Re: Is it possible to colorize a pattern swatch to...

Ton Frederiks

No, not in the way you colorize a brush. But you can recolor any pattern by using Recolor Artwork. It will automatically add a new version of the pattern to your swatches panel.

Ton Frederiks

If you open the svg files in a text editor you will see the added precision describing the vectors. With a value of 1 lots of rounding is taking place. 1 compared to 6:

Ton Frederiks

Try increasing the number of decimal places to some higher values like 6 for more precision. The default unfortunately will give distorted vectors.

Ton Frederiks

Good to hear that helped.

Ton Frederiks

Maybe you should turn off Save in Background if you think your issue is caused by the new faster save feature: https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/desktop/troubleshoot/application-crash-issues/auto-backup-and-recovery-settings.html#save-in-background

Ton Frederiks

Try if it disappears if you change GPU Preview to CPU Preview (Cmd E or Ctrl E) If it disappears it is caused by anti-aliasing and you can prevent it when exporting to an image by using Art Optimized anti-alliasing. Use vectors in the pattern maker, if your logo is an image, vectorize it first without background. When creating the pattern, make sure you don't have fractional pixels in the Width and Heighth boxes in the Pattern maker. I started with a black version to get the position right and saved a copy with a white version. I filled a rectangle with the white version, rotated it 45 degrees and added an second black fill in the Appearance panel.

Ton Frederiks

Please give some details about your workflow, drag and drop, place??

Ton Frederiks

In addition to what Barbara said, don't use a black background as part of the pattern (you may have one temporarely during pattern making), but add a black fill to an object with the pattern applied in the Appearance panel.

Ton Frederiks

You can install a previous version of Illustrator: https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/apps/download-install-apps/creative-cloud-apps/install-previous-versions-creative-cloud-apps.html And in the future, turn off automatic updating and keep the older version.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 25, 2025

Good to hear you've got it working the way you like. But the whole copy/paste drag/drop workflow has been messy lately.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 25, 2025

Unfortunate that your problem is not solved. Maybe you can get some clues if and why there is a color conversion taking place during pasting/placing your image. Can you turn on the checkboxes in your Color Settings for missing and mismatched profiles?

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 25, 2025

Actually there is a request, you may want to add your vote: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/45977209-when-checking-spelling-illustrator-does-not-move

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 25, 2025

UserVoice is the better place for feature requests, there may be even a request like yours: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 25, 2025

To continue working, I would install a previous version using the CC app.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 24, 2025

Hi @piah49457975 Don't change color modes from CMYK to RGB, the color loss is already done. Start a new RGB document by selecting one of the Art & Illustration presets and try that with your images. But first make sure that your color settings are correct for your region. For the US, select North America General Purpose 2 Then you can create new documents based on those settings.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 24, 2025

Did you already reset your Preferences? You may first want to use Edit > My Settings > Export Settings (to get them back if Resetting does not help). Or back them up first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfOCy-uehps

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 24, 2025

And you are using 30.0? Did you check if other apps are running?

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 24, 2025

Which version do you use at the moment? Works for me in 30.0. Any other apps/utilities that modify the keyboard? Do the keyboard shortcuts look like this:

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 24, 2025

If you copy and paste an RGB image in a CMYK document, your RGB colors get converted to CMYK, resulting in a less vibrant image. What is the default RGB working space in your View > Color Settings? Where do you copy it from and has the application that you copy the file from a profile assigned to the image? It is also recommended to place files instead of copy/paste. That said, if you do not intent to print it, use an Illustrator RGB document to keep the colors vibrant.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 23, 2025

There are indeed strange thing happening. Opening your file in an older version (like 2025) gives a warning, expands the brush strokes and removes the brushes from the panel when opened. When I drag the brush to the artboard, ungroup it and add the unmodified elements to the Swatches panel as pattern tiles. Recreate the brush with these pattern tiles. The brush works, see attached PDF. Top old, bottom new.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 23, 2025

Former has different meanings, also one I did not meant to mean it.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 23, 2025

A language problem Jacob. Changed it.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 23, 2025

Good to hear you've got it working.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 22, 2025

It looks like you are in Isolation mode by right or control clicking your object. Select Exit Isolation Mode to continue normal working.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 22, 2025

I wondered which app you opened the file in to print from. If that is Illustrator and you print from the same kind of file file you used create the export, it should print fine.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 22, 2025

Which app do you print from?

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 22, 2025

See this file by previous Illustrator engineer Teri Pettit: Constructing Diagonal Pattern Fills (AI 9) https://tpettit.verio.com/adobe/diagonal_patterns_9.ai

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 22, 2025

It is possible to attach a pdf to a post here.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 22, 2025

Something maybe related, as in your first screenshot, the lines are not aligned. That is very difficult to achieve with angled lines. The best approach is to create you line pattern horizontal or vertical, and when applied to objects, rotate only the pattern. Also, set your units to Pixels or Points and check if your pattern tile size does not contain fractional pixels.

Ton Frederiks · ‎Nov 22, 2025

Good to hear you found it. If you still have the problem, comment on the UserVoice post: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/50286393-swatches-disappear-in-swatches-panel-when-switchin

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