Patterns and Pattern Making Flashcards
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What does enabling 'Move Tile with Art' in the Pattern Options panel cause to happen?
Answer: Moving the pattern artwork also moves the tile bounding box to follow it
When 'Move Tile with Art' is enabled, repositioning artwork inside the pattern tile causes the tile's bounding box to move along with it.
To apply a pattern to an object's stroke rather than its fill in Illustrator, what must you do first?
Answer: Activate the stroke indicator in the toolbox or Appearance panel before clicking the pattern swatch
You must click the Stroke indicator in the toolbox (or Appearance panel) to make it active before clicking a pattern swatch so it applies to the stroke, not the fill.
What does clicking 'Save a Copy' when exiting Pattern Editing Mode do, as opposed to clicking 'Done'?
Answer: A new pattern swatch is created, leaving the original swatch unchanged
Clicking 'Save a Copy' creates a new duplicate pattern swatch in the Swatches panel while keeping the original pattern exactly as it was before editing.
What do the Overlap options (Left in Front, Right in Front, Top in Front, Bottom in Front) in the Pattern Options panel control?
Answer: The stacking order of tiles when adjacent tiles overlap each other
Overlap options determine which tile appears on top when adjacent tiles share space, controlling the visual layering of overlapping tiles.
How do you rotate a pattern fill independently of its containing object in Illustrator?
Answer: Open the Rotate tool dialog, check Transform Patterns, and uncheck Transform Objects
In the Rotate tool dialog, checking Transform Patterns while unchecking Transform Objects applies the rotation only to the pattern fill.
Which Illustrator panel is used to store, organize, rename, and delete pattern swatches?
Answer: The Swatches panel
Pattern swatches are managed in the Swatches panel alongside color and gradient swatches; you can rename, delete, and organize them there.
When designing a seamless pattern tile in Pattern Editing Mode, what is the purpose of the dashed bounding box visible around the tile?
Answer: It defines the repeat unit — artwork outside it is cropped when the pattern tiles
The dashed bounding box is the tile boundary; it defines the unit that repeats, and artwork placed outside it will be clipped to that boundary when the pattern tiles.