Learn the Secret to Making Perfect Pattern Repeats with Procreate on iPad!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.พ. 2023
- Create a strawberry pattern in Procreate!
In this video, I show you how to create a seamless pattern in Procreate on the iPad. I'll take through each step, from drawing the strawberries to creating the repeat tile.
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Apps/Programs used:
Procreate® version 5.3.2 : procreate.art/
Equipment used:
iPad Pro 12.9 inch (3rd Gen)*: amzn.to/3bgkgM0
Apple Pencil (2nd Gen)*: amzn.to/3NaPnpL
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Procreate Brushes:
6b Pencil (sketching brush library) - native Procreate brush
Artist Crayon (sketching brush library) - native Procreate brush
Blackburn (drawing brush library) - native Procreate brush
Music: Summer Haze (Shutterstock)
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Thank you for being so educational and calm in your speaking voice. I was actually able to watch the video all the way to the end without out looking away! That’s saying ALOT lol I have ADHD 😂🙏💖❤️ Bless! I’ve learned so much from you already and I can’t wait to learn more!! Thank you for being here!
Oh yay! I’m so glad. I have a neurodivergent family (including myself) so I get it! 😜
Hands down the most helpful tutorial for this I've watched, thank you so much!
Ohhhh...thanks so much!
Totally, I have been so confused with other tutorial but this one is excellent ( and short!)
I so agree with @alexlabelle3049! Thank you so much Mel!
Fun to watch, thank you so much! I learned a lot ❤
Thank you!! I did this in Photoshop and it worked like a charm. Great tutorial!
Thank you so much! I created a cute Christmas themed phone wallpaper using your video. It turned out awesome!
Oh yay! That's wonderful!
You’re the best teacher ever! Only because of your video I managed to finally understand and even to make my first pattern. It was really hard to me with all of those functions like layers, flatten, copy, etc. But you perfectly in details explains how to do those things that eventually I finally did it! Thank you!
Oh Mary, you just made my day! Thank you for such a lovely comment and I'm so happy you did it. Well done!!
thank you!
Mel, you are a guarantee. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience!
You are so welcome
Thank you for sharing such a helpful tutorial!!
I'm so glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much! I’m working on this one. You are a great teacher and super talented surface pattern designer 😊
Ohhh thanks so much for you lovely comment. So glad it’s been helpful.
Thank you! This was so educational, easy to follow and fun!!
Wonderful! I'm so glad it was useful
Amazing tutorial, thank you so much for sharing!
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Your explanations are so helpful!!
thank you!
Thank you. It was very interesting to learn another way to do a repeating pattern.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanksss a lot!!! Its was sooper easy to achieve seamless with your technique.❣️
So glad it helped!
Thank you so much! Very easy to understand :)
Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed it!
I've watched so many of these, and your tutorial is by far the best! Thank you! I have practiced along with it a few times, and I finally feel like I have a good handle on the process!
Oh yay! I'm so glad it has been helpful for you. Thanks for watching.
This video was very enlightening, thank you very much ♥
You're so welcome!
This is so helpful! Thank you.
I'm so glad it helped you! Thanks for watching!
Love your tutorials and channel ❤
Ohhhh thank you!
Thank you so much, you are the best teacher because I can understand easily.
Ohhh thank you for watching! I’m so glad it was helpful.
I am very love it !!!! ❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much for this tutorial. Everyone told me that is impossible to do pattern in Procreate. Thank you!
So glad it was helpful for you! Thanks for watching!
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This was so useful!
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I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!
Excellent,
Thanks
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Thank you so much!!!! so cute
Thank you!
Mel - this was a really great tutorial :) thank you so much
How do you test if the completed tile has the dreaded white line ? thank you
I just came across this tutorial as I'm trying to learn surface pattern design (both in procreate and Adobe Illustrator, and this is one of the most helpful and easy to follow things I've come across in my travels. Thank you for sharing your expertise in such a clear manner!
I’m so glad it’s been helpful. Thank you for watching!! 🥰
Thank you so so much ❤❤❤❤it was great ❤❤❤❤
You're welcome 😊
thank you so much ❤
You're welcome 😊
I tried this a while ago and couldn't get it to work. Opened it again today, realized what my issue was, and so I was able to complete it successfully. So exciting! Thank you!! :)
Oh Yay! So glad it worked for you!
Hi Great Video but I am getting lost when you are grouping the different layers together. You are doing it soooo fast that I am not seeing exactly what you are doing. Thanks, Procreate newbie!
awww thanks for watching. I'm sorry I'm going too fast. I try to include every step and make it as clear as possible. You could try slowing down the speed down of the video, although my voice will go a bit weird!! I've also got lots of classes on Skillshare that go into more detail. You can use this link to get a free month: www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/melarmstrong?gr_tch_ref=on&gr_trp=on
Hello! Great video thank you - what colour profile are you using please on the canvas? Many thanks
Thank you! I use the colour profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1
Hello! That is amazing, thank you. Your art is beautiful! Can you please let me know (or anyone else who knows) Which iPad is being used here? (and how much memory recommended?)... thank you so much!
