Cloud Pattern
Make a seamless cloud pattern from 10 motifs of our own: a puffy cloud, a flat-bottomed cloud, a scalloped cloud, an outline cloud, a rain cloud with five drops, a sun behind a cloud, a storm cloud with a zigzag bolt, a crescent moon and a cloud, a long low cloud with a small cloud above and a two-tone cloud. Every cloud is built from round bumps: the union of a set of circles, cut flat along a base line where it has a flat bottom, and the outline cloud follows exactly the outer edge of its circles. Scatter the clouds in a half-drop, brick, grid or tossed repeat, put them on checks or with small raindrops or sparkles at the corners, or run them in a border strip between scalloped cloud bands, raindrops or sparkles. Pick a sky, a cloud colour, a shade and a sun-and-rain colour, then download a seamless SVG tile at real size, a full-size PDF with a motif key, a 300 DPI PNG or a background PNG at an exact screen size. Nothing is uploaded.
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Page 1 is the pattern at full size with a 1 in test square; page 2 is the motif key. The SVG tile is one repeat and joins edge to edge; the background PNG is drawn at the exact pixel size you pick.
Motifs and repeat
Colours
Print and screen
Runs in your browser with our own code: nothing is uploaded or saved. Every cloud, sun, moon, raindrop and bolt is our own drawing, not a copy of a brand print or a cartoon. You may use what you make here, including commercially, with no credit needed.
How to make a cloud pattern
- Choose a preset, or pick a motif set and a repeat (half-drop, brick, grid, tossed or border strip).
- For a grid, choose a ground (none, corner raindrops, corner sparkles or checks) and its line width; for a border strip, choose the edges (scalloped band, raindrops, sparkles or rules).
- Set the columns, rows, spacing, motif size, smallest gap, seed and (for tossed) the largest turn.
- Pick the sky, cloud, shade, detail and ground-pattern colours.
- Download the SVG tile, a background PNG, or the PDF; print at 100% and check the 1 in test square.
What you can use it for
- Nursery and playroom fabric, cushions and wallpaper mock-ups (real-size tile)
- Wrapping paper, cards and baby-shower stationery
- Border strips for shelf edges, classroom weather boards and scrapbook pages
- Phone, desktop and slide backgrounds (PNG at exact sizes)
- Stickers, labels and stamp planning
- Weather-themed lessons and party decor
The 15 presets
| # | Preset | Motif set | Repeat | Ground or edges | Tile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White clouds on sky blue, half-drop | Plain clouds | Half-drop | None | 5 × 5 in |
| 2 | Weather: rain, sun, storm and moon, grid | Weather | Grid | None | 5 × 5 in |
| 3 | Pastel pink sky, soft clouds, tossed | Soft sky | Tossed | None | 5 × 5 in |
| 4 | Outline clouds on white, brick | Outline cloud only | Brick | None | 5 × 5 in |
| 5 | Night sky: moons and clouds on navy, half-drop | Night sky | Half-drop | None | 5 × 5 in |
| 6 | Rain clouds with raindrops at the corners, grid | Rain cloud with five drops only | Grid | Raindrops at the cell corners | 5 × 5 in |
| 7 | Scalloped clouds and corner sparkles, lilac | Scalloped cloud only | Grid | Sparkles at the cell corners | 5 × 5 in |
| 8 | Puffy clouds on blue checks, grid | Puffy cloud only | Grid | Checks | 5 × 5 in |
| 9 | Sunny day: suns behind clouds, brick | Sun behind a cloud only | Brick | None | 5 × 5 in |
| 10 | Grey clouds on white, every motif, grid | All 10 motifs | Grid | None | 5 × 5 in |
| 11 | Border strip: clouds between scalloped bands | Puffy cloud only | Border strip | Scalloped cloud band edges | 6 × 1.7 in |
| 12 | Border strip: rain clouds between rows of drops | Rain cloud with five drops only | Border strip | Row of raindrops edges | 6 × 1.7 in |
| 13 | Border strip: moons between rows of sparkles | Crescent moon and a cloud only | Border strip | Row of sparkles edges | 6 × 1.7 in |
| 14 | Tiny clouds, ditsy print | Plain clouds | Tossed | None | 3.6 × 3.6 in |
| 15 | Fabric scale: 20 cm repeat, corner sparkles | Plain clouds | Grid | Sparkles at the cell corners | 20 × 20 cm |
Each preset only fills in the fields; change any setting afterwards.
The 10 cloud motifs
| Motif | Built from (tested) | Symmetry (tested on every point) |
|---|---|---|
| Puffy cloud (five round bumps) | 5 circles | one-sided |
| Flat-bottomed cloud | 4 circles, flat base | one-sided |
| Scalloped cloud (twelve equal scallops) | 15 circles | mirrored left to right |
| Outline cloud (the union outline only) | outline of 5 arcs | one-sided |
| Rain cloud with five drops | 4 circles, flat base | one-sided |
| Sun behind a cloud | 4 circles, flat base | one-sided |
| Storm cloud with a zigzag bolt | 4 circles, flat base | one-sided |
| Crescent moon and a cloud | 4 circles, flat base | one-sided |
| Long low cloud with a small cloud above | 9 circles, flat base | one-sided |
| Two-tone cloud (a shade cloud behind) | 8 circles, flat base | one-sided |
All motifs are our own drawings. Page 2 of the PDF draws each motif used, large, in the pattern colours.
