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Recently, the subtle pattern has been used more often in the design of websites. Today we will learn how to create several types of these fillings. The whole process should take you only a few minutes if you use the Pattern Creation feature in Adobe Illustrator CS6. Let’s begin! The Subtle Pattern differs from the other patterns in such a way, that the shades of the elements have only a slight difference between one another and between the main background color. These patterns are mainly in the Low-key (dark) and High-key (light) lightning styles. The Pixel Pattern Step 1 Chose the Pixel View mode (View > Pixel View) to create the pixel pattern. In this case all the created objects will be placed exactly on the lines of the pixel grid, because the Snap to Pixel mod will be turned on automatically. Moreover, when you zoom the artboard, you will be able to see the lines of the pixel grid, which will make the creation of the pattern much easier. Now let’s create a plain but attractive pattern. Take the Rectangle Tool (M) and create the 4*4px size rectangle with the light-grey fill. Let’s create two more 2*1px size rectangles with a bit darker grey fill and place them as it is shown on the picture below. Now create two white rectangles of the same size. Step 2 Select all the created objects and go to the Object > Pattern > Make As the result of these actions, we are in the create-pattern…

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Quick Tip: How to Create Subtle Patterns for Web Projects in Adobe Illustrator CS6