Illustrator Trick #3: Repeated Patterns By creative sowrav

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