Comments on: The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator Free Design Resources including free vectors, buttons, icons, fading corners, quick tips, tutorials and more. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:34:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: really? http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-47393 really? Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:31:06 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-47393 @whome: so I guess the question is: what in the heck is a "wheter" since that's what you wrote. [eye roll] @whome: so I guess the question is: what in the heck is a “wheter” since that’s what you wrote. [eye roll]

]]> By: WhoMe http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-47391 WhoMe Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:40:04 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-47391 I follow your tutorials and in one of the first few paragraphs I read the following line "Wether or not you take these patterns into photoshop is up to you,..." and I got a chuckle. A "wether" is -- a castrated ram --. You wanted the spelling--whether-- as in --wheter or not--. Since you are instructing many with your site, I thought a return of the favor was in order. Whome I follow your tutorials and in one of the first few paragraphs I read the following line “Wether or not you take these patterns into photoshop is up to you,…” and I got a chuckle. A “wether” is — a castrated ram –. You wanted the spelling–whether– as in –wheter or not–.
Since you are instructing many with your site, I thought a return of the favor was in order. Whome

]]> By: links for 2010-02-08 | AndySowards.com :: Professional Web Design, Development, Programming Freelancer, Hacks, Downloads, Math and being a Web 2.0 Hipster? http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-45889 links for 2010-02-08 | AndySowards.com :: Professional Web Design, Development, Programming Freelancer, Hacks, Downloads, Math and being a Web 2.0 Hipster? Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:01:50 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-45889 [...] The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator | BittBox Great read on Patterns (tags: bittbox help pattern illustrator blog design webdesign howto graphics inspiration) [...] [...] The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator | BittBox Great read on Patterns (tags: bittbox help pattern illustrator blog design webdesign howto graphics inspiration) [...]

]]> By: Jon Raasch http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-45808 Jon Raasch Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:49:36 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-45808 This is really great thanks! This is really great thanks!

]]> By: 30 Amazing 3D Illustrator Tutorials Collection | Flash, Design, Vector, Photoshop, Adobe Tutorials | GraphicMania.net http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-45457 30 Amazing 3D Illustrator Tutorials Collection | Flash, Design, Vector, Photoshop, Adobe Tutorials | GraphicMania.net Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:21:54 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-45457 [...] The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator [...] [...] The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator [...]

]]> By: 30+ Amazing Vector Floral Patterns | Creative Repository http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-44997 30+ Amazing Vector Floral Patterns | Creative Repository Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:15:51 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-44997 [...] Hello everyone! In this post, I bring you a hand-picked collection of some of the best vector floral patterns from around the web. A number of these patterns are seamless which means that they can be repeated over and still end up in a consistent design. Patterns are great for website backgrounds, print media such as clothing as well as adding textural effect to your designs. Most of them are in “.ai”, “.svg” and “.eps” format which means that you can scale them to any size without any compression. They can be edited in a vector editing program such as Adobe Illustrator. Moreover, you can also import them to Photoshop and use them in your designs. In Illustrator, they can be used as swatch pattern fills or defined into custom brushes. Jay Hilgert from Bittbox highlights the Power (and ease) of patterns in Illustrator in this tutorial. [...] [...] Hello everyone! In this post, I bring you a hand-picked collection of some of the best vector floral patterns from around the web. A number of these patterns are seamless which means that they can be repeated over and still end up in a consistent design. Patterns are great for website backgrounds, print media such as clothing as well as adding textural effect to your designs. Most of them are in “.ai”, “.svg” and “.eps” format which means that you can scale them to any size without any compression. They can be edited in a vector editing program such as Adobe Illustrator. Moreover, you can also import them to Photoshop and use them in your designs. In Illustrator, they can be used as swatch pattern fills or defined into custom brushes. Jay Hilgert from Bittbox highlights the Power (and ease) of patterns in Illustrator in this tutorial. [...]

]]> By: Michelle Frappier http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-44718 Michelle Frappier Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:14:42 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-44718 Bittbox- Thank you so much for this tutorial. I had no idea making 3-D patterns could be so simple!!!! Bittbox-

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I had no idea making 3-D patterns could be so simple!!!!

]]> By: Ludovic http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-42711 Ludovic Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:03:33 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-42711 hey hey! Thanks a lot for all this stuff! Sadly some images that you posted with the steps are gone! :( hey hey!
Thanks a lot for all this stuff!
Sadly some images that you posted with the steps are gone! :(

]]> By: kimmy http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-42670 kimmy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:23:22 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-42670 great tutorial. thanks for taking the time to share. i had trouble with step 4 though. i can't for the life of me figure out how you came up with this kaleidoscopic pattern, and i followed the instructions to the letter. am i missing a step? great tutorial. thanks for taking the time to share. i had trouble with step 4 though. i can’t for the life of me figure out how you came up with this kaleidoscopic pattern, and i followed the instructions to the letter. am i missing a step?

