What is Seigaiha?
Seigaiha literally means ‘blue sea and waves’. It was used to illustrate seas and oceans on maps. The water and waves also symbolise power and resistance, key elements of Japanese culture. The waves are drawn as layered concentric circles which create arches and overlap.
What does Asanoha mean?
Hemp Leaves
Asanoha (Hemp Leaves) The Asanoha pattern is a very popular traditional pattern from Japan. It’s based on a hexagon and looks like a hemp leaf. “Asa” means hemp and “ha” means leaf.
What is the Japanese wave pattern called?
seigaiha
The seigaiha or wave is a pattern of layered concentric circles creating arches, symbolic of waves or water and representing surges of good luck. It can also signify power and resilience.
How do I create a Japanese wave pattern?
Select your entire shape and open the Pattern Options panel ( Window > Pattern Options ). Open the fly-out menu of this panel and go to Make Pattern. Name your pattern “JapaneseWavePattern 1” and then focus on the settings of this pattern.
How to make a Japanese wave in SketchUp?
How to Create the First Japanese Wave Pattern Pick the Ellipse Tool (M) and focus on your Toolbar. Remove the color from the stroke, and then select the fill and set its color to R=28 G=26 B=68. Move to your artboard, hold down the Shift key, and simply create a 10 cm shape—the grid and Snap to Grid should make it easier.
How do I create a seamless wicker pattern in illustrator?
Create a seamless wicker-style pattern in Illustrator using the Gradient Tool (G), various Blend Modes, and the Transform effect. One of the many realistic texture pattern tutorials found on Tuts+.
How do you make a repeating pattern in illustrator?
To make the pattern swatch, draw a square over the artboard and set the fill and line color to none. Move the un-filled square to the back with Shift + Command + Left Square Bracket. Select all of the objects and drag them into the Swatches Panel. If the pattern is successful you will now have a seamless repeating pattern.