Tutorial Details
- Program: Adobe Illustrator CS6 – CC
- Estimated Completion Time: 60 minutes
- Difficulty: Beginner-Intermediate
Step 1
Start the Illustrator, then create a new document (File > New…). In the new dialog box New Document choose the Basic RGB profile.
Step 2

Take the Rectangle Tool (M) and click on the artboard. In the opened dialog box enter the width and the height of our rectangle – 150x100px. Fill the object with dark-orange (R = 179; G = 89; B = 36)
Step 3
Keep the rectangle selected and go to the Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform… to set the value of the horizontal shift and a number of copies, then click OK.
Repeat the effect, but this time with different values. Go to the Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform…, set the value of the horizontal and vertical shift, a number of copies and choose the Reflect X option.
Step 4
In order to be able to work with each rectangle, go to the Object > Expand Appearance…
We receive something similar to what is indicated on the figure below.
Step 5
Select all the bricks, then go to the Effect > Stylize > Round Corners… and set the 5px radius.
And now go to the Object > Expand Appearance.
Delete the lower row of the bricks- we don’t need it for the seamless background creation.
Step 6
Select all the created objects, then go to the Object > Pattern > Make, which switches us to the Pattern Editing mode.
Set new values for the width and height of a tile, which are 775x440px. This action removes extra space and arranges properly the bricks of our seamless background.
Step 7
Create any rectangle with dark-brown fill.
Place it underneath all the bricks; to do so, go to the Object > Arrange > Send to Back or use Command/Ctrl + Shift +] shortcuts.