Create a Seamless Pattern Brush in Illustrator

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[@peaou]

excellent tutorial! however, if you only want to know how to convert your pattern in to seamless brush, skip to 12:50

[@pantarheiarts6809]

Thank you

[@alexbarnet6982]

doing the lords work

[@samnmeje3486]

thank you so much

[@manjarisaxena7072]

I came to write just that :-D

[@sweatt4237]

thank you

[@kpgp]

Found unexpected tutorial on expected tutorial. Came her to see how to make stroke, but ended (now) having knowledge of the power of pencil tools. I've doing it wrong for past 7 years.... You don't know how thankfull I am toward you....

[@redravens]

I can't believe how much time you just saved me in only half of your instructional video. Thank you so much. I'm going to finish this video now and you, amazing teacher, have a new subscriber.

[@EveryTuesday]

So happy to hear! Thanks for watching!

[@alshashin111]

hey Teela first of all ur like my saviour...ok m an amateur freelance graphic designer n most of my clients hav been my cousin sisters ,my female friends n basically girls n m very thankful that u exist ..i watch ur videos for inspirations n well sorry try to do it like urs n they really like it...btw i dont exactly copy urs but ur like my biggest inspiration ...thanks n ive recommended loads of new designers in India about ur channel...all d best n thank u ...

[@CrispinBixler]

That pencil trick to clean up the vector is GOLD! Thank you! (and the recommendation for the Scanner Pro app) :D So helpful. Thanks again!!

[@dopetag]

This is actualy so rarely seen in tutorials. Gold!

[@th1nk88]

You’re a great teacher, thank you for laying out every single step. I can’t tell you how many design I have unfinished because the video I watched left out one little detail that might be obvious to someone that knows illustrator but not known to someone that’s learning.

[@nataliejobecker9247]

Thank you! It worked. You have taught me so much over many years with procreate and now I'm back learning illustrator. I used this lesson but choose to create my motif all in illustrator. Starting with a straight vector line made it easy to match up and I still used your tip on making the line taller than the first motif after my perfectly spaced lined-up try didn't work. I learned, always listen to the teacher:)

[@caseyspringall2906]

Just a little appreciation comment. Your clear and concise with your tutorials and I always reference back to your videos. Thanking you for helping Teela in my designing skills

[@BeHappyNoMatterWhat]

I learned how to use this program in school, but have since forgotten most of the techniques lol. I love your vids and how you show how to make things that are pretty trendy and simple. Thank you :)

[@toriwilliamson4787]

There is no end to how amazing you and your videos are! TY for this!

[@arianaBrianna]

wow wow wow i just made the most awesome oak leaf wreath pattern using your tutorial Teela, thanks so much, its like magic!!!!

[@creativediva52]

Best I've seen for this technique. Thank you!

[@EveryTuesday]

+Sue M Thanks so much!

[@JonAcostaArt]

Thank you for being so succinct in your narration.

[@TerrenceDunlop]

You're very good at this. Smart, elegant, quick.

[@TheLondonForever00]

A fantastic tutorial, really well explained, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. I never knew the pencil tool did that, i've being doing things manually it saved so much time. Two tutorials for the price of one! Thanks Teela

[@kassidybenson1496]

You are a breath of fresh air for newbies like myself! I couldn't hit the subscribe button fast enough! Thank you times a million!

[@EveryTuesday]

+kassidy benson Aww yay! So happy to hear that and glad you found me! Thanks for watching!

[@walkernanas5974]

Learned this in a class back an college and was foggy about how to do this. I found your videos and the tutorials really help! Thank you :)

[@terripierce8499]

Wonderful! I love how you demonstrate the great functionality available with Illustrator!

[@fractalspace1111]

very cool I can see so many possibilities with this. I drew something and then went over it with the pen tool and then did this and it worked really well. Good explanation

[@icanntspelrite]

Wow this program gets better and better. Just found your channel, going to watch this (and your others - you have a bunch!) soon as I get a moment! Thank you in advance for putting these tutorials together!

[@zburgess2880]

Very, very helpful. Easy to follow and concise. Thanks!

[@mariajoshxoxo]

Fantastic! I've been watching all tutorials in the web, and it's the first tym I received the value for my tym!

[@wildfermented711]

Your videos are the best. You're such an excellent teacher!

[@EveryTuesday]

Thanks so much!

[@lukasemory4476]

Five years later and this holds up. You made it so easy, thanks!

[@karenwertz8152]

Loved this tutorial! I successfully made my first pattern brush.

