish a design or two and make them print-ready. It’s fun and effective to simply repeat basic shapes, and depending on the combination of motifs and repeating type, possibilities are infinite. I like the look of it, it’s simple, nostalgic and rich in texture. So my journey of block printing design seems to continue :)

Drawing for rubber stamps

Preparing for making rubber stamps

Carved rubber stamp

Stamping for scanning and digital manipulation

My working desktop

A new pattern design “Globe Amaranth 4”, made from rubber stamps

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