Illustrator - Gingham Check Pattern - Make a Seamless Tiling Pattern

[@noorahmadlondon]

Helen! You're amazing! Graphic design student here, and you always teach me how to make my work pretty ! THANK YOU!!

[@HelenBradley]

You are so welcome! And best of luck with your studies.

[@ningrat1]

Oh Helen, you did it again ! You really have the knack to simplify things for us. I appreciate it & Thank You.

[@HelenBradley]

Anne Davies Thank you Anne! I'm glad you enjoyed this video.

[@HelenBradley]

Create a Gingham Check Pattern in Illustrator - Making Seamless Tiling Patterns #illustrator #tutorial

[@amydudek4108]

thank you helen you slayed this

[@HelenBradley]

Great to hear.

[@CMSFreiberufler]

Thank you Helen, your method is the most easiest way to learn. please keep uploading more Tutorials...

[@HelenBradley]

You're welcome, Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by my channel.

[@ballardprescott1186]

Perfect! Super simple and I had my own gingham pattern in just a few minutes. Thank you!

[@HelenBradley]

Awesome to hear.

[@sadielao6541]

Great tutorial! By far this is the easiest method I seen to creating this pattern. Thank you for sharing!

[@HelenBradley]

I am happy to hear that the tutorial was helpful! Thank you for supporting my channel.

[@MyriamCedro]

Eu não falo seu idioma, mas você explicou em menos de 5 minutos, algo que muita gente não conseguiu explicar pra mim em algumas horas, no meu idioma! Obrigada!

[@HelenBradley]

Oh uau Myriam! Estou muito feliz por poder ajudá-lo. Obrigado por me contar sua história. Tenha um dia maravilhoso e fique seguro!

[@MyriamCedro]

Quando você puder, você ensina a fazer um padrão xadrez com mais listras? Obrigada!

[@HelenBradley]

Não tenho nada no KZbin, mas tenho uma aula sobre o Skillshare. É um serviço pago, mas este link tem um ou dois meses gratuitos que podem ajudá-lo: skl.sh/2IigYWe Ou tenho um curso na Udemy que inclui a manta / faixa: www.udemy.com/course/adobe-illustrator-advanced-pattern-techniques-masterclass/?referralCode=17C604E0ABEA85A4B6D7 Se você quiser comprar o curso da Udemy, envie um e-mail para [e-mail] e enviarei um cupom pelo melhor preço que posso oferecer.

[@fancysharma3286]

Oh wow, one great and easy to understand video to learn Adobe illustrator

[@HelenBradley]

Glad you think so!

[@fredasanyo9379]

Perfect! I've been trying to create this pattern the whole day.

[@HelenBradley]

+Fred Asanyo Great! I am glad this video was there for you.

[@Pottersp]

It's very easy this way! Thank you Helen for teaching me.

[@HelenBradley]

Thank you for stopping by my channel.

[@alicepatrick7273]

Absolutely awesome tutorial! So clear and simple! Thanks so much! Can’t wait to create a check pattern for our products!

[@HelenBradley]

Glad it was helpful! Best of luck with your pattern.

[@AshleyBehnke]

Lovely. Thanks for the quick tutorial Helen!

[@HelenBradley]

+Ashley Behnke I am glad you found my channel Ashley.

[@zztopub40]

Thanks Helen, tutorials always direct and made easy to understand and recreate.... cheers

[@HelenBradley]

+Mo Momo Thanks for your feedback, I'm glad you liked the video.

[@beatroncoso]

Thanks Helen! I loved the tutorial 😃

[@HelenBradley]

I’m so glad you enjoyed this!

[@belovedsmallcat]

Brilliant and easy to follow tutorial, thank you!

[@HelenBradley]

You're very welcome!

[@kimbarclay4251]

One again, another fabulous tutorial! Thank you!

[@HelenBradley]

Thanks Kim. I’m so glad you’re enjoying these videos.

[@HelenBradley]

Learn how to make a gingham check repeating seamless tiling pattern in #illustrator

[@EricaDyson]

Nice one Helen Bradley

[@HelenBradley]

Erica Dyson Thank you Erica - and thank you for stopping by my channel.

