Warm Stone, Rust & Mortar
Patterns that repeat without a visible seam
WSRM designs repeat patterns for floor tile, wallpaper, printed cloth, and small pixel sprites. We work in clay colors and plain shapes, and we explain each choice so you can make the next pattern yourself.
Four places to begin
Each tile below opens a page. Start with the studio if you like to draw, or with the guide if you want the rules first.
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Pixel studio
Draw one twelve by twelve tile, pick a brush color, and watch it repeat three by three beside your drawing. Nothing you paint leaves the page.
Open the studio -
Repeat guide
A plain walkthrough of straight, half-drop, and mirror repeats, with the edge checks that show whether a unit will hold.
Read the guide -
How we work
The five steps we follow from a short brief to a finished repeat, and why we check every edge before we show a design.
See the process -
Write to the studio
Tell us the surface or medium, the finished size, and the look you want. Replies come from the studio by email.
Send an email
What we make
Most of our work falls into three groups. Each one follows the same edge checks, even though the surfaces are very different.
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Tile and surface repeats
Floor, wall, and splashback designs drawn so the edges meet cleanly when units sit in a grid. Every file names the repeat size and the arrangement.
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Printed cloth and paper
Repeats for fabric, wrapping paper, and stationery, arranged with half-drop or mirror offsets so the join is hard to find by eye.
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Pixel sprite sheets
Small sets of tiles and frames on a fixed grid, drawn to read at native size and again at double size.
How we work
Three habits shape every pattern that leaves the studio. We would rather show you a repeat that holds than a single drawing that looks finished on its own.
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Edges first
A seam is where a repeat fails, so we draw the edges of a unit before its center. A shape that leaves one side must come back on the opposite side at the same height.
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A small palette
Each pattern uses a few colors with clear differences in lightness. They hold up under dust, changing light, and ink on paper.
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Plain shapes
Squares, quarter circles, and stripes are easy to cut, print, and read from a distance. We add detail only when a plain shape cannot carry the idea.
Draw one tile before you commit to a repeat
The pixel studio shows your tile three across and three down as you paint, so you can judge the edges before anything goes to a wall, a press, or a sprite sheet.
Open the pixel studio