Inkscape Tutorial: Creating Vector Repeated Patterns

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7 жыл бұрын

How to create patterns that could be infinitely repeated as backgrounds in websites and various other applications.
Creating the pattern begins at 5:48. Before then is a tutorial for how to create the crown icon.
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@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

Skip to 5:48 if you just want to know how to create the pattern. Everything before then is demonstrating how to create the crown icon.

@RickHenderson 6 жыл бұрын

I just saw another video by a Sillhouette user, and she showed the use of Set Clip. Made the whole process a bit simpler.

@chrisleduc596 5 жыл бұрын

Nick, I have followe your tutorial but i still have a white line showing between my laters that creates a issue when i try to create the tiles. Any suggestions?

@LanceMilesAU 4 жыл бұрын

Nick, how do i get rid of those lines that are on the edges between each repeated square?

@serdar4websites129 3 жыл бұрын

@@LanceMilesAU Your answer is given by Nick in another video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q813mq-azrvIYJ8.html

@chubbyboy2242 5 жыл бұрын

Guys I know this is an old video but its still very relevant, just a tip. If you want a seamless pattern you can export... Click on your square that your pattern is in and go to Object, then Pattern, then click Object to Pattern. Now make a Square or rectangle as big as you want and in the fill and stroke menu click on the Pattern icon. This will fill your shape with the tiled pattern with no gaps and you can export it as whatever format you want...

@rampena9426 2 жыл бұрын

ThankYou

@jajphotog77 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ........

@GongaDuck 7 жыл бұрын

Love these tutorials. 4 months ago I had not even heard of Inkscape. Now I feel like I can use it with confidence, and it's because of the tutorials I see here from you, Nick. Awesome stuff, keep up the good work.

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad to help.

@chuckadores8920 6 жыл бұрын

Your tutorials are so incredibly helpful, Nick. I just wanted to say thank you for all the work you put into making these. They're a real gem for us starting out with vector graphics and using Inkscape. Thank you so much!

@ahmeddeiaa3943 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing Nick, really amazing. I am always waiting to see your tutorials every week :) :)

@pieter2627 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorials Nick, I am learning a lot from them. I found that here one can also, instead of using Cloned Tiles, convert the rectangle pattern to a pattern using Object -> Pattern -> Object To Pattern. Then the fill of any object can be set to the pattern (and it won't have the liaising effect).

@JennyMisiewicz 7 жыл бұрын

Dude, YOU are my hero. I've been trying to fill an oval with an original pattern, and this is the first time I've been able to do it. You are awesome.

@landosmith8389 7 жыл бұрын

I still get the lines...

@LususSaule 5 жыл бұрын

@@landosmith8389 Turn off snap to custom nodes and place copies of the tile you created carefully by zooming in. The lines should then disappear. If that doesn't work, with the custom nodes still switched off, add a fine stroke to each tile after repeating them. its not exactly time efficient but it works.

@GertrudeFilthbasket 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou

@RickHenderson 6 жыл бұрын

This is really amazing. I'm definitely going to check out your how-to on becoming an artist. It's nice to finally see some professional work done with Inkscape.

@MsFeldmann 7 жыл бұрын

Great tut...and a very good Idea for my christmascard...thanks a lot!!!

@karthikjayadevan4748 7 жыл бұрын

I guess this method has an advantage over the "Object to Pattern" effect where (in my knowledge), the spacing between the repeating elements cannot be controlled. Great approach! I had been a starter at inkscape, but with just your tutorial, I have the confidence to take up bigger projects. Keep up the amazing work Nick!

@cox7000 6 жыл бұрын

Boy, this tipps are amazing! Nick, this knowledge is extremely valuable! extremely!!! Thank you for sharing. it's... WOW! Thanks!

@abdulmuis4210 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Nick. A superb tutorial, like always.

@smollmighty 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this super helpful tutorial, you saved my day!

@Srt3D01-db-01 6 жыл бұрын

thanks , coming from a non designer guy. I really wanted to make repetititve and geometric patterns, loking forward to learn from your channel! thanks...

@wolliel 6 жыл бұрын

This was another very good video. Easy to understand as I followed along.

@dseely721 7 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Helped me make a repeating company logo sock design!

@ervankurniawan41 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tutorials! I'll use this tips & tricks to complete my stock at Shutterstock 😀

@theman7050 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that repeat trick is just common sense. I have struggled a lot with ut thanks Nick.

