How to Make a Half Drop Repeat Pattern: Inkscape Seamless Floral Pattern Tutorial

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Learn Inkscape through step-by-step instruction, showing you how to create your Half Drop Repeat Pattern. Follow along with Rick Johanson as he walks you through a focused lesson in Inscape, showing you the difference between a standard, full drop pattern and a half drop repeat. Demonstration of Live Path Effects and the Transform- Move feature show you how to make your own seamless patterns with a floral motif. Free course answers a question from the comments and may help Etsy designers and anyone looking to create their own vector pattern art.
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@Mythologos Жыл бұрын

Best things about your channel besides the content: 1. No intro 2. No annoying background music 3. No sponsor ads 4. You get right to the point

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Background music gets distracting to me, and I vowed to never do the subscribe-and-smash-like-button type of intro. I do hope to gets brand sponsors someday though. Ha.

@Prajwal____ Жыл бұрын

I didn't knew what half drop was, but know now! Amazing and clear tutorial!

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! That makes two of us!

@vickihutchings Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you for the tutorial. And your pattern turned out beautiful to boot! Really appreciate you taking the time to put this together.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks to you Vicki!! I really appreciate your idea and it was a fun challenge. I never realized how much an improvement a half drop repeat gives an overall design's aesethic. Many thanks!

@haresheranga Жыл бұрын

Something we'd never think of. Thank you ❤️

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I never thought of the term before- never fully noticed.

@christyguy59 Жыл бұрын

that's super cool! I might use this for some map tiling patterns. good question too, Vicky! props!

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And thanks again to Vicky too!

@emilyhellwig213 Жыл бұрын

Had no idea what a half drop was but now I know! Thank you! As always, such an easy to follow yet detailed and comprehensive tutorial!

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you!

@geoffphil Жыл бұрын

Brilliant as usual. Thanks Rick and keep up the great work.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Had to research this one!

@michaeltrottier9467 Жыл бұрын

I'm certain that I've said it before, but I'll say it again... You rock dude! You're an Inkscape Game Changer, that helps others be Inkscape Game Changers too. Cheers from Canada.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I love making these and its fun to all learn together.

@josephfiore2843 Жыл бұрын

Like you said... probably saw half drops all the time but didn't know it had a name. Thanks for the repeat pattern tutorials. It's always fun to make my own phone/computer wallpapers

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Totally agree. Half the fun is making custom stuff to use.

@rushnijohnson5099 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick, very informative, half drop is definately more organic which is the preferred method for designers. Thank you for sharing!

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I prefer it much more now that I understand it.

@rushnijohnson5099 Жыл бұрын

@@IronEchoDesign agreed👍

@normancocksmell Жыл бұрын

I truly appreciate your tutorials because they taught me so much in a very straightforward way that other people can't teach. But I apologize for using this knowledge to create monstrosities.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

HaHa- I'm sure your designs are beautiful. Thanks!

@eziosuncle3018 Жыл бұрын

Ingenious! Recently subscribed - so much wonderful information in so short a time! Thank you, sir!

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!! This was a fun one to try to figure out.

@skyeblue6834 6 ай бұрын

that was excellent!!! thank you

@IronEchoDesign 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@e-kefa Жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining exactly what you are doing.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm trying to slow down and keep it smooth.

@imdxpertm Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Rick , yes it was a new learning.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you! After uploading now I’m seeing half drop repeats around the house. Never knew.

@snehalgalashah8359 11 ай бұрын

This was very useful thank you

@IronEchoDesign 11 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@smallwood369 Жыл бұрын

Amazing, thank you so much!

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@AidanJuly Жыл бұрын

interesting, I did not know what a half drop repeat pattern was, but now I can image doing some things with it. As always very detailed and awesome tutorial, your pattern turn out beautifull in just a little over 7 min, thanks Rick!

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Same here. I played around with some half drop repeats for fun last night. Never realized the difference it makes.

@remyel87 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the knowledge and tutorials,. Huge Brain Gains

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@LHA100 Жыл бұрын

Thanks again. I got it. :)

@brain_respect_and_freedom Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Next thing to explore.👏👍

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I might play around with some more variations. Fun to explore.

@gura_dura Жыл бұрын

verry nice, thank you echo!..

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@jakemorden8544 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, more of this please

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Will do. Thanks!!

@jakemorden8544 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, more of this please. I'm in POD business this is could be a stunning art wall decor but I don't know how it gonna be since Inkscape doesn't have cmyk capabilities

@Null8fuenf10 Жыл бұрын

Oh, very nice method, didn't know the tiling path effect, and also good to know that there's an actual name to it - 'half drop (repeating) pattern'. I made my half drop patterns with the help of hexagons until today - inspired by Your halftones video btw. I think, I like Your method better ^^ It's always so nice to see and find another road to Rome, especially such a clean one :)

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. The half drop name was new to me too. I love using hexagons for patterns and half tones, and I think I'll experiment with a few new ideas now.

