Pattern Making

Navigating the Pattern Options Panel

Advanced Technique

Overview: Create a pattern or edit an existing one; work in Pattern Editing Mode with the Pattern Options panel to adjust repeats, varying spacing, offset, and overlap; duplicate patterns and experiment with offsets and settings to create and save pattern variations to the Swatches panel.

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To create one “Garden Walk” tile, Von Glitschka used primarily the Polygon and Pen tools to create individual elements, expanded white strokes with Pathfinder ...

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