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Pattern Making in Adobe Illustrator CC - A masterclass

Boost your Graphic Design skills - make seamless patterns in Illustrator - in-depth training for all experience levels
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (26 ratings)
143 students
Created by Helen Bradley
Last updated 8/2020
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • Make a range of seamless repeating patterns in Illustrator
  • Work more confidently in Illustrator
  • Create large block and half drop repeat patterns
  • Know handy shortcut keys and techniques
  • Draw shapes and use Illustrator effects
  • Create designs suitable for print on demand products, and digi-scrapping
  • Create spiral and faux leopard skin patterns
  • Create stripe and polkadot patterns
  • Create classic patterns like the Moroccan trellis
  • Size and recolor any pattern with ease
  • Reinforce everything you learn with practical exercises

Requirements

  • You should be able to use your PC or Mac at a competent beginner level.
  • You should have Adobe Illustrator CC installed on your computer.
  • The process for creating every pattern is fully explained and practical exercises are included.

Description

Make Patterns in Adobe Illustrator CC - learn to use Illustrator by making useful designs

Are you ready to learn Illustrator CC? Do you want to make designs to sell online on POD sites, as scrapbook paper or vector stock? Do you want to increase your Illustrator knowledge? Do you want to expand your graphic design skills?

Great!   

Welcome! 

This course is for you. It's a fun and a practical way to learn Illustrator CC. 

Here you'll "learn by doing" as you make a range of seamless repeating patterns. You can use these patterns to make scrapbook papers, stock vector images, backgrounds, and for your own projects. You can upload them to Spoonflower to make fabric and wallpaper, you can print them on book covers and mugs on sites like Redbubble. In short, there are literally hundreds of ways to make use of the patterns you'll make in this course and you'll be so proud when you say "I made that".

Who is your trainer?

Helen Bradley has taught thousands of students to use Illustrator and Photoshop. She doesn't fluff about and instead she is focused on helping you learn to use Illustrator in a practical and smart way. Her workflows are carefully structured for maximum success and she explains everything so you know the 'why' as well as the 'how' of any process.

Helen has a huge commitment to her students' learning - she answers all student questions and often adds extra videos to a course to help students with questions that others might also benefit from learning from.

What will you learn?

When you complete this course, you'll:   

-       be able to create a range of different types and styles of patterns in Illustrator CC

-       have extended your knowledge of Illustrator CC tools 

-       have learned new tips and techniques that you can use every day 

-       be able to confidently create pattern filled objects for a range of design and commercial uses

-       know how to prepare pattern collections for sale online and for upload to sites like Spoonflower

Do I hear you say "...but I don't know how to use Illustrator (and frankly, I'm scared of it)"?

I understand!    

I've been there.

Illustrator can be really scary to use when you first start out.   

… but I've created a better way to learn Illustrator. One that makes it a lot less scary and a lot more fun.   

You see, you'll learn to make patterns you can sell, give away on your blog, and use yourself. So you'll be making designs that you can do something with at the same time that you are learning Illustrator. There's no waiting! There's no hours of learning before you can get started doing something. In fact you can start today. Complete the first few lessons and you'll have made your first patterns!    

Do I hear you say "... but I hate the Pen tool!"?

I understand! Most people hate the pen tool. You are not alone!

… I believe that Illustrator is so much more than its (dreaded) Pen tool – so we'll use the pen tool only when we have to (which is practically never) and you'll see just how much you can achieve without it.    

Do I hear you say "... but I can't draw"?

No problem! If you can use a mouse you can complete this course.

Quite simply, you don't need to be able to draw. In fact many designers can't draw and yet they make fantastic designs and great products. 

If you can draw – great! If you can't draw – don't worry, you'll be able to succeed in this course even if drawing isn't a skill you have mastered.   

Are you ready to extend your Illustrator skills?

If you already know the basics of using Illustrator, taking this class will elevate your skills to a new level. You'll learn to use tools and techniques in a practical situation. No laboriously making shapes just to learn what the pathfinder tool does. No! In this class you'll learn the pathfinder because you need it, you'll draw shapes intrinsic to the pattern you are making - you'll be putting your skills to practical use from the first lecture. You'll reinforce your existing knowledge as you apply it to real world designs. And if we use tools you've never used before - great! You'll learn to use them fast and easily so you understand how you can put them to work in your daily workflow.    

Do I hear you say "Please don't waste my time"?

If there is one thing I hate it’s wasting time and you probably do too. 

So, I don't say "um", I don't fluff about, I don't make mistakes, I know my stuff and I show you how to do things efficiently and effectively. I speed up the videos where appropriate so you don't get bored or distracted.

I also take time to explain where things might go wrong and I show you how to avoid or workaround issues so you're better informed about Illustrator's behavior. 

I'm 100% focused on helping you learn.   

In short, I'll get straight to the point and I’ll maximize what you learn in every class.   

Will I just learn to make patterns?

Well Yes, and No! 

Yes, you'll learn to make patterns – lots of wonderful seamless repeating patterns. Each pattern has been chosen for a reason, there are the basic patterns like polka dots and stripes which are foundation patterns that everyone should know how to make. You'll learn to make checks and spirals because they teach different techniques, you'll make faux leopard skin and you'll make patterns from lines and geometric shapes. 

