
You can get a free 7-day trial to the Online Training Library. Deke explains all within this week's episode. There are a couple of qualities to this panel that may not be intuitive (like when to click Done versus when to hit the Esc key). Thanks to the pattern maker's ability to make copies, this can easily be duplicated with different colors, overlaps, sizing, and more, like this: Once you've got your base the way you want it, select it and choose Object > Pattern > Make to enter pattern-editing mode in the new panel.ĭeke demonstrates how the panel gives you options for the type of tile you want (a standard grid, an offset brick pattern, or a hexagonally repeating tile) as well as how you want the pattern to offset and overlap.

In this week's free Deke's Techniques episode, Deke shows you how to use this feature to create a seamless pattern of arithmetically defined spirals (those same spirals he showed you how to create in last week's free movie.) HD VERSION: click here to watch video in HD quality (1280 x 720) so you can read all the menu items.ĭeke begins by arranging the spirals in a cluster that will become the core pattern element, and showing you a few tips for getting that cluster arranged.

More info.Ĭreating Tile Patterns In Illustrator CS6- Video TutorialĪlthough tile patterns have been around since the early days, Adobe Illustrator CS6 has a new Pattern Options panel that helps you wrangle your repeating pattern into place (download a free trial of Illustrator CS6). Try a 30-day free trial of Photoshop or any Adobe CS6 product.
