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January 9, 2019
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Need Help Constructing an Asymmetrical Pattern Brush

  • January 9, 2019
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Hi there, I've seen similar types of posts, but I don't think this is redundant. If it is, if someone could point me to a good resource, thatd be fantastic!

Ok, so I'm trying to learn how to create more ornate borders for some publishing work, and I've taken a liking to this type of treatment (different line treatments in a single border):

Now, I cannot for the life of me discern how to replicate this kind of thing. Varying stroke treatments for the top and sides, and corners that combine both.

Here's what I've tried so far:

I created what I thought were the three main pattern elements:

I added them as pieces to my swatch library, individually, and then created a new pattern brush:

Now obviously that's way off, as there doesnt seem to be a way to specify if one edge gets a different line or not (double or single).

Here's the basics I can grasp:

  1. The corner piece is essentially "within" a perfect square
  2. The double and single line pieces need to be top/edge aligned and NOT centered within their respective pattern squares
  3. There is no way to use both the double and single line in a single pattern???

Any and all insights on how to accomplish the initially provided example would be so wonderfully appreciated, as I can see myself trying all different permutations of the concept.

Thank you so much!

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Correct answer Ton Frederiks

It is not possible to create a pattern brush with different designs for the sides.

I would create the frame you want and save it as a Symbol with 9 slice scaling enabled.

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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January 9, 2019

It is not possible to create a pattern brush with different designs for the sides.

I would create the frame you want and save it as a Symbol with 9 slice scaling enabled.

Doug A Roberts
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January 9, 2019

Good solution and easily overlooked. By me anyway.

Ton Frederiks
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January 9, 2019

Thanks, first introduced in Macromedia Flash.

tromboniator
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January 9, 2019
design your pattern tiles inside no stroke/no fill squares

and in front of them.

Peter

Doug A Roberts
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January 9, 2019

Indeed!

chanaart
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January 9, 2019

If you define a seamless pattern the rectangle with no stroke and no fill needs to be behind the design.

Doug A Roberts
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January 9, 2019

What I usually do in this case is design your pattern tiles inside no stroke/no fill squares. These define the edges of the pattern swatch:

For the third point, you are right: there is no simple way of having different swatches for sides/top/bottom.

jomo1717Author
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January 9, 2019

Thank you, so much for this context. Extremely helpful!