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June 3, 2019
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Adding effects to background of seamless patterns

  • June 3, 2019
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Hi,

I'm new to Illustrator and Photoshop. I am currently trying to design patterns for fabric printing. How do I add effects to background colours of patterns and make them seamless in my pattern? Thanks in advance

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    Monika Gause
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    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
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    June 3, 2019

    Please show us an example.

    Please tell us exactly what you want to do. What kind of effect?

    Steve Werner
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    Steve WernerCommunity Expert
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    June 3, 2019

    I'm not an expert at creating patterns in Illustrator but I've learned that the way to create seamless patterns the easiest is to use the Object > Pattern > Make feature, described below:

    Seamless Pattern Creation in Illustrator CS6 | - YouTube

    This method, available since Illustrator CS6 creates seamless patterns easily, with a lot of flexibility.

    I found if I add an effect to a pattern while in this pattern editor like I have below where I added a roughen effect, Illustrator will by default expand the expanded art when saving your pattern swatch:

    Here's the pattern seamlessly tiled inside another shape:

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