@grantmoore8790 2 жыл бұрын

Nick, you're a gentleman and a scholar.

@jurgenvantomme 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful thank you!

@happyvibes4615 4 жыл бұрын

Nick pls also do a tutorial on seamless patterns one in which we use alot of icons within the square. Love your work!

@decalpals8496 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Nick.

@sukronamin8848 6 жыл бұрын

and as always thank you for sharing,.

@DiegoSilva-bp9if 7 жыл бұрын

this is very very cool!!!!!

@redmonkey5500 5 жыл бұрын

love your videos!!

@DjClimamusic 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, for this tut :) thumbs up!

@DrunkenerWitcher 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and as always like for the video.

@gaillycool Жыл бұрын

Very good and helpful.

@aronix5424 7 жыл бұрын

You should do a mockup tutorial! Btw great video, I love the crown icon. :)

@wawwaz 7 жыл бұрын

Aronix Dev Im wait for this too.. it'll great

@twoputt5 3 жыл бұрын

Not what I was looking for but watched anyway Nick you're amazing

@VikasVJois 7 жыл бұрын

That was a clever technique

@PanduanDigital 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for providing useful education to everyone, I hope you are always healthy and successful :)

@AhmedSadeq-rt9il Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this tip bro

@posceve 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick, thank you for the effort! You manage very well the stroke. What's the rule for the perfect thickness? I mean often I picked the wrong size, too small or to big. Thank you

@omaralblushi8780 7 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@fikrisalahudin3387 6 жыл бұрын

thank you nice video

@kumalicious 5 жыл бұрын

First of all, Thank you Nick. Your tutorials are the best 👍 However i notice theres a white gap in between those tiles. Is it possible to get rid of that gaps ?

@JoseBYOB 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent, excellent series you got going here, Nick. Suggestion: mobile is king now. Maybe a tutorial like this one but make it an Android/iPhone background image.

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and good idea. I should incorporate some mobile UI design tutorials.

@itamarpaiva4646 5 жыл бұрын

This class is very good! Professor and these lines that stays in the joints are visible as if to see seams?

@akwiaton 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Nick, love your Chanel. I tried to creat my own pattern. It worked out but I have a white gaps between each element. I suppose the square is not even. Do you have any tip for me to improve?

@kazbekkuandykov6327 6 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool! How about the white lines between squares in the final job? They're quite noticeable.

@artmotivation4136 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u very much!!!!!!!

@chiroro3982 7 жыл бұрын

love it

@deryauuu 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@Astronomynatureandmusic 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Say I would want every crown to be shaped just a little differently, like a Roughen path effect. How can I add such an effect so all crowns would be roughened just a bit differently?

@ahmadsyaoqi1034 4 жыл бұрын

i like it. i wish you make chain vector tutorial

@xperimental1974 5 жыл бұрын

can i use the pattern I've created as a fill of an object?

@DafneArteche28 4 жыл бұрын

Sos genial!!!! gracias por enseñar(me) ;)

@anti_globalista 7 жыл бұрын

Nice one.

@fashion4you796 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Make more videos about POD designs too.

@tradingpsychologist 7 жыл бұрын

At last, when I duplicated for repeat....it only duplicated black square without pattern :/

@trevorkerney 7 жыл бұрын

How do I get those icons, like on your Inkscape?

@yevheniiabrantner2395 3 жыл бұрын

the tutorial is great but when I select all parts of the crown and click 'path'- 'union' the inner overlapping strokes inside the crown disappear. How can I prevent them from vanishing? and what is the difference between Group and Union functions? thank you!

@manthanpatel981 3 жыл бұрын

While intersecting my other part of crown is getting cut, what’s the reason?

@kylejohn2946 6 жыл бұрын

How did you get your inkscape to look like that? Im on a Mac version 0.91 but it looks terrible

@m4dun14p 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, had one question. How does one eliminate the seam after cloning? There is a noticeable white seam line between tiles. I attempted to follow along using my own image and also found the seam there. Not sure what causes this.

@ManoToor 3 жыл бұрын

Try selecting them all and clicking union. That seam might just be the selection

@perfectpuzzlestl8977 4 жыл бұрын

is there any way to take a pattern that is created like this and fill a text with it?

