{"id":52679,"date":"2022-05-31T18:42:55","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/quick-answer-how-to-scale-patterns-in-illustrator\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T18:42:55","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:42:55","slug":"quick-answer-how-to-scale-patterns-in-illustrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/quick-answer-how-to-scale-patterns-in-illustrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Answer: How to scale patterns in illustrator?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to scale patterns in Illustrator you can use the Scale Tool (S). You can double-click on the Scale Tool in your toolbar or you can go to Object > Transform > Scale to open it. Another way to access the Scale Tool is by right-clicking on your object and selecting Transform > Scale from the menu.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>You asked, how do you move and scale a pattern in Illustrator? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yhzMh7-pYn8\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Frequent question, how do you scale a pattern? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q8TnieuqvgA\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You asked, how do you scale a pattern in an existing object? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DGsblCMIp1w\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Also, how do you scale shapes proportionally in Illustrator? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select the object(s) to be rescaled.<\/li>\n<li>Double-click the Scale tool.  <\/li>\n<li>Click the Preview check box to see the object interactively resize on the artboard as you change values.<\/li>\n<li>Click the Scale Strokes &#038; Effects check box if you want to proportionally resize strokes and effects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cs4jrlpfU3c\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>How do you keep proportions when scaling in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Make sure the \u201cConstrain Width and Height Proportions\u201d button is activated. This makes sure when you scale your artwork, the dimensions remain proportionate. Enter your desired height, we will enter 70\u201d here, and press enter. Your artwork then scale proportionately so your artwork remains correct.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I edit a pattern in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>In order to edit the pattern, with the artwork selected, click either the Fill color or Stroke color in the Properties panel (whichever you applied the pattern to), and with the swatches showing, double-click the pattern swatch to enter Pattern Editing mode.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I fix patterns in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L6O_O_6lajA\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you make a pattern smaller?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H1M6alqW77s\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you change the scale on a swatch in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Double click the Scale Tool in the Tool Panel. In the pop-up window, check Uniform under Scale. The percentage will be at 100%. Adjust this percentage based on how big or small you want the pattern.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you make a pattern not move in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UcwbjOAY9YI\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I scale a fill pattern in Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Choose the item.<\/li>\n<li>Double click on the scale tool.<\/li>\n<li>Check on Transform pattern. Turn off Transform Object.<\/li>\n<li>Choose your scale size.<\/li>\n<li>Choose OK.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you scale uniformly in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Basic Way to Scale an Image in Illustrator You can change the default reference point (the object&#8217;s center) by first clicking where you want the reference point to be and then dragging to scale your object. Holding down Shift as you drag will maintain the object&#8217;s proportions as it scales.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I scale without changing dimensions in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Currently, if you want to resize an object (by clicking and dragging a corner) without distorting it, you need to hold down the shift key.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I scale a drawing in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Select with the section tool the object or document you wish to resize. In the toolbar choose the scale tool, which is represented by a box with an arrow inside pointing to the upper left. A box pops up with the word &#8220;Scale&#8221; at the top and an option for uniform or non-uniform scale.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you make a seamless pattern in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l9no7MohqUw\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why can&#8217;t I edit patterns in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Your pattern is in the swatches panel. Just double click on it and it will open in the pattern editing mode. Your pattern is in the swatches panel. Just double click on it and it will open in the pattern editing mode.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you fill an object with a pattern in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Use the selection tool and click on the pink cactus shape in the illustration to select it. At the top of the Swatches panel, click on the pink fill square so that it is in front. The last swatch in the panel is a pattern named \u201cpink cactus.\u201d Click on that swatch to fill the selected shape with the pattern.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why can&#8217;t I scale things in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Turn on the Bounding Box under the View Menu and select the object with the regular selection tool (black arrow). You should then be able to scale and rotate the object using this selection tool. That&#8217;s not the bounding box. You need to do View > Show bounding box.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you keep proportions in Illustrator when scaling on IPAD?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>1 Correct answer Press down on the clear bubble and hold the handle of the corner of the object to resize and keep proportions. Make them a compound path under the Object menu and then hold down the shift key while dragging to desired proportion.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you want to scale patterns in Illustrator you can use the Scale Tool (S). You can double-click on the Scale Tool in your toolbar or you can go to Object > Transform > Scale to open it. Another way to access the Scale Tool is by right-clicking on your object and selecting Transform > &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}