- [Narrator] Let's see how we can create a pattern
and apply it to type.
I'll start by just drawing myself a circle
that has a fill color and no stroke.
(clicking)
I'll come to my swatches panel,
I'll drag the circle onto the swatches panel.
This makes it into a pattern.
I can now come and delete the original artwork
on my art board.
To edit the pattern,
simply double-click on it,
and in this case, I am going to choose to brick by column.
I'm also going to choose size tile to art.
And when I do that,
I have the option of adding in some spacing.
(clicking)
Now I'll leave my pattern editing mode,
(clicking)
choose my type.
This is a non-destructive effect
applied through the appearance panel.
I'll add a new fill,
and then apply the pattern to that fill.
Now, currently the pattern is being applied
on top of the existing fill that we started with.
To clear that out, I'll double-click on characters,
and change the fill there to none.
And to return to where we were,
I'll double-click on type, all on the appearance panel.
So we now see the type with the pattern applied.
What if I want to incorporate some color?
Well, I could go back and edit the pattern,
and include the color as part of the pattern.
But perhaps I want the pattern to be flexible
and I want to be able to change my mind
about what color it's being applied on top of.
So I'm going to create another fill,
and in this case, I'll make the fill yellow.
And I'll drag that fill underneath the pattern fill.
Turns out, I actually want red dots rather than black dots.
Well, I can come to the pattern,
and I can very easily just
(clicking)
edit the pattern, and that will update in place.
(clicking)
I'll reselect the type.
To give the letters a bit more definition,
(clicking)
I'll also add a stroke.
In this case, the stroke will be in black.
(clicking)
If I want to change the scale of the pattern
independently of the type,
then I'll do this through the appearance panel.
I'll choose the pattern,
and come to distort and transform, transform.
And here I just need to make sure
that transform objects is not selected.
And I can choose a scale for the pattern itself.
So, those are some things to think about
when you are creating a pattern to apply to type.