Construct irregularly textured patterns – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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Painting
Select both objects (left) and drag to create a copy (right).
6
When the copy of the object has snapped into place, release the mouse button, and then release the keys.
7
Repeat steps 2 through 6 until you’ve built the pattern you want.
8
Use the Rectangle tool
to do one of the following:
•
For a fill pattern, draw a bounding box from the center point of the upper left object to the center point of the lower
right object.
•
For a brush pattern, draw a bounding box that surrounds the objects and coincides with their outer boundaries. If
the pattern is to be a corner tile, hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the bounding box to a square.
Bounding box for a fill pattern (left) compared to the bounding box for a brush pattern
(right)
9
Paint the geometric objects the desired color.
10
Save the geometric objects as a pattern swatch.
Construct irregularly textured patterns
1
Choose View
> Snap To Point.
2
Draw a bounding box. If you are creating a brush pattern, skip to step
13.
3
Draw the texture with the objects or lines that intersect only the left side of the bounding rectangle.
4
Using the Direct Selection tool, select the texture and the rectangle, and place the pointer on the lower left corner
of the rectangle.
5
Drag the rectangle to the right; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac
OS) to create a copy and to
constrain the move.