@SFN-YT Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial as always and so simple!! I know half drop from wallpaper - it's used in the instructions for hanging (in the UK anyway). I always look forward to your tutorials, you make Inkscape a pleasure, whereas previously I'd always found it a bit cumbersome.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I actually realized after filming the wallpaper in our bedroom is a half drop repeat. Didn't know the name when I hung it, and I can now say its easier to line up the repeat on the computer than the real wall. Ha.

@SFN-YT Жыл бұрын

@@IronEchoDesign And a lot less messy too! :)

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Haha. Seriously.

@anne-mari.kuusela Жыл бұрын

Your videos are amazing. You can find instructions on the Internet how to create a very real-looking kiwi fruit with Illustrator. I would like to do this with Inkscape. Can you make a video how to do it?

@nala8879 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on how to make a 3d pop out effect?

@tonymillin8789 Жыл бұрын

In the latest versions of Inscape you can create multiple pages. How do you print them thru Inscape and can you print a single page other than the default?

@ral9919 Жыл бұрын

HI! Thank you for this really nice, clear and easy to follow video. I have a question. When in the end I got the composition of the 4 repeating squares, but it's offset by 500 pixels (or 300, or 700 depending on the design) how can I then apply it without creating holes? For example, I tried to upload the file I created and saved as a PNG in "Redbubble", but all the products create white rectangles where the design is missing. If I complete the pattern in the white rectangles, when I apply the pattern to the model, areas appear with the design cut out, not complete. How is it resolved? Thank you!

@westronic Жыл бұрын

0:25 Half Drop vs. Full Drop Explained 1:00 Path Effects, Tiling Basics 1:46 Offset / Drop the Tiling 2:33 Custom Example (Floral Pattern) with Document Setup 3:46 Bringing in the Images, Bleed Over 4:08 "Object" > "Transform" to Move Images Precisely 4:36 Ctrl+D Duplicates the Image 5:15 Duplication on the Horizontal with Half Drop 6:10 Clipping Object to Stamp Out the Square 6:48 "Object" > "Clip" > "Set Clip"

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for doing this! Would it be okay if I paste this into the description so it shows up in the timeline?

@HmadooocH. Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for this video, its really cool , i have a question too , how can we use ( CMYK colors ) in inkscape?

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And a great question. As far as I know they are still working on introducing CMYK capabilities. I've heard some people get around the requirements by designing in Inkscape and finalizing with an outside program before sending to printer.

@italianinkscapechannel Жыл бұрын

@@IronEchoDesign Scribus is probably the most used one.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll get primed up on it so I can understand it in case other people ask.

@jakemorden8544 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking this important question

@prpman99 Жыл бұрын

Rick, Sorry not sure how to reach out to you other than here. Do you have a YT for resizing a photo to meet the US Passport requirements? Very much a novice with Inkscape. Thanks,

@dragonlord0666 Жыл бұрын

Wish when I search for elements I found some like this LOL Rick, would it be possible to link to the images you use so we can play along? sometimes it's good to use the same images them expand into our own finds

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Haha- I know. I used to create the elements from scratch and the videos took too long. I'll find source images in the morning and stick them in the description. I chopped up details of old patterns from the 1800s.

@dragonlord0666 Жыл бұрын

Maybe that could lbe a video. chopping up the digital images to get elements. not so easy if they have a colour or patterned background LOL

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Great idea! I've been working on a Paint Bucket Tool tutorial (that's how I got the floral elements from the public domain images). The problem is Paint Bucket is so finicky. The same settings do not produce the same results. I'm working on it to see how the actual screen zoom percentage affects the Paint Bucket performance. I used whole-heartedly dislike Paint Bucket. Then I loved it when I learned what can do ideally. Now it bugs me again because it's too unpredictable. Basically the tutorial would have to have a massive disclaimer. Maybe that would still be fun if people shared their results.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

@dragonlord0666 I forgot to mention- I put links to the source images in the video description.

@dragonlord0666 Жыл бұрын

Yes the pain bucket/fill is a PITA. it's hard to get consistent results, even with the same image and they are always different for each image. mind you trace can be the same LOL sometimes it's quicker to manually trace with the bezier tool (or use basic shapes and weld them)

@alchaviano1150 Жыл бұрын

What version are you using? mine does not have "tiling" effect.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

I'm using Inkscape 1.2. It came out last year if you want to try it out. Biggest upgrades were some of the new Live Path Effects like Tiling, Mirror Symmetry and a few others.

@MM-gy1wm Жыл бұрын

Hi! How did you isolate flower/leaves images from the pattern? Did you use trace bitmap? I just can not figure out .... Please let me know.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

Trace Bitmap works for sure. I did it an alternative way using the Paint Bucket Tool. You can set the threshold so each click fills each piece of the flower. If you need Paint Bucket help let me know.

@IronEchoDesign Жыл бұрын

This video addresses the Paint Bucket settings if it helps. How to Create Vector Assets from Toys: Inkscape Trace Bitmap Tutorial for Free Clip Art Images kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nc5drK2BtK63kqs.html

@MM-gy1wm Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It worked.