@k.chrisman7517 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great tutorial. How can I save a copy of the tiled pattern without getting lines in between the tiles? Thank you!

@zachboenick5100 5 жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure that out :/

@jahrob 4 жыл бұрын

I have a logo I designed and grouped everything. Its a circular object with color and a few patterns from the default pattern menu. I want to make pttern using the process described here but when I try the Path > Intersection it does not work. Im guessing this only work with "icons" of a single path of union of paths? if there is a another way I would appreciate your feedback vey much. Ive been learning soo much with your tutorials, thanks for the time! cheers!

@SepirothX10 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the great tutorials on how to use Inkscape. I´ve tried to follow your recipe on how to create seamless tile backgrounds (and tried some other variants out there), but I get small gaps between the tiles in my image no matter what I do. I use the latest Inkscape (0.92). Any way for me to fix this? Thanks again

@wolliel 6 жыл бұрын

In case you haven't solved this, Nick did deal with this issue in another of his videos. He says it is a peculiarity of vector programs and suggests just duplicating a few times to get rid of it. That works but it's a shame we need to do it.

@hassaanasim4873 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@aatone4530 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I have a question though, how can i create a pattern and have the background removed. For example, having the crowns by themselves without the black.

@karritz1542 5 жыл бұрын

Remove the black layer(s) and save the grouped crowns as a .png file.

@shadybabyrocks 4 жыл бұрын

hello , i traced a vectro image and it has some print on it , how do i copy that using inkscape . PLease help

@morgane650 7 жыл бұрын

hi, thank you so much for this tuto very interesting. but i see some White lines between the square. How can fix it?

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

That's because of aliasing. It only appears that way within the Inkscape program. Once you export the graphic as a PNG they shouldn't appear. Especially if you're using version 0.91. That version has even better anti-aliasing features.

@hrb41801 6 жыл бұрын

I'm using version 0.92 and when I do clone pattern and export there are still gaps in between. I just exported the single pattern and put it into GIMP to make a full pattern.

@DianaRamirez-zg3lz 6 жыл бұрын

check for strokes in the shapes, none of them should have any borders, had the same thing happening to me til i went back and checked for this.

@Rassy_ 7 жыл бұрын

Anti-aliasing is not working.I tried exporting images to png but I still get the blank white spaces

@nmuthusiva 6 жыл бұрын

may i know ,what is the software you are using to show the mouse clicks and key board?

@LogosByNick 6 жыл бұрын

It's called Keymon

@nmuthusiva 6 жыл бұрын

hoo thanks :D

@microkerra5959 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for your learning tips ,,, can you explain how to make different islamic pattern ,, as it's aproblem for me to connect the shapes together and give bad shape by cloning

@swi3770 5 жыл бұрын

how do you get rid of the grey lines between the tiles?

@lonelyeagle2d 4 жыл бұрын

Same question here

@lonelyeagle2d 4 жыл бұрын

Unlink from Father Object (Shift+Alt+D) and then Combine all the pattern together (Ctrl+K) worked for me.

@cazimirroman3508 4 жыл бұрын

just select all and duplicate once or twice

@Rumitdhamecha 4 жыл бұрын

Which theme is this?

@jasminwall17 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Do you know of any tutorials for absolute beginners? Thank you.

@isaacperlich 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he has a playlist on his KZfaq channel. Hope it helps!

@charlottetrudgett4070 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this helpful tutorial! I'm struggling at the part where you duplicate the lack square and the click shift path intersection on each crown. I'm finding the duplicate step happens each time but the path intersection part seems to do nothing, and I end up with 4 black squares, and my icons are just floating around on the bottom layer, they don't become embedded like yours seem to, to create the tile? Any help greatly appreciated 👍🏻 Charlotte

@seagull2204 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing that comes to my mind is if you made the black square with the square tool; you may have forgotten to turn the black square into a path. (The dialogue at the bottom of your screen should give information about why it's not working when you try doing it.) and I'm a newbie so please correct me if I'm wrong

@studionelle3340 3 жыл бұрын

Hi did you find a solution? If not I found a fix. I think Windows 10 doesn't understand how to make objects to a path. An easy fix is to ungroup all objects in your icon and use the combined tool instead of an object to the path. This should allow you to complete the intersection command.

