How to Create Patterns in Illustrator Tutorial

In this tutorial we'll be learning how to repeat patterns in Adobe Illustrator.
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[@ermyy.]

I can't believe the college class I'm taking on graphic design costs thousands of dollars yet this free KZbin video explained this in 5 minutes ten times better than my professor who makes me follow a one and a half hour lecture just for this... college is a scam y'all

[@MrDBC1978]

The difference is the college course I'd designed to get you accountable and used to deadlines and working in groups and having regular critiques, etc., which you don't really get in the youtube world but yes if you just need a quick tutorial then yes these are great.

[@Bankolex]

Not really a scam lol college is more of networking than school itself. I wish I knew this earlier as an introvert

[@pixelandbracket]

Learned a lot here, patterns are definitely an area for me to improve on!

[@chrisnguyen1663]

I didn't realize you could move the icons while you're in that pattern maker mode and OMG it works so much better for what I was envisioning. Dragging it out of the square makes it seamless.

[@alexkaligaris9800]

Omg this is so perfect. I have a graphic design assignment on patterns that I'm doing right now. You're a lifesaver

[@ForeverDansky]

That's awesome Alex - glad to help just in time! :)

[@brwntwn123]

lmao same

[@mrmarcuswatson]

i assume youve graduated now. How is life now?

[@OhiloSwapnil]

@@mrmarcuswatson He never replied, Btw how is your life now?

[@mrmarcuswatson]

@@OhiloSwapnil its okay. cant complain too much. youve taken me back to a part of youtube i havnt been on in a while. how u doing bro?

[@thetruetimedesigner]

Great video Dan! really useful and essential for pattern designing.. Thanks!

[@Fearlessly-Kristen]

I literally just started learning this! I like your flow way better though lol. Thanks for sharing :)

[@ForeverDansky]

Hey thanks Kristen! You're welcome :)

[@TD-rl7mi]

You can also Select and then go to Object > Pattern > Make and I don't know why, but that's the way I've been making them. Just a reminder of how amazing this software is and how many ways you have each time to reach your goal.

[@PAULGRU3]

I looked all your lessons on the illustrator and learned a lot, thank you, dude! And I apologize for my bad English 😀

[@ladeeartdesigns]

Always well done and detailed. Thanks much

[@CheezySteaks]

Thank you so much for the fast and compacted tutorial. I super need this info right now and this video helps a lot!

[@ForeverDansky]

You're very welcome, glad it was helpful :D

[@paolajimenez1583]

Thank you for making this tutorial so nice and easy to understand for beginners like me!!

[@judithkilsdonk6339]

Great explanation! Thanks Dansky..keep on going with your tutorials. Best regards from the Netherlands : )

[@AlexandreOuenadio]

Awesome tut! Thanks for your work Danksy!

[@rokhyrokhy5319]

Thank you Danskey, i have a question, how can we save a swache pattern as a file for fabric printing because when I click on a pattern in swach that's like as seamless pattern in artwork or another shape in illustrator,and fills the shape, but if i want to save like as a file for fabric printing sa png or tiff corners are not like repeating patterns,don't complete each other .save me please !!! :)

[@meshalucas26]

thanks for explaining this quick, have a great day!

[@filipalija]

This is the best pattern tutorial out there!

[@kerollesroshdi]

thanks so much , very useful could you make a video of how to make a pattern from a picture or an illustration ?

[@MorbidLyre]

Perfect video: clear, concise, no nonsense. You have a new subscriber, thank you very much, excellent work!

[@ForeverDansky]

Awesome, thank you!

[@infinitesimotel]

How do you make the blue pattern edit area stay on the grid? It keeps offsetting? Thanks.

[@tokyotidien]

Helped me a lot, thank you so much!

