Graphics Programs Reference
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Ann Paidrick
When Ann Paidrick opened a package, she saw the crumpled paper used for
shipping as an artistic gift of inspiration. She photographed a few pieces, then used
Illustrator to trace each and create patterns using the traced objects. She chose the
16-color Preset in Image Trace to convert her scans to vector objects with strong
abstract coloring. After some cleanup, she arranged two of the objects and entered
Pattern Editing Mode. She experimented with the Tile Type and layout, and decided
on Hex by Row for these versions. She used the Pattern Tile tool to interactively
adjust the Tile Edge, squeezing and pulling on the hex shape, and adjusted the
Overlap. Whenever she found a pleasing arrangement, she clicked on Save a Copy
on the isolation bar. Between Illustrator's Image Trace and Pattern Editor features,
Paid-rick was able to use found objects to quickly produce unique and complex
vector patterns.
