1. Artlandia SymmetryWorks is a plug-in for making repeat patterns in Adobe Illustrator. Whether you are an experienced professional or a student, SymmetryWorks empowers.
2. Artlandia SymmetryWorks 3 supports both vector and raster art objects. This key advantage, combined with the built-in symmetry operations and the replica and.

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Artlandia SymmetryWorks is a productivity plug-in for Adobe Illustrator that automates creation of symmetry-based surface designs and ornaments for.

When it comes to making seamless patterns, there can’t be too many tricks up your sleeve. Adds dozens of new blend modes to your arsenal and lets you customize boundaries between neighboring units in your patterns exactly to your liking.

You can choose among many blend modes, such as Normal, Enhanced Average, Dissolve, Darken, Multiply, Color Burn, Inverse Color Dodge, Lighten, Screen, Overlay, Soft, Hard, Vivid Light, Glow, Freeze, Heat, Difference, and Composite. Examples of Normal, Dissolve, Soft Color Burn, and Soft Color Dodge blending. Last updated: June 7, 2017. Pattern applications are endless, but there are never too many ideas when it comes to brainstorming new uses for your patterns. Here, inspired in part by a wonderful collection of, we ran through a few of such ideas. Most of the source patterns are taken straight from the and are included in a free bonus pack (in a vector format, of course) available with a purchase of. We did make minor alterations, though.

Couldn’t resist a temptation to tweak patterns on mockups when it’s so easy to do with. We can make the modified patterns available too. If you wish to get exactly these versions, please and we’ll see what we can do. Now, let’s get to work.

An goes to a fitted round-neck knee-length sleeveless formal dress which underscores femininity (even within the constraints of business settings) and altogether creates a strong impression of authority. Last updated: June 18, 2017. Call it whatever you like, but this is a fascinating subject. The terms “positive-negative patterns,” “patterns with figure-ground reversal,” and “counterchange patterns” are often synonymous, but they can also shed light on the same pattern at different angles and go to the heart of what makes patterns with color reversals so interesting and attractive.

Counterchange patterns Before we start, let’s be clear on one thing. Traditionally, counterchange patterns are introduced with the help of black and white pictures, which is certainly proper because nothing conveys the gist of color inversion better; or the concept of yin and yang; or positive and negative. We’ll follow the tradition and give only a few examples in full color, mainly to drive home the fact that color reversals work splendidly with any number of colors so your counterchange color palette can be as elaborate as you wish. Back to the subject, “counterchange” usually refers to color reversals in the most generic sense. For instance, we could say that the number of standard pattern types grows dramatically from to if one permits color reversals, alongside rotations, reflections, and other symmetry operations, when generating a pattern from a motif. In that context the neutral term “counterchange patterns” is ideal.

And, yes, starting from version 6, creates both and at a click. Three of the 46 black and white counterchange patterns re-created and recolored with SymmetryWorks.

Inset: How do you make that? Draw a colored rhomboid, choose Mirror as the main symmetry and Mirror and glide as the color symmetry, and click Make in the SymmetryWorks panel. Then rotate the control path 90 degrees and tweak it to be as shown.

Want to see a tutorial? Last updated: September 3, 2017. As a pattern junkie, you may know how to capture the structure of a repeating pattern in a diagram; that is, determine to which of the seventeen symmetry types a pattern belongs. Yes, we are talking about surface patterns, or wallpaper patterns, whose type is determined by what mathematicians call the plane (2D) symmetry groups. Turns out all pattern schematics are not made equal and, surprisingly, the most simple diagram, which is also the most useful for the non-mathematically inclined, is also the least known or, we might even be tempted to say, a well-kept secret. Traditionally, because you are dealing with symmetries, your pattern schematics would show symmetry operations, probably combined with boundaries of repeating units (“unit cells” or “fundamental domains”), and often made more intelligible by superimposing actual patterns produced by a simple asymmetric bit (a line, a comma, or ). Here are a few examples of the standard approach, which we show mostly to help you fully appreciate a simpler one that’s coming up next: The 17 pattern types shown in the standard international notations for symmetry operations (rotations, reflections, and glide reflections), from.

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Last updated: September 3, 2017. You’ve created your first pattern designs. It was fun and they look gorgeous. Now comes the tricky bit: making the world aware of your creations.

You are a budding pattern designer and you don’t have your marketing channels—yet. Putting together your cleverly organized website, and adding profiles on all social media sites you could think of, ate up a good chunk of time, but no small army of followers eagerly awaits your new artworks. Cold calling perspective clients, studios, and reps is a part of your daily routine, but no one is returning your calls yet. How do you start building up your brand and jump start that success you’ve always known would come? Sorry, we won’t give you a ready-made recipe, but there are avenues that may improve your chances of being discovered.

Which way to go is up to you and you will most definitely pursue more than one path. Last updated: September 3, 2017.