[@MayankDhuria]

The explanation was top-notch. Thanks Teela!!

[@dianadegraaf]

Thank you for this great tutorial!

[@qingli1347]

I really love your design style, and videos, they are the best I found on youtube so far. Thank you Teela!

[@EveryTuesday]

+Qing Li Aww thanks! Means so much to hear that - thanks for watching! :)

[@AnthonyWashingtonX2K]

Thanks for the tutorial and thanks for making it straight to the point. Looking forward to the next one.

[@EveryTuesday]

+Anthony Washington awesome - thanks for watching! :)

[@TopSpeedKertus]

Pretty spot on, though, I was wondering why you didn't just C the left and right side top to bottom, ruler out, align bottom verts with top, cleanup. I totally get if it's just habit though, I'm still running blender 2.49b, which is 7+ yrs old. Old habits die hard. Thanks for refreshing my noggin.

[@OreaSuaste]

Thank you for this tutorial, it´s the first time seeing your videos and love the way you teach.

[@dudediva69]

best video on this subject that i have seen on KZbin >>> YOU ROCK!~

[@orange11squares]

very good tutorial....i'll start making a leafy pattern right now.....Also people...don't forget to save the pattern brush so you can open it again and use it in other documents.

[@cwartz1]

You have awesome tutorials! Will help me so much with this book cover art I am working on.

[@nataliayaskorskaya929]

Thank you! You've made my day! I was searching for some brush tutorial and find all your great tutorials for Illustrator!

[@TheInvaderDust]

Clear, concise, and articulate. THANK YOU!

[@ekgodl1]

Love it!! Gotta try it! Thanks!

[@artpassion]

Can we use this brushes for procreate?

[@VitaJancev]

thanks for sharing! Your videos are so useful-everything is so quick, nice and clear and no excess information. Please, keep on ! :)

[@WunentertainmentStringman]

This was very helpful , Thank You !!!

[@quincho75]

Great job, great tutorial and very simple the way you explained it

[@abhijhala7784]

Wow..you make it look so easy!

[@eminorb5]

Thanks for sharing teela, very easy to learn, really appreciate !

[@angelosagapiou6902]

Really great tutorial! Plus these are so addicting to make...

[@vnsweetdreams]

thankyou so much for your time and effort to make us an useful and easy but effective tutorial! happy holiday!

[@EveryTuesday]

+vnsweetdreams Happy holidays to you, too! Thanks for watching!

[@luwei1120]

Yes indeed the best tutorial, from beginning to end. Thank you! Just subscribed!

[@EveryTuesday]

+wei lu yay! thanks for watching!

[@zahraghafoori8115]

Excellent and practical

[@PoopaJEM]

Very informational. Thank you!

[@halifaxvideos]

Terrific! Exactly what I wanted to know

[@luisahaddad8492]

You saved my liiiiife!!!!!!!!!

[@EveryTuesday]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@mitigiant5328]

your works are so cute and organic

[@peterkabiru5144]

This is what I needed, thank you

[@joselimaniassi7647]

Great tutorial Teela, thanks!

[@YogiDesign]

Really Helpful, Loved the way your simply explain everything.. Hope to see you more from you..

[@madgehaynes2258]

An excellent demonstration. Thanks!

[@MaricMirna]

This is the second video from your channel that I'm watching and I already learned so much! Really useful stuff and you are a great teacher :) Keep up the good work cause I'm following! P.S. yesterday I made a mandala made of bees thanks to your "How to Repeat Any Shape Along a Circular Path" tutorial :)

[@EveryTuesday]

+MaricMirna Awesome! Thanks so much for watching!

[@thinkbigdesigngroup]

So helpful. Thank you. Is the default size 1pt for the pattern that's created?

[@stepdadianj5191]

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you

[@JanineMKartist]

Great tutorial. The iPad app Procreate is great for making doodles with the Apple Pencil . Will work great for this. Just an alternative to paper and pen.

[@lenapan2266]

Very interesting and useful. Thank you!

[@JoanieDepp13]

Thank you so much! I also have a project and this really helped me out!

[@bufftutorial]

Hey this is really nice thanks for sharing this video and i like the way you explained it.

[@HIMrocksHIM]

Amazing tutorial. I love your work.

[@starasu1035]

I like this very much!

[@dandrem.4074]

Let me tell you something! You rock in more way than you can possibly imagine. I wish I could show you all the things I have made!

