Drafting a Portuguese Tile Pattern - Next Steps
See the next step in my process of drafting a Portuguese tile pattern.
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The first step in drafting a Portuguese tile pattern in my sketchbook
How I Start Drafting a Portuguese Tile Pattern
It’s been a while since I’ve worked a Portuguese tile pattern. This is how I start. I find a tile from a picture I took, then try to figure out what the pattern is. I pencil in horizontal, vertical and diagonal grid lines so I can keep things proportionate. I draw it first in pencil just the one tile, and if it looks good then start on the four tile repeat, ink, then paint. I still love all the variation and different kinds of patterns made with just one small tile!
Sketch of Tile Detail and on Location
This is the latest pair of sketches I finished of some tiles that I found when I was visiting the National Tile Museum in Lisbon, Portugal and the detail of those tiles.