[@Snowblind037]

Awesome tutorial, I love that you are right to the point and explain everything that needs to be known. +Sub

[@ForeverDansky]

Cheers Bradley! 😃

[@judithkilsdonk6339]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@mohitsinghpawar9387]

Dansky You are Really a Great Graphic Designer and I love Your Videos A lot . Just Want To become a Graphic Designer Like You 😀 keep it Up bro !! 😀

[@LucianoBoaretto]

Thank You. Meaningfull video

[@scriptyui2947]

You are a legend my friend. Keep going

[@mansoorahmadkhan4386]

gonna follow ur all videos of illustrator / photoshop !! Thanks in advance

[@ForeverDansky]

That's awesome :)

[@leonardokoamy]

Hi from Brazil! So nice, I like ur videos so much, thanks for the support!

[@hcorneliusson2424]

Great tut. Thanks man :)

[@Kozimshi]

im so glad that I watched this video. all along I was getting everything correct except that I didn't draw a rectangle for the swatch to be applied. Thankyou for helping me to notice the error of my ways. Dope music by the way its a shame that my Shazam doesn't work :'(

[@fatimaalhaddad3233]

You are an amazing teacher. Thank you

[@hif100]

fantastic vid m8

[@terauleau4217]

Awesome explanation.thank you

[@TobiLotta]

Nice and easy tut.. What if i want to create a lot of diagonal lines all over the pattern?

[@nitinkjain8801]

Thanks for this before this I was wasting my time on creating custom patterns.

[@unadetantaspamelas]

Thank you so much! Your channel is amazing, thank you for share your abilities with all of us (simple mortals) :)

[@ForeverDansky]

Hey thanks so much, always happy to help :)

[@divinevex]

Great tutorial! Thank you Greeting from Thailand

[@thapelommakola8208]

This was extremely helpful....thank you

[@Cuds1000]

Thank you, good work, regards from Mexico

[@shakeelsandhu8557]

It's great video. Thank you

[@SupernovaSites]

Awesome job!

[@AntOninPortequoi]

Hello!! Loved this video!! I made a pattern, o can see it on the swatch menu and use it to fill shapes...but when i go to another file, the pattern isn't there in the swatches menu..why?

[@carmentadeo9491]

How do I access my pattern that I created in a different file I’m working on? I’m very knew to this. Like brand new to Illustrator. Thanks for your great tutorial.

[@ransbuzz83]

I would like to know as well. Thanks for the tutorial!

[@erveyilmaz]

Thanks for help! I'm registering now! ^.

[@BarryFossella]

Nice & quick Adobe Illustrator Pattern tutorial. What you can learn from this tutorial: 2 methods to get to the Pattern options, what options are available for patterns, and what some of those options do.

[@saloni9645]

Hii Dansky, First of all, thanks to sharing your knowledge with us, can u please Describe the actual use of the polar grid in illustrator.

[@17M-RFT28_]

Thank you for making this video, and there is one thing I want to know. How can I set brick offset freely? That option doesn't have the proportion that I need.T T

[@FLOWTUTS]

i liked that thanks dansky

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks dude!

[@rocheuro]

how can I change black background to white for example of the pattern that I already designed ? cheers!

[@lookie236]

Thank you very much

[@CodyBrownDesign]

Very informative and well produced, keep it up!

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Cody, appreciate it :)

[@maharanimuhaimin7681]

and how to make it separate, i mean we can delete the pattern in rectangle or whatever the shape. (edit in the shape or like how to ungroup). thanks!

[@dowoyele]

Hi. Dansky. Thanks for the videos. Never give up on us. God bless you sir.

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks Damilola :)

[@SenbiProperty]

thank you very much Dansky

[@sapphirasinggih9474]

Thank you!!

[@user-wv1rd4he4e]

Thanks a lot !

[@dummyemail4617]

On the newer version of illustrator, Instead of placing the icons where you please, is there anyway to place icons anywhere on the page and then ask illustrator to automatically calculate and spread the icons, mix and matching in the process across the page with equal spacing between each icons?

[@FebiMaster]

You could manually distribute it equally using pathfinder options, Window > Pathfinder, there you can see two options, "Distribute Horizontally" and "Distribute Vertically", to use that you need to select all of the objects that you want to distribute

[@ling6701]

woa, that was so simple. Illustrator is very powerful now.

