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Patterns add bite to an illustration or layout, but scanned images and other pixel-based backgrounds can add lots of bytes to your project as well. Vector textures are more efficient in terms of file size.
Better yet, PostScript patterns are infinitely scalable and repeatable, so they can be applied to any project, whether as large as a billboard or as small as a matchbook.
Best of all, programs like Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia FreeHand make it easy to transform a simple line into a complex pattern.
See how to create and apply drawn patterns in this feature from our partner “Before & After” magazine.
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This article was last modified on July 18, 2023
This article was first published on January 30, 2004
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