[@smurfette1509]

I was able to take Helen's technique and apply it in GIMP to make a plaid design. Of course, Illustrator is a better program but it's neat to be able to do things in GIMP which is free.

[@HelenBradley]

Morgan Field Oh, yes! This pattern can also be made in Photoshop. I am glad you were able to adapt it to GIMP. Well done.

[@bethanyrau4186]

This was so helpful! Thanks :)

[@HelenBradley]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sundressers]

Thank you for this video!

[@HelenBradley]

You are so welcome!

[@OliveraK]

Brilliant as always!

[@HelenBradley]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@ruchisuva1703]

You are amazing thankyou so much for this much clear guidance ❤️

[@HelenBradley]

You are so welcome

[@luhazevedo]

THANK YOU!!!! EASY AND VERY GOOD

[@HelenBradley]

I’m so glad you enjoyed the video

[@yunhui6861]

Thank you so much Helen !

[@HelenBradley]

Thanks for stopping by my channel.

[@smurfette1509]

very good. I love this pattern and will definitely being using it in one of my projects.

[@HelenBradley]

Morgan Field This was a fun one for me. One of my Facebook followers asked for it to help him in a class project. I love doing things like that to help out.

[@JollyOli]

Very helpful thank you 👍

[@HelenBradley]

Glad it was helpful!

[@23796means]

Thank you so much!

[@HelenBradley]

My pleasure!

[@Randy08ray]

thank you so much for this video sorry i missed the live video i was in class

[@HelenBradley]

Randy08ray No problem - thank you for the idea and the video has had some great feedback from other viewers so it was a great topic. Thank you!

[@Randy08ray]

your welcome.....and thanks again my project is slowly but surely coming along

[@LakSangkaew]

Thank you for great tutorial!

[@CreativityBucketlist]

so helpful! Thank you so much for this!

[@HelenBradley]

You're so welcome!

[@NaniRPDL]

Very useful! Thanks a lot!

[@HelenBradley]

You're welcome!

[@jenniferwick6998]

Thank you Thank you Thank you Helen!!

[@HelenBradley]

You're welcome. Thank you for stopping by my channel.

[@jessicak8651]

Very nice video, thanks!

[@HelenBradley]

Magdalena Krynicka Thank you for your kind comment and for stopping by my channel.

[@MaShOoAh]

thank you so much. nice and easy to understand :)

[@HelenBradley]

You're welcome, Thank you for stopping by the channel.

[@CynergyDiva]

I love it. But how do I keep it for use in future projects?

[@HelenBradley]

Good question! Watch this video of mine - it explains it all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKqynIeOmM59oLM Let me know if you have questions after you have watched that video?

[@CynergyDiva]

@@HelenBradley LOL yeah. I should have done that first. Another question though. When I scaled the pattern, it also scaled the shape I applied it to even with the transform object unchecked. What I was going for was to scale it down enough to fit more checks in the available space. Is that doable?

[@HelenBradley]

It totally should work with Transform Object unchecked and Transform Patterns checked - just make sure that you have Preview enabled so you can see it! If it ever happens to me that things don't work as expected I close Illustrator and restart it - often that solves the issue. See how you go?

[@alannahmahon1377]

Hi, I loved the simple explanation you gave for how to achieve this pattern. I'm just having trouble getting the third tile to reduce in opacity. Do you know how I could solve this? When I reduce the opacity nothing happens.

[@HelenBradley]

Hmm. I am not sure what you mean by third tile? I made two shapes, overlapped them then selected them and reduced the opacity - I just rechecked and it works just fine. Can you please tell me what point of the video you are having problems - the time stamp? Also make sure you are adjusting the Opacity on the entire shape. In the Appearance panel the Stroke, Fill and entire shape have Opacity settings (so there are three Opacity entries for every shape), choose and adjust the bottom most one.

[@alannahmahon1377]

@@HelenBradley Thanks so much for replying. I was referring to the square where the shapes are overlapped. Changing the opacity doesn't seem to have any effect on the squares.

