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. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:57:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: LUX http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-23038 LUX Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:20:27 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-23038 Thank you. I've been wondering how to work with patterns in Illustrator for ever. I also used the tutorial about making a seamless pattern to start. My boss will be so proud :) Thank you. I’ve been wondering how to work with patterns in Illustrator for ever. I also used the tutorial about making a seamless pattern to start. My boss will be so proud :)

]]> By: 450+ Abobe Illustrator Patterns http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-22941 450+ Abobe Illustrator Patterns Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:02:34 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-22941 [...] If you’r looking for more information about creating your own patterns, see Bittbox’s post The Power (and Ease) of Patterns in Illustrator. [...] [...] If you’r looking for more information about creating your own patterns, see Bittbox’s post The Power (and Ease) of Patterns in Illustrator. [...]

]]> By: Oliver Victoria http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-22090 Oliver Victoria Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:07:23 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-22090 Thanks man... getting better and better. Thanks man… getting better and better.

]]> By: Kim http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-21823 Kim Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:29:54 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-21823 Thanks so much, I'm in collage learning Adobe Illustrator and this helped me know more than I needed! Thanks so much, I’m in collage learning Adobe Illustrator and this helped me know more than I needed!

]]> By: Joel http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-20854 Joel Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:18:55 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-20854 I doubt I'll need it by the time this is replied to but for someone else's benefit.. how do you even open these patterns in Illustrator?? I doubt I’ll need it by the time this is replied to but for someone else’s benefit.. how do you even open these patterns in Illustrator??

]]> By: sourpuss http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-18837 sourpuss Sat, 31 May 2008 12:03:00 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-18837 Good Lord is this a tutorial, or a cult? Most the comments are mad rambles about a demi-god and his supernatural powers in illustrator. Good information, but calm down, its only a tutorial. Good Lord is this a tutorial, or a cult? Most the comments are mad rambles about a demi-god and his supernatural powers in illustrator. Good information, but calm down, its only a tutorial.

]]> By: Davin http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-17037 Davin Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:25:01 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-17037 This will help with fashion photography's problem with moiré. This will help with fashion photography’s problem with moiré.

]]> By: ViNguyen http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-16151 ViNguyen Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:52:14 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-16151 good skill..thanks so muk good skill..thanks so muk

]]> By: NuminA http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-15428 NuminA Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:47:21 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-15428 me again... figured out, that you can do the same with groups aswell... so one of my questions is "done" but there is the next one :D LOL how do you manage it, that you really make the pattern seamless. means i dont get it to cut the pattern details on the edge exactly at the half. result is, if i use the pattern on a bigger area than itself you can see very tiny white lines. obviously i need to cut the "native" pattern exactly at 50% of the item on the edge, but how to manage??! any advice??! thank you very much!!! me again…

figured out, that you can do the same with groups aswell… so one of my questions is “done”

but there is the next one :D LOL

how do you manage it, that you really make the pattern seamless. means i dont get it to cut the pattern details on the edge exactly at the half.

result is, if i use the pattern on a bigger area than itself you can see very tiny white lines. obviously i need to cut the “native” pattern exactly at 50% of the item on the edge, but how to manage??!

any advice??! thank you very much!!!

]]> By: NuminA http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-15412 NuminA Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:05:47 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-15412 Hey, first of all: great tut (y)!!! 1. you maybe want to ad the hint taht you have to expand your path before you can ad the effects. some of the guys in the comments already mentioned about... 2. would be great, if you can give me a hint how to make multicolor patterns on my own. sure it has to be a compound path, and then drag it to the swatches palett. but with more colors etc it seems to be very very hard to make an compound path... any nice & smooth was how to do it. or is it percise and hard work with the hand?? don´t believe in this... thanks for your support Hey, first of all: great tut (y)!!!

1. you maybe want to ad the hint taht you have to expand your path before you can ad the effects. some of the guys in the comments already mentioned about…

2. would be great, if you can give me a hint how to make multicolor patterns on my own. sure it has to be a compound path, and then drag it to the swatches palett. but with more colors etc it seems to be very very hard to make an compound path…

any nice & smooth was how to do it. or is it percise and hard work with the hand?? don´t believe in this…

thanks for your support

]]> By: shravan muralidhar http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-14170 shravan muralidhar Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:03:25 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-14170 thanks a lot keep up the good work thanks a lot

keep up the good work

]]> By: apollyon http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-10874 apollyon Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:55:47 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-10874 You have taken my knoledge and squared it. Thank you. You have taken my knoledge and squared it. Thank you.

]]> By: peter http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-8935 peter Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:01:17 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-8935 you are amazing you are amazing

]]> By: wschwisow http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-8759 wschwisow Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:46:25 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-8759 Hello "a walsh". I looked at the patterns you referenced and they are just too small. If there was a large version and you have CS2 or more, you could place it in Illustrator and then use Live Trace to convert it to vector. But not with those small patterns. Hello “a walsh”.

I looked at the patterns you referenced and they are just too small. If there was a large version and you have CS2 or more, you could place it in Illustrator and then use Live Trace to convert it to vector. But not with those small patterns.

]]> By: alice http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-8757 alice Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:20:27 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-8757 hi these patterns are amazing hi these patterns are amazing

]]> By: gin http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-7029 gin Fri, 07 Sep 2007 04:19:55 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-7029 that is awesome.. i'd tried to figure how to expand the pattern for so long.. thanks that is awesome.. i’d tried to figure how to expand the pattern for so long..
thanks

]]> By: a walsh http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-5920 a walsh Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:22:59 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-5920 Hello your site has been a great help but what i was wondering is if i have found a non vector pattern can i turn it into a swatch for vector filling or stroking? I wanted to use a pattern i found on http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/ and use it as a fill in a vector illustration but i cannot work out how to do it can anybody shed some light on my problem. thanks Hello your site has been a great help but what i was wondering is if i have found a non vector pattern can i turn it into a swatch for vector filling or stroking? I wanted to use a pattern i found on http://www.squidfingers.com/patterns/ and use it as a fill in a vector illustration but i cannot work out how to do it can anybody shed some light on my problem. thanks

]]> By: wschwisow http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-4865 wschwisow Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:01:03 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-4865 If you would like to edit a pattern swatch (whether you've used it already or not), drag it onto your page, choose "expand", and edit away (new colors, different shape, etc.). When you are done, select the pattern, hold "option" (or "alt") and drag your art ON TOP OF the swatch in the swatches palette. The swatch will be replaced with the new art and anything using that pattern will be updated automatically. This works for symbols also. ;) If you would like to edit a pattern swatch (whether you’ve used it already or not), drag it onto your page, choose “expand”, and edit away (new colors, different shape, etc.). When you are done, select the pattern, hold “option” (or “alt”) and drag your art ON TOP OF the swatch in the swatches palette. The swatch will be replaced with the new art and anything using that pattern will be updated automatically.

This works for symbols also.

;)

]]> By: Abhijit V. Chaore http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-4813 Abhijit V. Chaore Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:16:57 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-4813 good ...very good.... good …very good….

]]> By: ThreeGreenApples http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-4704 ThreeGreenApples Sat, 04 Aug 2007 14:02:14 +0000 http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/#comment-4704 GREAT tutorial!!! thanks... How do I control the distance and layout of the "tiles" inside the pattern? it seems to line the tiles up stright is a row... GREAT tutorial!!! thanks…
How do I control the distance and layout of the “tiles” inside the pattern? it seems to line the tiles up stright is a row…

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