Mels Brushes

Free Illustrator repeat patterns

Posted by Mel on January 13, 2010  |  No Comments

Free repeat pattern swatches for Illustrator. As I have lots of these single patterns lying around, I decided to share them. To use them, first put the .ai file into your Illustrator > Presets > Swatches folder. Open illustrator, then click on the flyout menu arrow in the swatches palette and on Open Swatch Library. The pattern will be in that list to use as a fill in your designs.

See all the patterns in the Free Illustrator Patterns category

So how do you use them? Rather than write a tutorial, I will direct you to read BittBox’s excellent guide to the many ways of using illustrator patterns.

Autumn Garden – Vector illustrations

Posted by Mel on September 9, 2009  |  1 Comment

8 autumnal designs in a seasonal palette. Available in the shop for £5.00

FILE FORMATS
EPS 8 vector file
Transparent PNG at 300dpi
High res JPEG file

LICENSE INFO
Personal or commercial use, standard license included

Free – Vintage sage repeat patterns

Posted by Mel on March 19, 2009  |  No Comments

A free set of repeat patterns. Ideal for website backgrounds. The zip pack includes a Photoshop pattern file, 4 tiling JPEGs and my terms of use. These are for personal use only, and credit is required when you use them please.

Vintage Sage patterns by Mels Brushes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License.

Claret pattern set

Posted by Mel on October 28, 2008  |  3 Comments

A special commercial use pattern pack with an opulent antique feel. The pack includes the repeating image tiles for you to recolour or use as a web background. A commercial license is also included.

How to use patterns (photoshop beginners)

Posted by Mel on August 8, 2008  |  No Comments

Using pattern fills in graphics and logos is big news for 2008. The emerging trend sees flat vector artwork being filled with ornate floral or retro patterns for a clean but textural look. The trend has crossed over from the use of retro and art nouveau wallpaper in interior design, and is now being picked up by the graphics industry. To get in on the trend…

There are many ways to use photoshop patterns (.pat files) . In this short tutorial I’m going to show you a simple way to achieve some interesting effects.

Here’s one way to do it

To fill an area with patterns, first select the Fill tool (the paint bucket). On the top menu bar, select pattern from the drop down menu, the choose a pattern. Now use that to fill the area you wish to be patterned. Don’t forget to set the tool back to ‘foreground’ to get it back to normal!

Heres another way to do it

Torn Paper Stripes patterns

Posted by Mel on August 8, 2008  |  No Comments

Here are 4 seamless, paper textured stripe patterns. After downloading, install into Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop\Presets\Patterns.

Download here (right click and save as)

Preview of set…

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