


For example, an artist may plan the basic structure of an artwork by creating a compositional pattern of lines and shapes. Man-Made Pattern: Pattern in art is used for both structural and decorative purposes. We can see these in the shape of a leaf and the branches of a tree, the structure of a crystal, the spiral of a shell, the symmetry of a snowflake and the camouflage and signalling patterns on animals, fish and insects. Natural Pattern: Pattern in art is often based on the inspiration we get from observing the natural patterns that occur in nature. Both natural and man-made patterns can be regular or irregular, organic or geometric, structural or decorative, positive or negative and repeating or random. There are two basic types of pattern in art: Natural Pattern and Man-Made Pattern. P attern is made by repeating or echoing the elements of an artwork to communicate a sense of balance, harmony, contrast, rhythm or movement.
