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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
See also
“About swatches” on page 188
To create seamless, geometric patterns
1
Make sure that Smart Guides are turned on and that Snap To Point is selected in the View menu.
2
Select the geometric object. For precise positioning, position the Direct Selection tool on one of the object’s anchor
points.
3
Begin dragging the object vertically from one of its anchor points; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or
Shift (Mac OS) to copy the object and constrain its movement.
4
When the copy of the object has snapped into place, release the mouse button and then release the keys.
5
Using the Group Selection tool, Shift-click to select both objects, and begin dragging the objects horizontally by
one of their anchor points; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Shift (Mac OS) to create a copy and constrain
the move.
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.
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