@alexandervw7544 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic lessons, Nick! Thanks. How can I download the "black" version of Inkscape? Mine are always white and to be honest, I prefer yours. Regards from the Netherlands.

@excraz 7 жыл бұрын

Check the description mate

@ManiacalMaster 7 жыл бұрын

I exported to PNG. When I zoom in, I can see a line going through each figure where the two pieces of the figure match up. Any way to fix this?

@zachboenick5100 5 жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure this out? I can't get rid of the lines either :/

@xkaku9072 4 жыл бұрын

Different music intro?

@chiboreache 7 жыл бұрын

There is no pathfinder panel like in Ai?

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

No, unfortunately not.

@ritageraghty4404 7 жыл бұрын

What software did you use to make motion graphics at the beginning?

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

I recorded myself making the design then edited the video so that it plays back at a fast speed.

@shadowX50 7 жыл бұрын

I am not sure if you answered it already but how do you do this with something with different colors? would you just unionize them all and cut each layer at a time? or is there an easier way of doing this.

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure. There might be a way, but all I can think of off the top of my head would be doing it all manually.

@stevevivien4431 7 жыл бұрын

Intersection when creating the tile to repeat doesn't seem to work help?

@hrb41801 6 жыл бұрын

If your objects are grouped, do object>clip>set. Or you can do path>union and go through with intersection

@nikkiwoods-lamb3430 4 жыл бұрын

Can anyone tell me how to put a repeating pattern like this on a seamless background or how to create a seamless background?

@xSgtScruffy 4 жыл бұрын

Once you have the square of your pattern, select the entire object by using the select tool and dragging over your entire background. Press (ctrl+D) a few times until the seams are gone. The seams are from aliasing, which is a common issue in vector drawing programs, and Inkscape is particularly bad about them.

@veyblu7 6 жыл бұрын

Intersection isn't working for me

@hadziluka 7 жыл бұрын

I made a logo but when i try to intersect nothing happend, i grouped all the parts togheter also i have some text, help please

@hadziluka 7 жыл бұрын

also great videos, best inkscape turtorials online!

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

Path functions won't work with grouped objects. It has to be a single path. I would unify everything together, or instead of using Intersection you could use Object > Clip > Set. That would work with grouped objects.

@finalskater 7 жыл бұрын

I had the same issue, i just copied the green and red figure we made and duplicated it over and over on top of the background square I made, took more work but I got the end result!

@iuliansolomon88 6 жыл бұрын

Same issue, this is the response I was looking for. Thank you!

@catllionare 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know what I'm doing wrong but when I try either option my crown disappears.

@DougKindred Жыл бұрын

Trying to update my tool bars and icons like you mentioned but the link is dead.

@LogosByNick Жыл бұрын

This is an old video. The newer versions of Inkscape have the functionality built in already. Just go to Inkscape Preferences (control + shift + p) and there are settings for changing to a dark theme and different icon designs.

@charlottetrudgett4070 4 жыл бұрын

I've just found when I carry out shift click path intersection, it says "one of the objects is not a path cannot perform Boolean operation.." any help with that would be great!

@LogosByNick 4 жыл бұрын

You have to use the original object for path function/boolean operations. The rest of them are just clones. Or you could select the clones and go to Edit > Clone > Unlink Clones. Then you can work with them as intended.

@anhtaynhata6843 3 жыл бұрын

@@LogosByNick says there are no clones to unlink for me. i have the same message as above but I cannot figure out what is happening

@anhtaynhata6843 3 жыл бұрын

I can understand better now that this works with basic line drawing image but not an actual graphic that you created in inkscape

@anhtaynhata6843 3 жыл бұрын

by duplicating the cetner box, then choosing the icon (image you want to repeat) you click object > clip > Set and it will perform as in the video. Continue to duplicate the center square as instructed by Nick and then repeat object >clip> set for each icon!

@MetalStorm66 7 жыл бұрын

What's that white line in between the tiled blocks? love your videos btw. thanks

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

@sonalipb 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Nick. I tried to export the image as png but the lines are still appearing and mine is version 0.91. What must be the problem :(

@Rassy_ 7 жыл бұрын

Did you get a way around that?

@laurarochaprado 7 жыл бұрын

the easiest way I found to get rid of the lines was, as suggested in the Inkscape FAQ archives (inkscape.org/en/learn/faq/), to select all paths and use Path menu > Union, making them all one.

