With the rectangle still selected, go to your object menu and select lock > selection (or ⌘2). Select view > snap to grid and position the square in the center of your canvas, aligned with the vertical and horizontal grid lines. The values for your square and – taa daa! – the square with a black fill color.Īt this point it’s worth locking this shape to the grid. When we create the pattern swatch we’ll give it a transparent background but at this stage a solid background helps with placing your images and working out the best colors for the elements that make up your pattern.Ī couple of riveting screenshots. Give this square a fill color which will temporarily act as your background color. Now you need to create a 300 px by 300 px square by selecting the rectangle shape, clicking anywhere on your canvas and typing in the values.
Go to your view menu and turn on ‘show grid’ (⌘* for the shortcut lovers). The size of the document isn’t too important as long as it’s not tiny. Click on the images to see the original works.Ībove: iPhone cases by Ekaterina Panova, Kotopes, Socialite and Ella Tjader. Top: A selection of patterns by artists on RB.
#Transparent raindrop pattern how to#
So in the grand old RB tradition of learning about stuff, we’ve whipped up a tutorial showing you how to create a repeat pattern in Adobe Illustrator. They lend themselves to a number of mediums including printmaking, illustration, graphic design and typography. Repeat or seamless patterns look great on posters, textiles and iPhone cases.
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