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Create a halftone border in Photoshop.
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Add a halftone drop shadow using Photoshop.
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How'd They Do That? - Patterns
In just a few minutes you can learn how to multiply graphics to create patterns in Illustrator.
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Making duplicates
There are several ways
to make patterns in
Illustrator. The following
technique works
best when duplicating
a few objects, icons,
or logos at a time.
From “Seeing I to i,” V10N4
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1. In Illustrator, select
the image you want
to duplicate. In this
selection we changed
the arrow’s color to
brown to add interest,
then grouped the elements
into one object
(Command-G).
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2. Using the Selection
tool (solid arrow),
click on the object
and press Option-
Shift, dragging it to
the right. Align the
duplicate object to
the right edge of the
original. Do not deselect
the duplicate.
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3. Press Command-D
to duplicate the object
as many times as you
want, making a row.
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4. Select the entire
row, and group the
objects by pressing
Command-G. Using
the Selection tool,
drag the row down
while pressing Option-
Shift. Align the row
with the bottom edge
of the previous row.
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5. Now you can duplicate
(Command-D)
the row as many times
as you’d like.
Quick Tip
You can use the
duplicate command
(Command-D) for
other things, such as
sizing an image. Select
the image and double
click on the Scale tool.
Type in a percentage
and click OK. Then
press Command-D to
resize the image as
often as necessary.
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