In the past, I’ve done the bulk of my illustrating in Illustrator, then moved to Photoshop to turn the illustrations into repeating patterns, but that’s clunky. I wanted a method that didn’t require switching between programs.
It turns out this was much simpler than I imagined it would be, so I thought I’d document my process in case it’s helpful to others!
Read on to find out how to create seamless repeating patterns in Illustrator!