As part of an illustration course, we were asked to create a pattern
combining both an animal and an object of our choice. 
I created my pattern by utilizing manual stencils.
I created 5 stencils overall: 3 for the elephant (body, shadows and highlights)
and 2 for the tree (shadows and highlights).
later on, I created different elephants and trees using the stencils and acrylic paint.
Lastly, I chose my favorite end results, scanned the best ones and created a pattern using Illustrator.