]]> By: tim http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-41572 tim Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:32:28 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-41572 thanks dude! thanks dude!

]]> By: sydney http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-36133 sydney Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:35:12 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-36133 the first picture is gone! the first picture is gone!

]]> By: Victor http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-35757 Victor Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:27:44 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-35757 This isn't perfect though, as using the pathfinder takes away any outline effects. This isn’t perfect though, as using the pathfinder takes away any outline effects.

]]> By: Victor http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-35753 Victor Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:56:20 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-35753 @Christine and others: I had a tough time making the seams go away. To get it to work correctly, you create a transparent fill and transparent border box to go around your pattern. Then use the Pathfinder tool. Go to Window->Pathfinder. Select the box and the pattern, and then click on the "Trim" button under Pathfinders (at least on CS4). This will remove the excess paths, unlike a clipping mask, which just hides them. @Christine and others:

I had a tough time making the seams go away. To get it to work correctly, you create a transparent fill and transparent border box to go around your pattern.

Then use the Pathfinder tool. Go to Window->Pathfinder. Select the box and the pattern, and then click on the “Trim” button under Pathfinders (at least on CS4). This will remove the excess paths, unlike a clipping mask, which just hides them.

]]> By: How to Make a Perfect Seamless Vector Pattern | BittBox http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-31832 How to Make a Perfect Seamless Vector Pattern | BittBox Fri, 08 May 2009 04:03:32 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-31832 [...] The Power of Patterns in Illustrator [...] [...] The Power of Patterns in Illustrator [...]

]]> By: christine http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-31336 christine Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:54:38 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-31336 Thank you for the info, but how do I create a seamless pattern IN THE FIRST PLACE? The one that you dragged into the swatches palette? I've been searching online but I always run into a problem! Please help, anybody! Thank you for the info, but how do I create a seamless pattern IN THE FIRST PLACE? The one that you dragged into the swatches palette? I’ve been searching online but I always run into a problem! Please help, anybody!

]]> By: max http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-30524 max Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:42:35 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-30524 Hi there! The real way to change the color of patterns: Before you create the pattern swatch, color your objects with global color swatches! These are swatches which behave similar to spot colors in Illustrator. Howto: 1. Create a new color swatch with the color you want to use for your object. 2. Open the options dialog box for the swatch 3. Click the "global" checkbox (and set a name optionally) and save. 4. Apply the global swatch to you object! 5. Add the object to you pattern swatches by dragging it on to the swatch pallet. Now you can use the pattern on any object you want. To change the color, simply open the swatch color dialog box of your pattern colors again and change the color values. That way you can even life preview your changes on the stage! I only make patterns that way! It's so much easier and more flexible than any other method I know. Have fun exploring! Hi there!

The real way to change the color of patterns:

Before you create the pattern swatch, color your objects with global color swatches! These are swatches which behave similar to spot colors in Illustrator.

Howto:
1. Create a new color swatch with the color you want to use for your object.
2. Open the options dialog box for the swatch
3. Click the “global” checkbox (and set a name optionally) and save.
4. Apply the global swatch to you object!
5. Add the object to you pattern swatches by dragging it on to the swatch pallet.

Now you can use the pattern on any object you want.
To change the color, simply open the swatch color dialog box of your pattern colors again and change the color values. That way you can even life preview your changes on the stage!

I only make patterns that way! It’s so much easier and more flexible than any other method I know.

Have fun exploring!

]]> By: Anne http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-28610 Anne Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:21:57 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-28610 great! great!

]]> By: Chris http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-27100 Chris Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:02:20 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-27100 Thanks so much for all the great tutorials, I know how much effort goes into making just one, it's much aappreciated and very easy to follow. I've learned some great tips from you today which I'll put to good use. Chris Thanks so much for all the great tutorials, I know how much effort goes into making just one, it’s much aappreciated and very easy to follow. I’ve learned some great tips from you today which I’ll put to good use. Chris

]]> By: abdullah http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-25764 abdullah Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:29:28 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-25764 these arent good these arent good

]]> By: ailments http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/comment-page-2#comment-25736 ailments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:22:42 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-25736 How to change the color of a pattern swatch. Open the pattern in the Swatches window. Drag it out into an open document. Zoom in on it. Press A. Select any shape in the color/stroke you'd like to change the color of. Go to Select > Same > Fill Color. Pick a new color. Select the entire object dragged out of the swatch box and drag it back into the swatch box. Voila, new color pattern. How to change the color of a pattern swatch.

Open the pattern in the Swatches window. Drag it out into an open document. Zoom in on it. Press A. Select any shape in the color/stroke you’d like to change the color of. Go to Select > Same > Fill Color. Pick a new color. Select the entire object dragged out of the swatch box and drag it back into the swatch box. Voila, new color pattern.

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