How to make seamless patterns using the pattern tool in Illustrator

[@lechatlola]

thank you so much for all the great tutorials on here and your website! very useful and well demonstrated - I like the fact, that the tutorials are available as videos and in written form, so i can go back to the posts an read things that aren’t clear to me. keep it up! 💞

[@bycristinasilvia]

Thank you so much for your kind words, Lola! Yes, I also love seeing how others work and having notes to look at if I don't understand something.

[@withallmyheartcrochet5823]

Hi! Your tutorials are very useful and easy to understand. But I have an issue... When you say past to back you say control V... But is control B

[@bycristinasilvia]

Hi! I'm glad you like them! Could you please tell me where? I can only find one place. I hear Ctrl+B, but it might not be very clear. I will add the shortcuts as captions on future videos.

[@withallmyheartcrochet5823]

Elan Creative Co its when we want a color background. Thanks for your attention. Keep going with this awesome work 😉

[@shrutisanghavi8633]

Thank you so much for this tutorial, it is very helpful and literally saved lots of my time. I was trying to figure this out for such a long time.

[@borauysal7758]

I'm glad I've discovered this channel. Thx for all the marvellous content here.

[@imlistening3021]

Thanks so much for creating and posting this! Short and to the point, and very easy to understand. I was trying to glean this from a Skillshare class and you did a far better job in a shorter period of time!

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[@onetuffmmedia2168]

You are a good teacher.

[@abrahamwondafrash7549]

I love the expand and crop trick! thanks.

[@allyamv]

This is just what I needed! This is a wonderful tutorial, thank you so much :)

[@tessellatiaartilery8197]

Great video. Thank you very much. Lovely patterns too.

[@sunnygirl5820]

Hello Thank you for video! Could you say please characteristics of your computer?

[@avasoleau]

thank you for this! can also please show how to export this? so the pattern keeps it size? thank you

[@kotryna7899]

Thank You so much, was very useful and simply explained :)

[@celesteortelee4514]

Really clear explanations and good voice, thank you very much!

[@bycristinasilvia]

Thanks, Celeste! I'm glad you like it!

[@olgayakovleva9562]

Thank you so much, this is just what I need : )

[@dollyagarwal4278]

Why it require using expand and crop option while adding a background to the pattern swatch? Can you please explain! I'm new at it.

[@michellebeausoliel2566]

How would you go about "converting to art board" to be able to export for spoonflower, for example?

[@mrhristv]

Excellent tut, thanks

[@daysofdivy]

This is so great!!! 🎊🎉✨ I have a question, when I move to the other project or new file, I no longer have the pattern on my swatch, how do I put in my new file swatch?

[@ranamohammad3614]

Thank you for the tutorial Can you tell me where can i sell my seamless patterns to make money? Other than spoonflower ?

[@shiningnight7404]

Thanks it helped me a lot.

[@bycristinasilvia]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@mdsifullahkhanpotik1169]

Thanks a lot..Your voice is very cute..

[@katib75]

Hi Elena, why my pattern swatch doesn't match after I add background color and expand and crop it?

[@minimini205]

Amazing video! I took some photos of roses and leaves. I followed your tutorial and made a seamless pattern but when I zoom it , flowers and leaves looks blurry and not good. Where did I make a mistake? I wanna upload that seamless design on the Print on demand . Thank you.

[@Unukadesign]

I think you have to vectorise your images first before you create a seamless pattern. Thats usually what i do lol hope that helps :) Theres a lot of quick tutorials on how to vector your image/designs on YT so goodluck :)

[@minimini205]

Unuka Designs Thank you so much. I will do this.. 🙂

[@Unukadesign]

@@minimini205 no problem 😁

[@charismcnair9107]

When I crop it, it doesn't crop it at all so I don't know why it's doing that for me?

[@bycristinasilvia]

Do you use raster images? The crop tool only works on vectors. If you use images that are in JPEG or PNG file format, you'll have to vectorize them first. Or you could use a clipping mask instead of cropping it.

[@shivamshivam513]

Ur awesome 🎀

[@sakinadudhwala1603]

Okay so I made a pattern with varying opacities, and then when i expanded and cropped with the pathfinder, my desired opacity was lost (maybe because we paste the same thing at the back so it gets layered or so... But the change comes only after I crop it) So what would u suggest if i want to have lesser opacity for my elements, and still have a background color? (I am sorry if this is too long or incomprehensive, but I had no other way of explaining this😅😅)

[@bycristinasilvia]

You might need to use Expand more than once as it usually works only on the top layer. You can also try without the background at the back and add it after you crop the pattern.

[@وردجوري-ر1ع]

Thanks a lot Cristina

[@bycristinasilvia]

You're welcome 😊

[@danie7968]

When I do this it says it cannot make with objects that are linked? Any idea what I may be doing wrong :(

[@bycristinasilvia]

Are you using raster images? You have to embed the images before you can make the pattern. Just select them and click on embed in the toolbar above the workspace.

[@iceliadias]

I am missing something. when I select on the patterns the whole box gets selected. thank you.

[@dimitridebondt3087]

hi there, i have the same problem. i cannot ungroup the items...how did you manage afterall ? big thanks !

[@kamilselim]

❤

[@paulacangas3054]

hi Cristina what is artword?

[@bycristinasilvia]

Hi, Paula! If I said artword or wrote that in the captions, it was a mistake. I was probably talking about the artboard, the work area that's similar to Photoshop's canvas.

[@brewokasmr]

It's good you are too many blap blap blap and back and back and it makes me like lol stupid.... Confused about but thx hey lady

[@iceliadias]

never mind got it.