Posts Tagged swatches

10 Seamless Plaid Patterns for Illustrator and Photoshop

It’s been a while since I’ve published much of anything around here so today, I’ve put together a set of 10 seamless plaid patterns for Illustrator and Photoshop that you can use in your designs. The patterns are available in both Illustrator and Photoshop format and can be imported as a .PAT file in Photoshop or as an .AI file in Illustrator. When you open the Illustrator file don’t forget to check the swatches palette. Hope you guys enjoy this set! Hopefully, I’ll have some more goodies for you soon.

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Quick Tip: Working With Pattern Swatches in Illustrator (Video)

A while back I published a short tutorial demonstrating Read the rest of this entry »

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Screencast: How to Edit an Existing Pattern Swatch in Illustrator

When you work with patterns in Illustrator you will find that you are constantly having to tweak them in one way or another. This is because sometimes color schemes or elements in the pattern change for one reason or another. Since recreating the pattern from scratch would be time-consuming, you will need to learn how to make quick edits to your patterns directly from the swatches palette. This brief tutorial will explain how to edit an existing pattern swatch in Illustrator.

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