Seamless Patterns in Procreate: Make Repeating Designs in Minutes

Did you know you can make seamless, repeating patterns in Procreate? I'll show you how!

With this start-to-finish tutorial, you will create a high-resolution pattern swatch, then turn it into a seamless, repeating pattern. I'll be demonstrating the technique using a simple, hand-lettered design, but you can follow along with any illustration style – it doesn't have to be typographic!

I'll show you three methods for exporting your finished swatch as a seamless, repeating pattern. By the end of class, you will have:

1. a Procreate pattern brush, so you can draw your pattern on any canvas size, at any scale, then export your design for print;
2. an industry-standard pattern fill swatch in Adobe Photoshop and the skills to apply it to a product mockup;
3. a vectorized fill swatch in Adobe Illustrator, for a repeating pattern that is easily recolorable and scalable.

With your finished pattern, you'll be able to:

1. apply it to physical products,
2. turn it into Procreate pattern brush, or
3. sell it as a downloadable asset.

➤  Prerequisites:

A basic working knowledge of Procreate is required, but no prior experience with Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator is needed. If you don't have Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, you can get a 7-day Adobe free trial.

➤  Tools & Apps Used:

• Calligraphy Nibs Procreate Brush Pack
• Procreate App
• Touch screen glove
• Magnetic iPad Smart Case
• Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator (Free Trial)
  

➤  Product mockup files you can get for Photoshop (not required):

• Creative Market 
• Design Cuts
• Custom Scene

➤  Share your work!

Tag me in your projects on Instagram: @mollysuberthorpe. I'd love to see your work!

➤  FREE lettering resources

My free Lettering Toolkit includes practice sheets, lettering guides, and Procreate brushes. Available exclusively to my subscribers, you can gain access at mollysletteringtoolkit.com

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➤  Keep learning:

+ My calligraphy books offer more lessons and inspiration

+ My YouTube channel is full of free, bite-sized tutorials, and I upload a new video every Friday

+ My other Skillshare classes are all about hand lettering, from how to digitize calligraphy and make flourished layouts, to mastering the art of lettering on the iPad.

+ Visit Calligrafile.com, my massive online resource guide for lettering artists and creative freelancers, with 1,000+ recommended supplies, books, online classes, and helpful links.

• Let's Make A Pattern!
• Canvas Setup
• Art vs. Background
• Pattern Drawing
• Vertical Pattern Overlap
• Pattern Tweaks 1
• Horizontal Overlap + Tweaks 2
• Procreate Pattern Brush Part 1
• Procreate Pattern Brush Part 2
• Time-Lapse Review of Steps
• Export for Adobe CC
• Photoshop Pattern Fill Swatch
• Photoshop Product Mockup
• Illustrator: Make a Vector Pattern Swatch
• Illustrator: Export a Print-Ready Pattern
• Tag Me in Your Work (Please!)