But you'll also learn to use tools like the Shape Builder, Pencil, Arc and Spiral tools and many others too.  

You'll learn techniques and tips for working everyday in Illustrator CC.

You'll learn to recolor your patterns. You'll fall in love with the Recolor ArtWork tool as you use it to explore wonderful color schemes for your art.

You'll get plenty of practice using Illustrator and you'll grow in confidence with every lecture.

How will I learn?

This course is made up 100% of video content. You'll watch my screen as I show you how each pattern is made. I'll explain what I am doing and why so you can learn as you watch. 

In one lecture you'll make a pattern from lots of small objects. Now because making those objects isn't an important part of the class, I'll give them to you so you can get to work straight away. That way you can focus on the pattern and not the bits that go to making it. 

Join me... 

I hope you will join me in this Illustrator CC class. I look forward to meeting you and I invite you to contact me if you have any questions as you work through the lectures.  

cheers!

Helen

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner Illustrator CC users who want to learn Illustrator in a fun and practical way
  • Anyone who knows a bit about Illustrator CC and who wants to advance their knowledge
  • Adobe Illustrator CC users who want to learn to design using a smart workflow
  • Self taught Illustrator users who wish to extend their knowledge of Illustrator CC tools and techniques
  • Anyone who wants to create patterns for POD and sites like Spoonflower
  • Designers who want to create scrapbook paper designs for online sale

Course content

9 sections • 39 lectures • 4h 59m total length

  • Preview02:26
  • Preview10:50

  • Pt 2 Size, Rotate and Move a Pattern
    08:38
  • Pt 3 Download, Install and Use Patterns
    09:27
  • Pt 4 Explore the Patterns Installed with Illustrator
    04:10
  • Pt 5 Recolor Colored Patterns
    06:15
  • Pt 6 Recolor a Black Pattern
    02:43

  • Pt 7 Make Your First Pattern
    06:50
  • Pt 8 Make a Pattern Using the Pattern Make Tool
    07:01
  • Pt 9 Make a More Complex Pattern
    04:26
  • Pt 10 Make a Pattern with Objects that Overlap
    07:28
  • Pt 11 Troubleshooting Lines Appearing Through Your Patterns
    04:19
  • Pt 12 Patterns of Lines
    10:12

  • Pt 13 Make a Gingham Check Pattern
    12:31
  • Pt 14 Create a Quatrefoil Pattern
    06:37
  • Pt 15 Add a Background to a Pattern
    04:51
  • Pt 16 Make a More Complex Quatrefoil Pattern
    09:09
  • Pt 17 Create the Moroccan Trellis Pattern
    11:41

  • Pt 18 Make a Spiral Pattern - Part 1 of 3 parts
    11:09
  • Pt 19 Make a Spiral Pattern - Part 2 of 3 parts
    05:13
  • Pt 20 Make a Spiral Pattern - Part 3 of 3 parts
    06:23
  • Pt 21 3D Cube Pattern
    09:29
  • Pt 22 Make Chevron Patterns
    12:16

  • Pt 23 Whimsical Dot Pattern
    12:20
  • Pt 24 - Whimsical Lines Pattern
    08:27
  • Pt 25 Faux Leopard Skin Pattern
    09:46

  • Pt 26 Create a Grid Pattern Using Multiple Elements
    04:47
  • Pt 27 Multi-Element Half Drop Repeat
    05:04
  • Pt 28 Multi-Element Multi Colored Half Drop Repeat
    07:58
  • Pt 29 Add Some Meandering Dashed Lines to a Pattern
    07:38
  • Pt 30 Assemble Multiple Patterns into a Single Document
    08:02

  • Pt 31 Planning a Pattern Collection
    09:09
  • Pt 32 Create the Color Ways
    08:09
  • Pt 33 Create the Marketing Materials
    07:32
  • Pt 34 Create the Product to Sell - Scrapbook Papers
    06:30
  • Pt 35 Assemble the Files and Consider the Buyer Licenses
    06:29
  • Pt 36 Prepare and Upload a Design to Spoonflower
    12:04
  • Prepare and Upload a Design to a POD site such as Redbubble
    08:40

  • Wrap Up and Where to From Here
    03:04

Instructor

Helen Bradley
Designer, Adobe Illustrator & Procreate 5 Trainer
Helen Bradley
  • 4.8 Instructor Rating
  • 512 Reviews
  • 1,896 Students
  • 10 Courses

Helen Bradley is an expatriate Australian, designer, and educator. She specializes in teaching graphic design using Adobe Illustrator, Procreate 5X, and Adobe Photoshop. She also teaches photo-editing with Lightroom and Photoshop.

Helen has taught hundreds of thousands of students world wide and she is recognized as a skilled trainer who "knows her stuff" and who is able to communicate even highly technical and complex processes so they are easy to understand. 

Apart from her technical expertise, one thing students frequently comment on is her lack of 'fluff' she doesn't waste time and she gets to the point quickly.

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