One of my favorite classes to teach is Illustrator: Making a Pattern. Here are a few patterns that I made today as I was testing out the new CS6 pattern making features! (Update to the class coming in July!)
These patterns are perfectly tiled, so feel free to download them and use them! They will work well for blog backgrounds, twitter backgrounds, or desktop wallpapers. Just right-click the file and save it to your computer. Upload it to the site where you want to use it, and choose to tile it! Leave a comment letting us know where you used the pattern. We’d love to check out your sites!
If you’d like to learn to make patterns in Illustrator, too, I recommend Illustrator 101 (if you have no Illustrator experience) and Illustrator: Making a Pattern!
(Note that these are for personal use only. I do sell my patterns for use on web, textiles, stationery, etc. Visit me at Ollibird if you want to find out more.)
Thank you for sharing. These are so cute!
Thank you for sharing these! They are so cute and I can’t wait to use them.
<3 Alma
Thanks everyone! When you use them, send us over the link! I’d love to see these in use!
Thanks for these! I’m using the first one on my blog and it’s perfect! Thanks again.
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Alyssa, I love it! Did that pattern JUST HAPPEN to match your blog PERFECTLY, or did you change your colors to match the pattern? It looks FABULOUS!!
Thanks for sharing! They are adorable and I’m using the last one on my twitter (@sheungology).
It looks great! I was worried if that one was too dark, but it looks super classy on your twitter page! Love it!
Thank you so much for sharing! They are so cute. I am going to see if I can print and use them to collage in my art journal. I will post a picture of that happens! :)
Mary, let us know how it goes! These files are meant for use on the web, so they’re low resolution and might not print great. But if you size them down, you will get better print quality. They just might be super tiny!
Thank you! I found you via a post on How About Orange and I love the backgrounds! I am using one on my Twitter account right now! Thanks again.
I found you from How About Orange. Love your backgrounds. Now I can be so happy at work while I stare away at my computer :) Thank you.
Thanks for sharing! I’m using the fish scales one on my blog – too cute!
LOVE the poppies one – thanks so much for creating these for us not-so-creative types. They are all lovely!
Oh thanks!! I tried the first one on my blog and it is lovely! I think the fish one would be really nice too… Merci merci!!
Thank you so so much! I used the first one on my blog. I have never done the whole ‘customizing’ my own blog thing, so this was fun.
thanks!! i immediately used the pink w/bugs background template on my blog! super cute…i was in need of a change too so this has prompted me to start making other colour/font changes as well!
Thank you for sharing! I love them!
I was looking for a pattern for the head of my blog and they are so cute. I will use the birds in the sky or the flamingos. Thank you very much. (sorry for my english, I’m French).
They are great! Thanks!
thanks for sharing! I use these for my desktop wallpaper :) my favourite is the blue with the birds
Hi there! LOVELY! Excuse my not knowing this, but do I need an HTML code for the use of these lovely backgrounds for BLogger”
Thanks in advance :)
Hi, Becky! I believe that Blogger now has a way for you to just upload the background file. It’s pretty easy, but it’s been a while since I’ve used Blogger so I couldn’t point you out to EXACTLY where you’ll find it!
Thanks for the lovely backgrounds. The poppies are my favourite, using it as my desktop wallpaper now! Will definitely let you know if I use this pattern online :)
I tried the seagulls on my blog it looks sooooooo summer ! I love it ! thanks a lot
Thanks so much! I just used the fishscale image as the background on my blog and love it! :)
Je l’ai utilisé sur twiter @ecritsantigone !! Merci beaucoup. :)
I absolutely love these patterns! Would it be ok to use as a background to birthday invitations? Thanks a bunch for sharing!
Sure! You can use as a bday invite background, but just know that they’re low res, so it won’t print great!
I used the poppies pattern on my blog… http://www.flywiththemoon.blogspot.com
I LOVE it!! I also used the first pattern on my Twitter =)
Hi! These are too adorable! Love the fresh colors; as I am planning to use one of them on my Twitter; thank you!
Hello.
Wonderful patterns. I use some of them on my blog http://www.schreibtischwelten.de. It ist in german, sorry ;)
Thank you.
You’ll find poppy’s on my twitter page; you’re so gracious, thank you!
https://twitter.com/#!/
On my desktop wallpaper it looks a bit pixelated. Any tips to make it clear? thanks!
Yep! These are repeat pattern tiles, so you don’t want your computer to STRETCH them or size them up. On a Mac, when I’m choosing the image for my desktop, I can also choose whether to center it, stretch it, or tile it. You’ll want to choose “tile” for these backgrounds!
Thank you! I will now twitter with seagulls!
Real cute designs, thanks very much for sharing them, I have applied the poppies´ to my Twitter account. They are big but definitelly fresher: https://twitter.com/#!/garcia_chus
Thanks! I’m using the fishscale pattern on my blog tudorsdownblog.com!
thank you so much for this! i used the poppy pattern on my twitter page, and have just spent a loong time admiring your “assorted patterns” – all gorgeous!
these patterns are super awesome! I actually saved them all to my desktop and tried different ones on my blog but i am so technology impaired, I don’t really know how i got my layout to just be the simple boring layout that it is, and the backgrounds only showed up on either side of my text. I wouldnt understand how to change the rest of my colors to match, either, but at least I can still use the flamingo background on my desktop :)
Hi,
I love the flies so much :) Tq for sharing…. visit my blog at http://cempakasartandcraft.blogspot.com/
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Thank you for sharing. These are so cute!
beautiful! You are very talented. They are perfect for twitter.
Thanks for sharing– the backgrounds are so pretty! I’m using the seagulls pattern for my blog. http://styleshesought.wordpress.com/
LOVE them all! I posted about the site and the patterns on my Tumbler. blog – http://foxiemoxiejewels.tumblr.com – Thank You!
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Thank you for sharing! I have used the poppies as the new background for my blog (it’s in Swedish, but it’s mostly about crafts) and I really like it! I’m planning on continuing the blog makeover with a new header too. :)
thanks! i chose the top image as new twitter background.
Thank you so much! I’m thinking about making a blog and any of these would look amazing as a background. Gorgeous.
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Thank you for the lovely wallpaper, we have used it as our blog background. You can see it here! http://particlepress.tumblr.com/ It looks great! Thanks again!
Love these – used one here: http://niceideasforall.wordpress.com/
Thanks!
I love poppies and this print has such a unique and modern twist to it! I absolutely love it.
Hi, just set up one of your backgrounds!! Thanks a lot!!
Thank you for sharing these lovely prints!
I’ve used one of them as a background to my Plan & Checklist – and will use one of the others for the next list I’ll make :-)
http://thoughtsandimagesalongtheway.blogspot.dk/2012/09/plan-checklist.html
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