Thank you so much! I was struggling so hard understanding how to make a pattern. Couldn't find any premade ones online for free and this video is EXACTLY what I needed!
Hi! it was so clear and easy to follow....thank you so much. My question is about using this for a seamless repeat....I made my honeycomb pattern successfully and saved it in "Define Pattern". I then wanted to create a new pattern for fabric using this as a background and adding in some of my watercolor flowers and honeybees on a new layer on top, but the edges of the bounding box in the view pattern mode weren't "even" with the overall pattern....what did I do wrong? Can I resize the whole things so it's a seamless repeat somehow?
you want to make sure you are working with the dimensions of your saved pattern swatch. It won't be seamless in a square ratio. If you hover over the pattern in the patterns panel you can see what dimension size it is. (if you don't see this it might be a feature you have to turn on). I would take that dimension value increase the width/height so you can get multiple repeats and create a new document. Add the pattern layer and then add your additional elements. In this case you can turn on the pattern preview mode (view - pattern preview) to help create your repeat.
02:40 I cannot get the top two hexagons to line up perfectly with the bottom 3. How do I get it to show all those gridlines? I have snap, layer edges and smart guide on as instructed.
If I want to create a multi color pattern I will usually create a black and white version and then merge/ rasterize the layer. From there use the magic wand tool to select the areas you want to color, choose your color and then fill it with your foreground color (opt + delete - Mac, alt + backspace -windows). Repeat this step to create your random color pattern. Hope that helps
Sorry you are having a hard time. After you made your selection with the marquee tool and went to edit > define pattern in didn't show in the patterns window? You could always crop it first. After you have selected the area with the marquee tool go to image > crop and then go to edit > define pattern. Sometimes I have run into the issue where it won't save the pattern just from the selection, but if I crop it down it will.
@@LemonPaperLab Oh! I forgot to add, I added the pattern already but the problem is it doesn't change the color :( In my case, I can only see the solid color even tapping the clipping mask.
@@dashiellsarmiento6966 You need to save the first part of the pattern with a transperant background. If it is white it will not change and the mask will not work.
