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.

Free Vector Clothed Fashion Sketches in Color & Black and White

Some great sketches done in both black and white as well as colored/patterned clothing!  Grab the vector file over here at Vecteezy!

Maintaining Manageable File Sizes when Using Scanned Fabric Swatches in Illustrator

It’s easy to cram so much into your Illustrator file that before you know it, the file size is so large that it becomes unmanageable, and being the antsy and quick moving society that we are, the computer just won’t keep up with your 425mb file…ouch!  This tutorial will give you some tips on how to keep your file size to a minimum specifically in regards to working with scanned fabrics that you are using for repeats.

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.