Oregon Apparel - Maple Leaf pattern

Overview

I worked with Oregon Apparel update their logo mark and to develop a custom maple leaf pattern and some apparel designs. They came to me with the idea for a maple leaf pattern based on a couple of acrylic paintings that her father had done. They wanted to create a custom pattern to use on apparel and promotional products.

Challenges

Process

This was created using Procreate on the iPad Pro with Apple Pencil. I was provided with images of the original paintings that the idea came from. I spent some time researching the different type of maple leaves in Oregon and especially the different colors and mottled patterns that they have throughout the year. We tried a couple different styles before settling on a more realistic traditional looking style. I used a combination of drawing, painting, and blurring with a variety of different brushes to get the textures I wanted. Adding shadows under each leaf and throughout the illustration made a huge difference in the overall pattern and helped define each leaf while still creating an interesting pattern.