illustrator patterns: dresser
Now available: 24 custom pattern swatches for Illustrator: from Christopher Dresser, Studies in Design — $11.00 USD Purchase Now
to access the dresser_StInDe_pattern swatch library
to use custom pattern swatches
introduction
These are the 24 pattern swatches from Studies in Design by Christopter Dresser (1834-1904). The plates were “hand” traced in Adobe Illustrator CS3 (as opposed to
using “Live Trace”) and converted to seamless pattern swatches that can be used with Adobe Illustrator. The colors are close to the original, though the plates were faded, thus colors are probably somewhat muted, compared to the original.
These designs are representative of the Aesthetic through the early Art Deco styles. Dresser’s use of botanical forms dominate this collection–many are detailed and highly decorative.
These swatches are customizable (see below) so experiment with different colorways and in combination with linear pattern borders or motifs, also from Dresser’s Studies in Design.
to install
Unzip the dowloaded file
Locate the file: dresser_StInDe_pattern.ai
Open the file in Illustrator to begin a new, blank drawing file with the patterns in the Swatches
panel.From the flyout menu to the upper right of the Swatches panel (A),
choose Save Swatch Library as AI…This will retain the Dresser pattern swatches in the Application
or Application Support directory. Retain the .zip file in a
permanent location to re-install following upgrading to a newer version of Illustrator.
to access the dresser_StInDe_pattern swatch library
Open the Swatches panel
Click on the flyout menu in the upper right-hand corner of the panel (A, above)
Choose Open Swatches Library > User Defined… > dresser_StInDe_pattern
to use custom pattern swatches
customizing pattern swatches
To change the color (CS3 and above)
Drag the swatch from the Swatches panel onto the Drawing Board.
With the pattern selected, open the Live Color panel (A)
from the Options bar (below the Main Mentu),Note: An overview of the way this panel works can be found in the video tutorials
at Layers magazine:http://www.layersmagazine.com/illustrator-live-color.html for a basic overview
and
http://www.layersmagazine.com/live-color-in-adobe-illustrator.html for a more detailed
tutorialVisit http://www.AtelierCascadiaGraphics.com for additional brushes, motifs and
for additional Illustrator techniques. Feel free to post questions and/or comments at this website.
Thank you