Learn the Secret to Making Perfect Pattern Repeats with Procreate on iPad!

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Жыл бұрын

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:
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@cassiablack_educacaofinanceira 9 ай бұрын

Fun to watch, thank you so much! I learned a lot ❤

@VivienReis 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I did this in Photoshop and it worked like a charm. Great tutorial!

@marypoppins8012 8 ай бұрын

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!

@MelArmstrong 8 ай бұрын

Oh Mary, you just made my day! Thank you for such a lovely comment and I'm so happy you did it. Well done!!

@alexlabelle3049 Жыл бұрын

Hands down the most helpful tutorial for this I've watched, thank you so much!

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh...thanks so much!

@NapatsaranP 10 ай бұрын

Totally, I have been so confused with other tutorial but this one is excellent ( and short!)

@aastrom8141 8 ай бұрын

I so agree with @alexlabelle3049! Thank you so much Mel!

@harte708 4 ай бұрын

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!

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

Oh yay! I'm so glad it has been helpful for you. Thanks for watching.

@mele2814 10 күн бұрын

Really lovely video!! ❤️🙏🍓 Thank you!

@deborahyork6811 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I’m working on this one. You are a great teacher and super talented surface pattern designer 😊

@MelArmstrong 3 ай бұрын

Ohhh thanks so much for you lovely comment. So glad it’s been helpful.

@felishiarae332 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I created a cute Christmas themed phone wallpaper using your video. It turned out awesome!

@MelArmstrong 7 ай бұрын

Oh yay! That's wonderful!

@Miramakingmagic 4 ай бұрын

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!

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

Oh yay! I’m so glad. I have a neurodivergent family (including myself) so I get it! 😜

@geriannericson 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! This was so educational, easy to follow and fun!!

@MelArmstrong 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful! I'm so glad it was useful

@elenacavion30 9 ай бұрын

Mel, you are a guarantee. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience!

@MelArmstrong 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

@mellyafiana 12 күн бұрын

Very helpful! Thank you🎉

@aine4400 Жыл бұрын

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

@heysarahemily Ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial! Thank you so much!! ❤ I feel comfortable with procreate now too

@MelArmstrong Ай бұрын

Oh that’s awesome! So glad it was useful!

@shakthis4467 Жыл бұрын

Thanksss a lot!!! Its was sooper easy to achieve seamless with your technique.❣️

@MelArmstrong 11 ай бұрын

So glad it helped!

@sweetrestfulhome Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing such a helpful tutorial!!

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it was helpful. Thanks for watching!

@lyndadiamond564 Жыл бұрын

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!

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

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

@nichadaye1007 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. It was very interesting to learn another way to do a repeating pattern.

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@ellenodonohue4511 Жыл бұрын

Your explanations are so helpful!!

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@smarinay 5 ай бұрын

Amazing tutorial, thank you so much for sharing!

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

@thePeziie Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Very easy to understand :)

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! So glad you enjoyed it!

@threemusketeers4109 Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful! Thank you.

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad it helped you! Thanks for watching!

@ArmaniIntoParanormal Ай бұрын

✨ This is so cute and very aesthetic it would look so pretty on fabric too ✨💖

@MelArmstrong Ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@TootlesTart Ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this. I needed exactly this tutorial.

@MelArmstrong Ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful for you! Thank you for watching!

@LittlePinn 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, you are the best teacher because I can understand easily.

@MelArmstrong 8 ай бұрын

Ohhh thank you for watching! I’m so glad it was helpful.

@olga__lein9347 4 ай бұрын

thank you!

@lisa.ilustra 4 ай бұрын

This video was very enlightening, thank you very much ♥

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

@suburbansunshine 4 ай бұрын

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!! :)

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

Oh Yay! So glad it worked for you!

@mixmedia9004 10 ай бұрын

Love your tutorials and channel ❤

@MelArmstrong 10 ай бұрын

Ohhhh thank you!

@mnikesawhitaker-haaheim7027 Жыл бұрын

This was so useful! ❤

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!

@sahathaisanmee2770 11 ай бұрын

I am very love it !!!! ❤❤❤❤

@YulRun Ай бұрын

I know this is not what your tutorial is for, but thank you for showing a good way to do this for game art as well! This will help a lot with doing tilework.

@MelArmstrong Ай бұрын

Awesome, that's great to know!

@EmilyJones-iz3si 14 күн бұрын

Ok I figured out that if I add two tiny little marks at the corners of the canvas, so bottom left and top right. The select tool recognises the whole canvas and selects it all, not just the drawing in the middle. Just in case this issue crops up for anyone else. Thanks again Mel for the tutorial x

@MMX67 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, Thanks

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@daniroste9716 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Everyone told me that is impossible to do pattern in Procreate. Thank you!

@MelArmstrong 6 ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful for you! Thanks for watching!

@daniroste9716 6 ай бұрын

@@MelArmstrong 🥰

@tammychertam1258 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! so cute

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@maam-vt1uo Жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much ❤❤❤❤it was great ❤❤❤❤

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@mamita.design 10 ай бұрын

thank you so much ❤

@MelArmstrong 10 ай бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@kendrachase344 28 күн бұрын

How would I know what size pallette to choose for creating a tea towel pattern?

@cheezwiz7010 3 ай бұрын

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!

@MelArmstrong 3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad it’s been helpful. Thank you for watching!! 🥰

@uu-qm8hx 28 күн бұрын

I don't understand English But you made this very easy to understand. Thank you!!

@MelArmstrong 25 күн бұрын

Oh that’s great! So glad it was helpful.

