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🙂 This made an exact copy of the green background square and place it in the exact position as the original green square. It might look like nothing happened but it did. The easiest way to do this is Command + C + F. Create an “invisible box”įirst, we are going to copy the green square and make it a new layer under all the other layers. Select those flowers and the green square, press Option then Shift, and drag the selection up until it lines up with the top edge of the square.ĭelete the 2 green squares you’ve just created (you no longer need them), and now you have the basic repeating unit of your pattern! 3. Now, do the same with the flowers that overlap the bottom edge of the square. Note: you won’t need the extra green square later, but it’s just to guide you while making the pattern. While still holding down the Option key, hold down the Shift key - this will help you line up your selection perfectly with the edge of the square. Hold down the “option” key, (this makes a copy of your selection) and drag the selection to the other side of the square. Select the green background square + all the vector flowers that are overlapping the right side of the green square. Make sure they overlap the left and bottom edges of the square. I arranged some vector flowers I created in Illustrator. Now you need some vector shapes to create your pattern. Lock your the square layer so that it doesn’t accidentally get moved around when you’re trying to make your pattern. In the menu bar, select View > Snap to Grid so your square is aligned with the lines of the grid.

Then, make a vector square in the color you want your pattern background to be in.

Let’s take a look at Illustrator and learn how to create our own pattern swatch in 5 easy steps. They look great on textiles, cards, book covers, brochures, websites, iPhone cases and many other applications, and give any design that little extra something! They’re pretty handy to have in stock and are simply fun to make.

Decorative patterns are very powerful design visuals: they adorn famous art, architecture and consumer products, and with the technologies of today can be created digitally at lightning speed.