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Criminal minds pattern

Published: September 23rd 2021, 5:07:30 pm

I took a skillshare class on surface pattern design and it prompted me to make a fabric pattern based on Criminal Minds.

Most of the icons could be for any FBI/law enforcement show (and I may repurpose some for, say, an x-files or twin peaks pattern.) But I  added a few that were specific to Criminal Minds like Reid's shoulder bag,  Garcia's Glasses, The Jet, etc

I have a hard time limiting my pallet but I managed to get this down to  six colors (with varying shades)

I started with a single icon to get the basics down and tried a few colorways

Then I tried a toss pattern. It took a long time, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.

I put the pattern up on spoonflower so now I have a Criminal Minds top

Eventually I came back to the class to post my work and remembered that we were supposed to make it in a few color ways.

So I spent most of today working on that. 

I'm working on some filler patterns now. I don't have anything I'm crazy about yet, just some experiments.

It's all too saturated and busy right now but there's the start of some ideas that I like. And I'll probably make some more single icon patterns. I think eventually I can put together a whole collection for my portfolio.

Let me know what you think! Are there any colorways you particularly like? Or specific icons you think should get their own pattern?