Thanks Lisa! It’s an iPad Pro 12.9 inch. All the details are in the description for you. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this video! It's very helpful and you're a great teacher.. I don't have an iPad or Procreate yet, but I wonder ... Can those panels (for layers, etc) be moved to the left side, for left-handed artists?
Thank you for watching. The left-hand panel can be moved to the right-hand side (this panel allows you to change the size of the brush and opacity). The top menus, which on the left are tools and on the right are the colour palettes, brushes, etc, which cannot be moved.
@@MelArmstrong Thanks so much. Best wishes to you x
@@MelArmstrong Thank you! xo
Great lesson- but has something changed with newer iPads? I cannot click on the Group and then select to start arranging the pattern. Instead, I get a message that says: Group Selected. You currently have a group selected. Would you like to open layers? So I do not know how to proceed. Any workarounds?
Thanks for watching. If you’re trying to arrange motifs, you need to have the layer selected that the motifs are on. You’ll get this message if you have a group selected. Hope that answers your question.
Hi, thank you for that tutorial. When doing licensing do have to vectorize all your patterns made in Procreate?
Hi Natalie, I tend to take them into Photoshop. I've only got a couple of clients that require vector files, and in that case I do all the design in Illustrator. Otherwise, I use Procreate and Photoshop.
@@MelArmstrong thank you 😊
Thank you for this tutorial. Can you tell how to deal with the quality loss that happen every time an element of a pattern is moved, resized or rotated? No matter what extrapolation method is used. I found that Photoshop is much smarter in this case and doesn’t steal quality of illustrations.
Ahhh...yes, I agree with you! I really hope that future upgrades to Procreate this issue is addressed. My only advice is to avoid moving or rescaling as much as possible and if you have to ensure Bicubic Interpolation is turned on. I actually prefer Photoshop for most of my patterns. I'll only do simple ones in Procreate.
Thanks Mel! Do you find art directors accept procreate files without issue?
I always take it into Photoshop and send a jpg or PSD. I probably wouldn't send procreate files.
Can you turn off the symmetry feature off and on while moving the pattern or symbol around?
Hi Mel.
Thank you for your video.
I have a problem when it come to matching the pattern? I noticed when you move your drawing it has two lines, mine only has one and just reduces my drawing? What I’m I doing wrong?
Thanks for watching. It does take a bit of practice to get it right. Make sure you have snapping and magnetics on and that Distance and Velocity are at the max.
Thanks for the brilliant tutorials! I get this message when I swipe down with three fingers: "no layer is selected", what can be the issue? And maybe my procreate is older but it doesn't have the option "copy all"?
Thank you. Just double check that you’re on a layer and not a group layer. That message will pop up if on a group layer. Also if you don’t see the copy all, you can copy the entire canvas by going to actions -> add -> then select copy canvas. Hope that helps.
@@MelArmstrong Thank you that worked, all the best!
i have watched some other pattern tutorials and yours was easier to follow. i have one question though. when i tried if the pattern is ok at the end of the tutorial, in some of the parts of the pattern (where the parts meet) i have a white lines appearing, but not on the whole of the pattern. do you know what might be the issue here?
Thank you! Yes, this is a common problem. It just means it wasn't aligned correctly. This can take a bit of practice. Just make sure you don't delete the original layers so you can go back and give it another go. Also make sure the snapping is turned on and at it's max along with velocity.
I will give it another try for sure! the pattern is very pretty and relaxing to create ❤
i can confirm, that was the issue! tried it again and payed attention to move the pattern correct and it worked. thank you very much for your help and video!
Brilliant tutorial, my only thing is when I select a group, it wants me to flatten it.
Thank you. Just check that you're using the selection tool (sloping S) not the transform tool (arrow)
Is the flatten version the final one that you put on your sell sheet and POD website? Also, do designers normally create a large scale and small scale version?
Yes, absolutely. If I was to upload to Spoonflower I'd export as a jpg then upload both the large scale and small scale versions.
@@MelArmstrong do you also keep a duplicate of the layers after flattening in case you want to make changes?
@@christinhebron4184 Yes, I always keep the original layers. 🙂
Where you sell this pattern?
Ok! I need to try again... mine didn't not repeated seamlessly
I don’t always get it first go. It takes a bit of practice to get it snap correctly into place. Keep going! You’ll get there!
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Which i pad is best for this
IPad Pro is the best!
Hello, how do you change the size of your pattern without loosing quality? When I change even the direction of my drawing it gets pixeled
The least amount of movements the better. Also make sure Interpolation is set to Bicubic. That will reduce the pixelation.
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Hello Ms How can I reach out to you for services?
If you head to my website you can use my contact form here: www.melarmstrong.com/contact
My adhd can’t keep up with all the layers and grouping 😭
you lost me at some pont. So many layers without names is confusing. And at some point you forgot to say what you did and I will just try agin and again😉 Rewind is the solution.