[@alannahmahon1377]

@@HelenBradley I actually got it to work by using the Transparency function instead

[@HelenBradley]

Great to hear!

[@ecrookston]

Any tips you can give on how to add an image in between a few of the gingham stripes? Thanks!

[@CheersMyDudes]

Thank you!

[@HelenBradley]

You're welcome!

[@paccingalot]

I’m really late but can you make a stripe brush tutorial?

[@HelenBradley]

If you can tell me what you mean by stripe, yes I can have a go of it. If you have a picture, send it to me at [e-mail] and I'll check it out.

[@rokhyrokhy5319]

Very nice video, thank you Helen! i have a question.how to create this pattern to use for Spoonflower such as video number 7? Do we have to crop o mask it to make pattern repeat to be replicate from each side?thank you again.

[@JadeMicheleGriffin]

Helen, I have a question? Why isn't my pattern aligned to my artboard??? It's off centered? I followed the instructions to the letter? What am I doing wrong??? thanks so much.

[@HelenBradley]

Great question Jade. This video might help you understand and troubleshoot this issue: kzbin.info?o=U&video_id=UcwbjOAY9YI Basically, patterns have their own inherent behaviour and you have to move them to where you want them to be.

[@donnapep123]

How could u make 4 different color squares instead of just having two colors ?

[@HelenBradley]

Yes, of course. Just select each quarter square and colour it differently and you’ll be good to go.

[@ValerieWhiteguides]

Hey Helen, i love your videos! Would you be able to make a video making Plaid patterns in AI :)

[@HelenBradley]

Hi Valerie, I have a class on this at Skillshare - if you click this link you can get a 2 month free trial (with CC): www.skillshare.com/r/user/helenbradley so you could watch it there if that helps?

[@Kpultz]

Hi, do you have any idea of where I can find the pattern maker in CS3? I can't find it. It's not under object as in the video?Hope that you can help me. Thanks.

[@HelenBradley]

+Kpultz Hi there, unfortunately the pattern maker is not available in CS5 and earlier versions (so not in CS3). You will need to make your patterns the old way. I don't have a video on doing this (as yet) but I have found a good one for you. This is by a woman called sewheidi. She is pretty well known and she it pretty clear in her instructions. Find her video here: sewheidi.com/videos/repeating-patterns-in-illustrator-manually-cs5-earlier/

[@Kpultz]

Hi, thanks a lot. I'll have a look at the link. I'll upgrade soon... Your videos are great but sometimes a bit hard to follow because of my old version - I'm totally outdatet... ;D

[@HelenBradley]

I am sorry about that. CS3 is getting a bit old right now. You can still do a lot of things with it but you'll probably really enjoy the upgrade.

[@andreiapereira6846]

Excellent!! Tks ;)

[@HelenBradley]

You're welcome, Thanks for stopping by!

[@vincentbrinkman]

great!

[@HelenBradley]

+david oors Thank you David! I am glad you enjoyed this.

[@AbidKhan-tr4bp]

tnx...

[@HelenBradley]

You're welcome, Thank you for stopping by my channel.

[@snippidippi]

everything works fin for me in this tutorial until it comes to rescale my pattern as it wont do anything even if i do exactly as you do.

[@HelenBradley]

snippidippi Hi there, did you make sure that the Preview box is checked? Can you try again and let me know so I can see if we can solve this for you? The Preview checkbox isn't checked by default in Illustrator which is why I wonder if this is the (simple) solution.

[@snippidippi]

I solved it, you need to check the meny at right "scale strokes & effects" after that it works

[@nattidawu9593]

Thank you!

[@HelenBradley]

You’re welcome!

[@rokhyrokhy5319]

Very nice video, thank you Helen! i have a question.how to create this pattern to use for Spoonflower such as video number 7? Do we have to crop o mask it to make pattern repeat to be replicate from each side?thank you again.

[@HelenBradley]

Hi there - I can't find video 7 - can you send me a usable link so I can check it out and try to help? You can post here or send the link via email to [e-mail]