[@EveryTuesday]

Aww yay! Thanks so much for this! ❤️

[@dandrem.4074]

@@EveryTuesday you inspire me. I self taught on Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects but you male Illustrator so much better.

[@knikasalcedo]

thank you so much for posting this, very helpful. it's probably one of the friendliest tutorials I've seen. you are a very good teacher :-) kudos!

[@samiuelsami1238]

Very nice 👍🏻 definitely gonna try this

[@naufalnk9700]

wow that is huge, thank you in advance

[@sashashae]

Such an awesome, simple and really helpful tut Teela! Thank you!

[@EveryTuesday]

+AfroQueenShae So happy it was helpful! Thanks for watching! :)

[@weresmygun]

+Teela Cunningham (Every-Tuesday) Hello Teela where could I download the brushes?

[@matejilcik3986]

Thank you for a great tutorial, Teela! I really love your tutorials!

[@EveryTuesday]

+Matej Ilcik yay! Thanks for checking em out!

[@bigdogpound1253]

I have been using a vector path that I have created, in illustrator. At times I am able to apply a pattern brush with no issues. But their are times it would act funky, when I applied a new pattern to the vector path but it doesn’t show up. Is there a reason why does the pattern brush doesn’t appear on a vector path at times????

[@adrianpuni500]

If you had a course i would be buying. Thanks! Time to work now :D

[@vasilikibieber954]

Thank you so much for this tutorial - it was very helpful! You rock!

[@tessgrava5003]

Another cool tutorial, love this! Thank you 😊

[@ThoughtFission]

Is there a way to specify the spacing on these? I use illustrator to make leather patterns. These patterns need stitching holes. It would be incredibly useful to create brushes with the correct punch hole spacing that could be applied to any line or pattern.

[@cathihargaden1608]

I’ve done leather punching yes this could easily be done

[@chelemathewsmartines1861]

Great tutorial! If I want my design in color can I add it after or does it have to be in color first? I've tried adding color but it is not working. Can I use the gradient tool as well?

[@cljardimlive]

Well explained Teela! Thank you!

[@milanjoy9560]

Amazing.! Really helpful☺️ Thanks☺️

[@FanVidder72]

Thanks for another fantastic tutorial.

[@shivani2020]

thanks a lot for your vedios. your explanation is easy to grasp. thankyou

[@FrancoLacapra]

Pretty cool!! Thanks a lot. You are really kind.

[@Chud37]

Thanks, really helpful! Nicely explained as well.

[@amazingfaizah5555]

Still valuable to this date

[@mahdivakili7353]

amazing. huge thanks

[@vrm_ravi]

Thank You so much. God bless You.

[@CentaurusRelax314]

Very nice, thank you. I'm assuming i can then Convert the path to a shape, or Expand it so that i can snip parts off, or manipulate it further? Also, can you use the Variable Line tool, to make one end larger and the other end narrowing to a 'point?'

[@korisolomon]

Thank you so much Teela! This tutorial was timely. :) Much respect.... I'm really happy I subscribed.

[@EveryTuesday]

+Kori Solomon So awesome to hear and so glad you're here! Thanks for checking it out! :)

[@jdabrowsk]

This was such a fun thing to learn! Thank you so much. My only negative would be that you talk really fast for my old brain!!!!

[@vishgallery523]

I learned a lot. Thank you so much!!

[@jekalambert9412]

Very informative!

[@czanki]

So helpfull. Also astonishing how AI can calculate the shape of even complicated patterns. Just wow. Thanks :)

[@SamyWajsblat]

Awesome and powerful stuff!

[@EveryTuesday]

+Samy Wajsblat Thanks for watching!

[@nicep83]

very nice and usefull tut....thanks

[@EveryTuesday]

+dushyant idhatia Thanks for checking it out!

[@krowens]

Thank you! So clear and helpful

[@lailashokeir1595]

You are great, Thank you

[@lourdesgabrielabalderramao5766]

Thanks a lot!!! I just did a footprint brush with your tutorial =) since my pattern is not attached to anything vertical, thus having blank spaces between each "foot", is there a workaround with the corner options??? I tried them all and they ALL look horrible, ended up leaving them blank but I would love it if my "feet" turned a little on their own axis just in the corner.

[@TaniaHarizanova]

I must say - great tutorials! :)

[@mariyavesna2074]

thank you for awesome tutorial!

[@pinakichakraborty4561]

Thank U Madam..... Mighty God bless You.

[@anshulsharmaisbatman]

Thank you so much for the tutorial, you are the best!