Lesson 47

Creating patterns in Illustrator

In this video you’ll learn how to create repeating patterns from basic shapes. Along the way you’ll learn about Artboards, and ways to make more complex tranformations in Illustrator using the Scale and Rotate tools.

New jargon

  • Artboard

  • Pattern swatch

  • Smart Guides (the guides that appear automatically as you attempt to align things)

New tools

  • Artboard Tool

  • Scale Tool

  • Rotate Tool

New commands

  • Object > Arrange > Send to back

New shortcuts

  • Up/Down arrow: increases / reduces scale with Scale Tool