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Creating a pattern brush
To create a pattern brush, you can use pattern swatches in the Swatches palette or artwork
from an illustration to define the tiles in the brush. When using swatches to define a
pattern brush, you can use preloaded pattern swatches, or create your own Pattern
swatches.
You can change the size, spacing, and orientation of pattern brushes. In addition, you can
apply new artwork to any of the tiles in a pattern brush to redefine the brush.
To apply new art to tiles in existing pattern brushes, you select pattern swatches from the
scroll list in the Pattern Brush Options dialog box. (The scroll list displays all the Pattern
swatches available in the Swatches palette.)
To create a pattern brush using pattern swatches in the Swatches palette:
1
Click the New Brush button in the Brushes palette, or choose New Brush from the
palette menu. Select New Pattern Brush and click OK.
2
In the Name text box, enter a name for the brush (up to 30 characters).
3
Click a tile button for the tile you want to define. For example, to define the side tile,
click the Side tile button .
Components of a tile
A.
Side tile
B.
Outer Corner tile
C.
Inner Corner tile
D.
Start tile
E.
End tile
4
In the scroll list, select a Pattern swatch to apply to the selected tile.
The selected swatch appears in the selected tile button.
Note:
To restore a pattern setting to its original value when modifying an existing Pattern
brush, select Original from the scroll list.
5
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to apply Pattern swatches to other tiles as needed.
6
For Size, enter values for the scale (which preserves the proportion) and the spacing
between tiles.
7
To change the orientation of the pattern on the path, choose Flip Along or Flip Across.
8
For Fit, choose how to fit the tiles on the path:
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Stretch to Fit lengthens or shortens the pattern tile to fit the object. This option can
result in uneven tiling.
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