This week with Whaea Michelle we explored how to use the different line tools in Google Drawings, in particular the Polyline tool, to create Samoan inspired patterns.
The Polyline tool can be a bit tricky to get used to – but basically if you click then drag and click then drag till you have closed up the shape you can make many different straight sided shapes. The Curve line works similarly, creating a curve where you click.
We found inspiration for our ideas by using Google Search to narrow down to images of Samoan Patterns where the usage rights were permitting us to use them with Creative Commons licences. We then used our inspiration image to re-create the pattern.
Here is Cooper’s creation with the inspiration image alongside it.
And here is Leighton’s.
Can you tell how they managed to get each shape looking the same?