[@SketchyTigers]

Dansky, What canvas size do you use?

[@babakhaghighi6449]

excellent, Thank you

[@Tone-Oz]

Great work

[@hammads9045]

Is it possible to randomize your pattern's elements?

[@zahratalebi6728]

I have this question too!

[@ObeyyShadesz]

Yes ! Through Pattern options And *Tile type*

[@mohamedabdelhady4508]

how do you export this pattern to use it in photoshop ?

[@user-pz2cv8nt8f]

thanks for ur tutorial

[@paulmanning2757]

A massive thank you! (Mr Creative)

[@abirahmed1292]

The final pattern looks box shape, any other way to make them seamless?

[@Free.Education786]

You are the BEST bro ♥♥♥.

[@eka96ryan]

subscribed !! thank you for this

[@ForeverDansky]

Thank you too!

[@abdallaaltaay4487]

great video thanks

[@ellexnewe]

Learned a lot about patterns, but how can you save that in your own adobe library? so you can use it all the time.

[@lilimxprice]

Thank you :)

[@Venox4x]

thank you

[@LisaMM830]

Will saving it be there for your next project or just the current one you are working on?

[@laurapinedaramon2327]

Really informative good video

[@PankajDevarai]

THanks!

[@alexisbendelamousseauchocolat]

What graphic tablet are you using?

[@franciscomartinflorezrojas7406]

how do you scale the patterns?

[@hollywoodvamp]

THNX DUDE

[@jophillipsillustration]

Helpful 😀

[@ForeverDansky]

Glad it helped 😊

[@hka1625]

thank you so much

[@ForeverDansky]

You’re welcome!

[@shamsalsaad9990]

awesome!

[@Ziaddkhaledd]

Learned A Lot But Can I Ask I Question Can I Save This Pattern To Photoshop ?

[@amaryasir4473]

THANKS

[@mohitsinghpawar5682]

Hey Dansky !! Big Fan , Just Wanted To ask You One Thing. How Do You Get idea Of Picking The Right Color For Your Logo Or anything? I really Like Your Choice Of Colors and Wanted To Know What's The Secret Behind It ? Thank You!!

[@AR-4029]

Thank you life saver

[@ForeverDansky]

No problem!

[@selenaruiz8214]

Thank you so much! Class goes too fast at times, I'm glad I found you! +1 Sub

[@ForeverDansky]

Thanks for the sub! I'll try and slow down a bit in future!

[@VIDEOMAKER-vx7oc]

So good to learn with you.... thank you one more time... Me Rogerio

[@ForeverDansky]

You're welcome Rogerio :)

[@Kaplar87]

How to randomize size and direction of objects in the pattern?

[@sarahtaha8060]

Hi there when I grouped my objects together and try and drag into swatches it doesn’t come up, also when I try to do the pattern options it’s all blacked out so I can’t do anything. It says that’s it contains linked objects, can you help please?

[@kaineyakuza8099]

How do you save it as a pattern, I keep trying but it only saves the original tile

[@pranaytony]

Cool Video but I expected that you would explain how you drew all those shapes n color combination techniques!

[@chordmirage]

thanks

[@GrafisMedia]

thanks,,, it help me more ..for knowing the patttern in AI...

[@aminbinsenan8764]

amazing Video

[@comparedtech4500]

thanks :)

[@AsifShaikh-eh7fq]

Sir please make a video on your stylus interaction with your Tab, it will be help full for all those who are new to pen tablet🙏🏻

[@somethingnew3054]

Bro Will you upload a video how to install Adobe Illustrator on ubuntu...?

[@dennisbengtsson9906]

This is great. Cheers. / Every buss seat designer ever

[@geoffaxon4470]

This pattern is visible in the swatch panel. But as soon as I move to another canvas the swatch has disappeared from the panel.

[@OnTheStrangeSide]

Same. Have you figured it out?

[@annaburianova6553]

You have saved me so many times :D thank you

[@ForeverDansky]

Got your back Anna! Happy to help :)

[@iliadimo]

respect !