How to Fix White Seams on an Export from Adobe Illustrator + Understand What Causes Them!

Are you trying to prevent white seams in your exports from Adobe Illustrator but don't know how to go about it? Do you wish you knew what was even causing them in the first place? This video will make the process so easy to understand!
I'll explain what causes those white seams in your Adobe Illustrator exports and how to fix them. No matter your comfort level with Adobe Illustrator, this video will make the process of preventing white seams straightforward and easy.
I'm going to show you how to prevent them in the first place and a quick hack for fixing a png with a white seam in it too!
Don't put off fixing those white seams any longer. Watch this video now and make them a thing of the past!
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[@zen-rt]

Thank you. This is definitely the most succinct explanation for this problem I’ve heard. 👏

[@rebeccaflaherty]

Glad it was helpful! I was relieved to work out a real answer and get to the bottom of it!!

[@MetalOnion_]

I can't believe they still haven't fix this. Also by the way, adding black backgrounds in photoshop can also fix the export. Maybe in illustrator too.

[@asya3473]

THANK YOU!! 🙂

[@rebeccaflaherty]

You're welcome! ☺️

[@Helenjojoful]

Great info. Thank you!

[@rebeccaflaherty]

Glad it was helpful! 💛

[@LemonPaperLab]

Thanks for the video. This is so frustrating. I am an avid Photoshop user trying to learn to create vector patterns in Illustrator and whenever I run into issues like this it just makes me want to pull my hair out and give up on Illustrator. Photoshop ruined me for Illustrator. I have no patience for the little quirks of Illustrator. Ok...Rant over!

[@rebeccaflaherty]

I am exactly the same! Illustrator was where I learned how to make patterns, and I put off using Ps for so long because I thought it was more complicated, but I was so wrong!! I love using Ps! (Although I have recently been experimenting with Affinity Photo and I'm liking that too!)

[@mapachecantabile7793]

Thank you! You explained it perfectly.

[@rebeccaflaherty]

Glad it was helpful! 🩷

[@stephburr]

Thank you SO MUCH! 😅

[@rebeccaflaherty]

Happy to help! It bugged me for years until I finally figured out the why!!

Would you know. by chance, how to fix this on a hex pattern in illustrator?

[@rebeccaflaherty]

Sorry, no! I’ve not used hex patterns in illustrator very much and I’ve only used them as fills, rather than exporting them.

[@michellemorgan812]

Could you cover how to save just the pattern tile?

[@rebeccaflaherty]

I use the file>export>export for screens option and save as a png. (After I’ve made sure my motifs and background all extend past the edges of the artboard!)