I’ve been busy working on my second Skillshare class and had the joy of hitting “publish” over the weekend! Pattern Play: Combining Illustrator and Photoshop takes you through my workflow for creating patterns utilizing the strengths of both AI and PS.

I love the ease of making shapes, building repeating tiles, and testing out color palettes in Illustrator, but Photoshop is incredible with adding texture and dimension. I use both programs to create repeating patterns that are both accurate and beautiful. The lessons include:

• An introduction to the class project and process overview
• Sketching tips and how to capture them
• Drawing with the Pen Tool
• Drawing with the Pencil Tool
• Building Shapes
• Accent Lines
• Creating the Tile Repeat
• Playing with Color
• Exporting from Illustrator
• Adding Hand Drawn Lines
• Painting
• Final Tiling

Textured Details Courtesy of Photoshop

If you’re looking to learn a new workflow for using Photoshop and Illustrator together, or just want to start making patterns in general, enroll in my class!

Love,
Dylan