@andreazevedodesign 7 жыл бұрын

Oi Nicki, parabéns pelos tutoriais. Gostaria de saber qual a versão é este o seu Inkscape e é o Linux? Faço para baixar e instalar depois que eu ver que a minha é bem diferente.

@brunoj3444 7 жыл бұрын

Opa, parece que o Nick usa o Ubuntu e não o Linux, e provavelmente a versão do Inkscape dele é a última que saiu só que ele mudou o tema ! Procura no youtube "Inkscape dark theme" ou algo do tipo, e o Nick tem no site dele um pacote de ícones que ele mesmo criou que são esses mais modernos que ele usa !

@thiagoabreu7332 7 жыл бұрын

MMOGamer X Lembrando que a versão do Inkscape que o Nick usa é a 0.48, não a mais recente que é a 0.91. É muito bom ver mais brasileiros curtindo o trabalho do Nick! :D

@brunoj3444 7 жыл бұрын

Olha ae, somos pelo menos 3 brs que assistem haha

@cox7000 6 жыл бұрын

this step at 8:43 does not work for me. made everything as in the video, but the crown stays at it is doesn't matter what i do. i'm using the 9.1 version. thx4hlp

@AbonnentenOhneVideos-us9xm 5 жыл бұрын

Same here...

@xSdm200x 5 жыл бұрын

You can try it another way. Select instead of one icon, all icons and the rectangle on top.Go to the menu "object" right next to it, go to "clip" and select "set". Now everything should be working properly. If it doesn´t feel free to hit me up :)

@xSdm200x 5 жыл бұрын

@@AbonnentenOhneVideos-us9xm You can try it another way. Select instead of one icon, all icons and the rectangle on top.Go to the menu "object" right next to it, go to "clip" and select "set". Now everything should be working properly. If it doesn´t feel free to hit me up :)

@geloudillera 4 жыл бұрын

Nick, every time I click intersection, It's not working. It's as if it is disabled. :( How to make it work?

@patrik7058 4 жыл бұрын

For me, this problem occurs if i have more than two objects selected when doing the intersection. It is solved by simply intersect two objects at a time.

@geloudillera 4 жыл бұрын

@@patrik7058 Thank you!🙏

@edugrr 4 жыл бұрын

When I use Control+D on the square and Shift on the logo and make an intersection nothing happens ;-; I would appreciate if someone could help me :)

@age3801 4 жыл бұрын

You can try to clip

@djProduct2008 4 жыл бұрын

Make sure each object is ungrouped (CTRL+SHIFT+G). Then, try the intersection again.

@LususSaule 5 жыл бұрын

One thing I'm unsure of here is, why don't you just place the crown icon at the centre of a square and use that to repeat as a pattern?

@haulin 5 жыл бұрын

You wouldn't get the 45 deg angle between closest icons. They would be in a grid.

@LususSaule 5 жыл бұрын

@@haulin Thanks for the reply. I kind of worked it out after a while. There wouldn't be the diagonal pattern if the icon was at the centre of the square.

@haulin 5 жыл бұрын

@@LususSaule Yeah, I was leaving it here for others in the future, because I also thought about it whilst watching the video.

@reneepaz8077 6 жыл бұрын

what os do u use

@LogosByNick 6 жыл бұрын

Windows 10

@Smuller97 7 жыл бұрын

Can you make the repeated pattern with a png picture too?

@LogosByNick 7 жыл бұрын

+Smuller97 Sure. Insted of doing Path > Intersection, just to Object > Clip > Set to the png graphic

@Smuller97 7 жыл бұрын

Nick Saporito thank you :)

@kelvinmabjaia8966 4 жыл бұрын

🔥

@slidergrey 4 жыл бұрын

why did you use squares? you could have just used the triangle. why didn't you do that?

@markifi 2 жыл бұрын

starts at 10:18

@apocryphalmicrocosm4262 2 жыл бұрын

I REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU DON'T USE GRIDS? IS THERE A VIDEO EXPLAINING THAT ALREADY? IF SO , POINT ME TO IT PLEASE 🙏 . I LEARN A LOT FROM YOUR VIDEOS AND TAKE ENJOY THE CONCEPTS YOU USE. HOWEVER TO KEEP SYMMETRY WON'T GRIDS MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER AS OPPOSED TO WORKING ON A BLANK WHITE CANVAS?