Premium Tutorial: Illustrator Seamless Patterns

By Tony Soh Posted on June 9th, 2008

illustrator patterns tutorial

Secrets of making complicated patterns tile seamlessly in Illustrator

If you ever tried making your own pattern in illustrator, you probably have failed to make it tile perfectly. Things get even harder when the pattern is random and chaotic.

In this tutorial, I will show you my own unique technique of creating seamless tiles effortlessly. I will start with a leaf and show you how to create a pile of leaves with different shades. After that, I will reveal my trick to make it tile seamlessly. With this technique in hand, you will be able to create your own wallpaper patterns.

Difficulty: Basic – Intermediate tutorial
Requirements: Illustrator 10, CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4

What will you get?

Instant download of PDF e-book (10 pages)
Easy to follow with screenshots
Learn about using Symbol Sprayer
Discover the trick to create perfect patterns
Learn to use pattern swatches to create repeated wallpaper
Source file for easy reference
30 days money back guarantee if not satisfied

Some pattern tiles done using this technique:

Seamless leaf tiles example

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Hi. I'm the founder of Vector Diary. Illustrator is my passion and I have written numerous tutorials on illustrator helping people learn illustrator. My most popular tutorial on learning illustrator in 30 days has been a hit. It makes learning illustrator so easy and has benefited more than 20,000 people worldwide. Also, I've revealed some of my secret techniques in the premium tutorials. So don't forget to check it out!

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LadyAngora June 9th, 2008

fantastic! thanks so much for making this available… patterns have always thrown me, so this tutorial will come in handy. i look forward to your other premium tutorials!

Eric June 11th, 2008

Awesome, thanks so much.

Eman June 11th, 2008

very clear,intersting and useful,thanks.

iStockdiary June 13th, 2008

Thanks! My second Premium Tutorial will be coming out very soon. Remember to subscribe to my RSS so that you won’t miss it.

Olisa in Germany June 19th, 2008

Thank you very much for this great tutorial! Very uselful! Can’t wait to try it out!

Sybille Yates August 30th, 2008

Would this tutorial also work for AI9? Thanks, SY

Vectordiary August 30th, 2008

Hi Sybille, I’m afraid Illustrator 9 doesn’t work as it doesn’t support symbol sprayer.

Sybille yates August 31st, 2008

What a pity! But thanks for the quick answer, give me a shout when you write one day a “seamless tutorial” for AI9. SY

Lolly September 6th, 2008

I want to make seamless patterns with complex swirls and flowers (I have something like what I want to make as the background to my website now). I have downloaded and purchased many.. but want to make something similar to what I use as my background (swirls and dashes on a large scale that). Will this tutorial help me create something like that?

Vectordiary September 10th, 2008

Hi Lolly, this tutorial will teach you how to make the 4 edges tile with your pattern. But for your pattern, you will still need to know how to use illustrator to draw the swirls and dashes. For such a complicated pattern, I will work on the edges and use my tiling technique to make sure they tile before working to the center of the tile.

madhan May 22nd, 2009

thanks for u tutiorial it hepls me more to work in banner and other

Kelly September 14th, 2009

I just paid the $7 and the zipped folder won’t open! The error reads: “The compressed [zipped] file is invalid or currupt”.

Please email me or give me a refund! Thank u.

Liz Feitelberg November 24th, 2009

I just paid the $18 to be able to download the Premium Tutorials, yet there are no links anywhere to access them???

Hector February 5th, 2010

Que rico trabajo es para serse millonarios

julie-anne graham February 28th, 2010

fantastic! worth the membership for this tutorial alone, has helped immensely! many thanks ja

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