The mixed motif sets
| Set | Motifs |
|---|---|
| All 10 motifs | puffy cloud, flat-bottomed cloud, scalloped cloud, outline cloud, rain cloud with five drops, sun behind a cloud, storm cloud with a zigzag bolt, crescent moon and a cloud, long low cloud with a small cloud above, two-tone cloud |
| Plain clouds | puffy cloud, flat-bottomed cloud, scalloped cloud, long low cloud with a small cloud above |
| Weather | rain cloud with five drops, sun behind a cloud, storm cloud with a zigzag bolt, crescent moon and a cloud |
| Soft sky | puffy cloud, scalloped cloud, two-tone cloud, outline cloud |
| Night sky | crescent moon and a cloud, flat-bottomed cloud, long low cloud with a small cloud above |
Grounds and border edges
| Ground or edge | What is drawn | Used with |
|---|---|---|
| Raindrops at the cell corners | Raindrops at the cell corners | Grid repeat |
| Sparkles at the cell corners | Sparkles at the cell corners | Grid repeat |
| Checks | every second cell filled | Grid repeat |
| Scalloped cloud band | Along the top and bottom of the strip | Border strip |
| Row of raindrops | Along the top and bottom of the strip | Border strip |
| Row of sparkles | Along the top and bottom of the strip | Border strip |
| Rules and dots | Along the top and bottom of the strip | Border strip |
Background sizes (first preset)
| Background | Pixels | Repeats across × down |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 1170 × 2532 px | 2.44 × 5.28 |
| Phone | 1080 × 1920 px | 2.25 × 4 |
| Desktop | 1920 × 1080 px | 4 × 2.25 |
| Large screen | 2560 × 1440 px | 5.33 × 3 |
| Square post | 1080 × 1080 px | 2.25 × 2.25 |
Which tool to use
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| Clouds, rain, sun and moon as a seamless repeat or border strip | Cloud Pattern (this page) |
| Rainbows as a repeat | Rainbow Pattern |
| A shape of your own as a repeat | SVG Pattern Generator |
| A cloud cut as a stencil | Stencil Maker |
| Plain dots in a grid | Polka Dot Pattern Generator |
To repeat a shape of your own, try the SVG Pattern Generator; to cut a cloud as a stencil, the Stencil Maker; for plain dots, the Polka Dot Pattern Generator.
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Frequently asked questions
Which cloud motifs are there?
10: a puffy cloud, a flat-bottomed cloud, a scalloped cloud with twelve equal scallops, an outline cloud, a rain cloud with five drops, a sun behind a cloud, a storm cloud with a zigzag bolt, a crescent moon and a cloud, a long low cloud with a small cloud above and a two-tone cloud with a shade cloud behind. Each can be used on its own, or in the mixed sets.
How are the clouds drawn?
Each cloud is a set of circles drawn in one colour, so the cloud is exactly the union of those circles; a flat-bottomed cloud is the same union cut along one straight base line. The outline cloud is stroked along the outer edge of its circles only (the part of each circle not inside another). Our tests check every point against the stated circles.
Can I make an outline (line art) cloud pattern?
Yes. Choose the Outline cloud motif (or the Outline clouds preset): the clouds are drawn as an even line on the ground, which also works for colouring.
What is the difference between half-drop, brick, grid, tossed and border?
In a grid, the motifs sit in straight rows and columns. In a half-drop, every second column is moved down exactly half a cell; in a brick repeat, every second row is moved across exactly half a cell. Tossed is a half-drop where each motif is also turned by a seeded angle up to the largest turn you set. Border makes one row of motifs between two edge bands, as a strip for hems, ribbons and page edges. A half-drop or tossed repeat needs an even number of columns and a brick repeat an even number of rows; the maker says so if they do not.
Can the motifs overlap?
No. Each motif sits in the middle of its own square cell, and the maker refuses a size that would come closer than the smallest gap you set to the edge of its cell (or to the ground); it tells you the spacing needed. Our tests check every point of every motif against its cell and the ground.
Will the pattern repeat without a seam?
Yes. A motif, band or edge shape that runs over an edge of the repeat carries on from the opposite edge, so copies placed edge to edge join with no seam. Our tests check this two ways for every preset: each shape cut by an edge has its exact partner one repeat over in the same tile, and sampled colours match one repeat over.
What do the grounds do?
Raindrops or sparkles at the corners put one small raindrop or four-point sparkle on every cell corner. Checks fill every second cell, like a chequerboard. The maker keeps every motif clear of the ground by half the gap you set, and tells you the spacing needed if it does not fit.
Is the tile the exact size I set?
Yes. The SVG tile is written in inches or centimetres (the first preset is 5 in square: 4 cells of 1.25 in), and the PDF prints the pattern at full size with a 1 in test square.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Everything is drawn by JavaScript in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.