Paste them into artboard 1 and resize them if needed.

Open the elements you want to use in your design and copy them. If you want to create more patterns, save this document as a master template (shift + command/control + S) and use a copy to create your patterns.

Move the squares to fill the entire artboard making sure that they are placed exactly in the four quadrants. Then, create three more duplicates to end up with a total of four in artboard 2.Ĭhange the fill color of the square in the artboard one to the one you wish to use for your pattern. Make sure it is positioned on the top-left corner (In the transform panel: X: 0, Y: 0). With the square selected open the symbols studio panel.Īnd click on create to turn the square into a symbol.Īnd paste it (command/control + V) into artboard 2. Use the rectangle tool (M) and create a square on top of artboard 1, make sure it has the same size as the artboard (2000 x 2000 Pixels) and it is placed exactly on top of it (In the transform panel: X: 0, Y: 0, W: 2000 px and H: 2000 px). With the new artboard selected head to the transform studio panel and change the width and height size to double the original ones. Make sure that it is positioned next to the first one. Check the create artboard box.Ĭlick on the artboard tool in the toolbox and then on the insert artboard button to add a second one.

Use the size you want but take into account what will be the use of the pattern when you set size and resolution (ours was 2000 x 2000 Pixels dpi). Since we are going to tile it needs to be a square. Step 1: Set up your Artboardsįirst, create a new document. You can use the same process in the iPad version of Affinity Designer. We are using Coffee Clipart from the Plus Hub. If you are using an outside source like a print company or manufacturer, you would need to make sure you follow the transformative guidelines as mentioned in the Flat Sheet Goods section in the Design Bundles license.

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