@jodib4445 Жыл бұрын

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?

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

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.

@jodib4445 Жыл бұрын

@@MelArmstrong Thanks so much. Best wishes to you x

@jodib4445 Жыл бұрын

@@MelArmstrong Thank you! xo

@pathao9719 3 ай бұрын

Can you turn off the symmetry feature off and on while moving the pattern or symbol around?

@GroovyGal Жыл бұрын

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!

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lisa! It’s an iPad Pro 12.9 inch. All the details are in the description for you. Thanks for watching!

@emmeliz 10 ай бұрын

Hello! Great video thank you - what colour profile are you using please on the canvas? Many thanks

@MelArmstrong 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I use the colour profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1

@evaemerald5801 10 ай бұрын

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.

@MelArmstrong 10 ай бұрын

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.

@nataliecalzadilla Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for that tutorial. When doing licensing do have to vectorize all your patterns made in Procreate?

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

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.

@nataliecalzadilla Жыл бұрын

@@MelArmstrong thank you 😊

@ridhisingh6678 Ай бұрын

Hi Mel! Thanks for such an awesome KZfaq page. I've learned a lot from it. I have a question: the procreate tutorials suggest 300dpi... However ...Spoonflower wants 150dpi. Will is affect the design if dpi is higher than required? I'm worried I will lose existing designs which have 300dpi ... Please help

@MelArmstrong Ай бұрын

Spoonflower will automatically adjust it to 150 dpi when you upload it. It won't affect it at all. I create in 300 dpi, as I find it's the best for when I'm licensing designs to companies.

@traceycampbell629 5 ай бұрын

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?

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

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.

@jenniferlabre Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mel! Do you find art directors accept procreate files without issue?

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

I always take it into Photoshop and send a jpg or PSD. I probably wouldn't send procreate files.

@Brisingrize 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant tutorial, my only thing is when I select a group, it wants me to flatten it.

@MelArmstrong 10 ай бұрын

Thank you. Just check that you're using the selection tool (sloping S) not the transform tool (arrow)

@brookespater5045 7 ай бұрын

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?

@MelArmstrong 6 ай бұрын

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.

@ebbaeriksson8650 7 ай бұрын

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"?

@MelArmstrong 7 ай бұрын

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.

@ebbaeriksson8650 7 ай бұрын

@@MelArmstrong Thank you that worked, all the best!

@mcgmenezess 9 ай бұрын

Ok! I need to try again... mine didn't not repeated seamlessly

@MelArmstrong 9 ай бұрын

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!

@foridabegumukblogger 5 ай бұрын

Where you sell this pattern?

@christinhebron4184 Жыл бұрын

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?

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

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.

@christinhebron4184 Жыл бұрын

@@MelArmstrong do you also keep a duplicate of the layers after flattening in case you want to make changes?

@MelArmstrong Жыл бұрын

@@christinhebron4184 Yes, I always keep the original layers. 🙂

@mmarikawis 9 ай бұрын

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?

@MelArmstrong 9 ай бұрын

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.

@mmarikawis 9 ай бұрын

I will give it another try for sure! the pattern is very pretty and relaxing to create ❤

@mmarikawis 9 ай бұрын

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!

@stacyjacobson4249 25 күн бұрын

I love this! However I get lost around the 11 minute mark with all the grouping.

@nawelavenu 5 ай бұрын

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

@MelArmstrong 4 ай бұрын

The least amount of movements the better. Also make sure Interpolation is set to Bicubic. That will reduce the pixelation.

@EmilyJones-iz3si 14 күн бұрын

Hi there, when I press 'select' to start creating the pattern the select tool just selects the drawings I just created, it doesn't select the entire canvas? D you know how I can correct this? Thank you!

@MelArmstrong 13 күн бұрын

Just check you've got a background the fills the whole canvas. Otherwise, you can create a new layer and just mark the corners so that when you select the group, the whole canvas is selected. You can remove that layer once you've moved it.

@miral9595 3 ай бұрын

Which i pad is best for this

@MelArmstrong 3 ай бұрын

IPad Pro is the best!

@user-qe6he6pd7v Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@evelynS. Жыл бұрын

👌👏❤️

@leahstilla3243 Ай бұрын

Got to minute 15 and gave up, I got the snapping understood but once you started with the grouping of layers again I was overwhelmed and it felt too hard to follow for me rn even with pausing. Maybe naming your layers would help us follow along. I’m gonna search for a more beginner friendly one then try to come back and finish this one!

@Mylegacymap Ай бұрын

You lost me at the end with the layers and how to group or in group them. I need a better understanding of how to designate the layers as I’m drawing the design so when I get to this point I can follow better. Going g to look for a lesson on that. This was so helpful, thank you!

@merryb3514 Жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🥰

@thelyadanar 3 ай бұрын

Hello Ms How can I reach out to you for services?

@MelArmstrong 2 ай бұрын

If you head to my website you can use my contact form here: www.melarmstrong.com/contact

@CaliberDawn 6 ай бұрын

My adhd can’t keep up with all the layers and grouping 😭

@aastrom8141 6 ай бұрын

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.

@chickenscratchmeow 17 күн бұрын

You're video is beautiful, but you are moving to fast for us beginners. It would be nice if you stopped for a moment and explained what you were doing. Maybe just do a separate video about repeating patterns in addition to the really cool drawing video.

@MelArmstrong 17 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comments. I have lots more tutorials on my channel that might be more suited to you. Check out this playlist for some more tutorials that are beginner-friendly. kzfaq.info/sun/PLjSk2wjeDqg10T14kl7j5l74U2behGEIy