Repeated Patterns

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Repeated Patterns

Do you have any idea how this repeated pattern is done in illustrator? If your answer is using Ctrl/Command+D to duplicate circles into rows, throw that idea away! Corey from Layers TV Episode will be showing his trick on created repeated pattern tiles easily using Effect>Distort & Transform>Transform. This is much powerful as you can make further adjustments under Appearance Palette. Here is a summary how it is done:

Create a single instance of the shape you want to use
Go to the Effects menu and choose Transform
Use the Transform options to create your pattern
You can see the effects of your option adjustments as you make them because this is a live effect
After you’ve made your pattern, apply another Transform effect to the entire thing
Go to Expand Appearance to turn the pattern into a regular group of objects
Use Free Transform with the Command/Ctrl key to distort the pattern
Draw a shape over the pattern, select both objects, and create a clipping mask

[lesa mitchell]

Its first time for me to hear about repeated pattern. i wonder how it works.