I love stripes! I have so many striped t-shirts, and I’m even wearing stripes right now. My favorite kind of striped patterns are the ones drawn by hand using ink and markers. A while ago, I showed you how to ... Continue reading
How to make terrazzo patterns in Illustrator
A few weeks ago, someone requested a terrazzo pattern tutorial after seeing my Terrazzo Patterns on Creative Market. I love making terrazzo patterns. It looks like a very complex pattern, but it’s actually easy to make using a few Illustrator ... Continue reading
Hand-Drawn Striped Patterns in Illustrator
In this week’s tutorial, I want to show you how easy it is to create seamless hand-drawn striped patterns using Illustrator. You can use your doodles or lines created with Illustrator’s brush tools. If you draw on paper, you will ... Continue reading
Convert Photoshop patterns into Illustrator pattern swatches
I love using Photoshop to create different patterns and textures, like glitter or gold foil textures. Sometimes, I need those patterns in Illustrator and I like to use pattern swatches instead of clipping masks. In this tutorial, I’m going to ... Continue reading
How to make seamless floral wreaths in Illustrator
I love making and using brushes in Illustrator. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to turn your drawings into seamless floral wreaths using Illustrator’s pattern brush tool. These floral wreaths are very easy to make and they ... Continue reading
How to save patterns in Illustrator
This week, I have a less exciting, but very important tutorial for you. I’m going to show you how I save patterns in Illustrator. You are going to learn how to save them for Spoonflower, microstock websites, and for sharing ... Continue reading