Paper Pattern to Illustrator Swatch

Grade 945 min

Learning Objective

I can draft a pattern on paper and then import it into Illustrator as a usable swatch.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

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Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œDescribe the steps you would take after drawing your pattern on folded paper to prepare it as a usable swatch in Illustrator, starting with importing the sketch. After using image trace and live paint on your imported sketch in Illustrator, what are the next steps to define the repeatable area of your pattern tile before saving it as a swatch? Explain how to save your completed pattern tile as a swatch in Illustrator, and then describe how to apply that swatch to fill a shape.”

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