How To: Create a Seamless Diagonal Pattern in Illustrator

I gotten a few emails recently about how to create a seamless diagonal pattern in Illy, so here we go! Illustrator comes with some default pattern brushes, but no diagonal love. Diagonal patterns are a bit more tricky to make than a simple horizontal, or vertical pattern, but with some rock solid alignment, and some manual input into the Transform palette, you’ll be making diagonal patterns in no time. Let’s get started.

How To: Create a Seamless Diagonal Pattern in Illustrator

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BgPatterns Makes Tiled Backgrounds a Breeze

There are lots of background image generator sites out there, but this one is just so easy and simple, I felt compelled to say something about it. I’m not sure how long it’s been around, but BgPatterns.com makes it super easy to make a seamless tiled background image. There are plenty of elegant controls for the user including rotation, texture, color, opacity and more. So if you’re in the market for a seamless tile, or just want to save a little time, I recommend this site to anyone.

BgPatterns Makes Tiled Backgrounds a Breeze

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