Do you have any idea how this repeated pattern is done in illustrator? If your answer is using Ctrl/Command+D to duplicate circles into rows, throw that idea away! Corey from Layers TV Episode will be showing his trick on created repeated pattern tiles easily using Effect>Distort & Transform>Transform. This is much powerful as you can make further adjustments under Appearance Palette. (Theclickreader) Here is a summary how it is done:
- Create a single instance of the shape you want to use
- Go to the Effects menu and choose Transform
- Use the Transform options to create your pattern
- You can see the effects of your option adjustments as you make them because this is a live effect
- After you’ve made your pattern, apply another Transform effect to the entire thing
- Go to Expand Appearance to turn the pattern into a regular group of objects
- Use Free Transform with the Command/Ctrl key to distort the pattern
- Draw a shape over the pattern, select both objects, and create a clipping mask
Remember to watch the full video tutorial from Layers TV Episode 35.
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I wish you have a priview step(picture) for that step.
Hey – i can’t understand.. pls explain…
For us ‘dummies’ out here, could you perhaps give a few screen shots ‘as you go’ to provide a little more explanation of the steps taken? Thanks – and would be muchly appreciated.
This is so easy! I figured it out myself with your instructions and played around with the Transform. This is such an useful, cool tip that saves time making patterns! Thanks for sharing!
These instructions are pretty bad. A bit like saying that to build a car
1. Get wheels
2. Drive
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Anyone complaining about these instructions needs to RTFM or google terms they don’t understand e.g. how to use transform.
I’ve been using illustrator for 3 days and i understood it just fine.
Concise and to the point instructions are a refreshing change to all the 2 page articles and 20min videos about.
Please share images tutorial Sir/Madam. Many thanks.
This may help some of you..
1. make a small circle
2. go to effects -> distort & transform -> transform
3. set the move horizontal and move vertical to say 20px
4. make sure preview is checked at the bottom
5. set the number of copies to say 20
6. set transform objects to ticked
7. set reflect y to ticked
8. look at a nice line of repeated circles
Still not sure how to make it do more than one row without copying and pasting the circle.
Nope not working, leave a step out somewhere?