When you’re done with this tutorial, check out my free Ultimate Guide to Becoming A Textile Designer.
This video tutorial will show you how to use the new pattern making tool (released in Adobe Illustrator CS6) to turn motifs into a surface / textile design. You can choose different repeat layouts including straight and vertical or horizontal half drop and watch the pattern update live as you edit.
You will learn:
- How to create a Pattern swatch from artwork you’ve already drawn in Illustrator (00:33)
- How to change the tile type from a straight repeat to a half drop (02:15)
- How to Edit a pattern swatch you’ve already made (03:16)
- How to Save a Copy of a pattern swatch (03:34)
Download the free repeating pattern file so you can follow along with the video and practice while you watch.
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