How to Create Seamless Repeating Patterns in Illustrator using the Move Command

With a variety of ways and techniques to create seamless repeating patterns, this tutorial shows you one of the simplest and most exact ways to do it.  Use the move command to precisely place your motifs on the edge of your repeating boundary so that they seam up perfectly.  You can easily create complex patterns using a variety of motifs.

How to Create a Seamless Repeating Pattern in Photoshop Using Vector Smart Objects from Illustrator

This tutorial demonstrates in depth how to use vector smart objects from Illustrator as a motif for creating seamless repeating patterns in Photoshop.  The use of vector smart objects allows for quick and easy modification to the motif in your repeating pattern.

How to use Live Trace on a Full Color Fabric Scan and Quickly Create Multiple Colorways

Illustrator’s Live Trace tool is very powerful, and not only can you use to turn black and white sketches into vector drawings, you can also use it to trace very complex images, full color scans, and more.  This demonstration will show you some of the settings you’ll need to pay attention to in the Live Trace menu for working with a full color fabric scan.  You will also learn how to create multiple colorways quickly using the recolor tool.  This feature is great for quickly creating colorways using either swatches from a preset palette or choosing colors at random.  If your artwork isn’t colored yet, you can use the Live Paint tool to quickly color your artwork.

How to Create a Seamless Repeating Vector Pattern from Scratch Using Adobe Illustrator

I’ve shown previously how to create a repeating pattern from a raster image, but now learn how to create your own patterns from scratch.  This tutorial is an in depth overview of how to create complex seamless repeating patterns using vector motifs.  It will show you how you easily set up your pattern so that all edges will evenly line up.

How to Create a Fabric Swatch & Manipulate the Scale & Directionality Using Illustrator

Do you have a scan or a photo of a fabric that you’d like to apply to your vector fashion sketch?  This tutorial will teach you how to take a raster image and turn it into a pattern swatch.  You can then modify the size and/or directionality with various settings in Illustrator to make your fabric a more realistic scale or show fabric on the bias.