i literally have a mat with one of the same patterns on my desk right now lmfao
https://imgur.com/a/7Ur0sQp
Can you give me more info? Date, creator... thanks
They did seem familiar to me also.
You can find the other 2 patterns in design tutorials online, although I believe OP did give them a spin and that could involve a lot of work for someone starting out. I mean, there are only so many nice patterns and people are bound to have used them in the past. Like with authors being inspired unconsciously by other authors whose works they've read.
I don't mind someone taking them and making them into desk mats or what not, as long as it isn't presented as original work.
As for the tutorials:
No 8 from here https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/geometric-patterns-design
The geometric swirls tip no. 1 from here https://blog.bannersnack.com/geometric-patterns/
Anyway, my 2c, as it were. GL to OP.
I dont copied anyone, when I make those patterns i didn't saw that a deskmat with that design already existed.
I made a lot of geometric patterns with different color options and those were the ones I like the most. I don't think I "created" or own these designs, nor do I think they are very complex.
It would have no sense if someone in the future sell this designs (without knowing that someone did it before) and I would bother, because... you can see those patterns in internet. I'll get mad instead if someone start an IC/GB with the three of these designs at the same time, it would be a suspicious and obvious.
And the tutorials... I didn't use tutorials, if you know how to use illustrator (or other) and you have a bit of creativity you can find the way to make it. I don't think use a tutorial is something bad. There is a tutorial for everything, you only have to know how to google. I don't think you meant to offend, discredit or something, I'm just saying it to make it written.
They did seem familiar to me also.
You can find the other 2 patterns in design tutorials online, although I believe OP did give them a spin and that could involve a lot of work for someone starting out. I mean, there are only so many nice patterns and people are bound to have used them in the past. Like with authors being inspired unconsciously by other authors whose works they've read.
I don't mind someone taking them and making them into desk mats or what not, as long as it isn't presented as original work.
As for the tutorials:
No 8 from here https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/geometric-patterns-design
The geometric swirls tip no. 1 from here https://blog.bannersnack.com/geometric-patterns/
Anyway, my 2c, as it were. GL to OP.
I’d say I like these “tutorial” designs far more than all the “advanced” ones that were offered as part of group buys and such previously 
Anyways, any ETA on the group buy OP?
In the next few days I will be contacting vendors. I want to have some samples to make sure there are no errors.
