225+ Free Adobe Illustrator Patterns

By Steven Snell | Published January 12th, 2010 in Resources

Patterns can be extremely helpful for Illustrator users, and there are many good ones that you can download for free. In this post we’ll feature more than 225 repeating patterns that can be downloaded. We’ll start with pattern sets and then we’ll include some individual patterns at the end of the post. As always when you are working with freebies, be sure to check the terms of use or licensing set by the designer.

Pattern Sets:

Organic Patterns (3 patterns)

Organic Patterns

Mono Circles (3 patterns)

Mono Circles

Seamless Plaid Patterns (20 patterns)

Seamless Plaid Patterns

Vector Halftone Patterns (10 patterns)

Vector Halftone Patterns

Heart Patterns (10 patterns)

Heart Patterns

Polka Dot Patterns (53 patterns)

Polka Dot Patterns

Polka Dot Patterns (25 patterns)

Polka Dot Patterns

Seamless Lines and Crosshatch Swatches (55 patterns)

Seamless Lines and Crosshatch Swatches

Retro Patterns (3 patterns)

Retro Patterns

Argyle Patterns (6 patterns)

Argyle Patterns

Stars and Stripes (30 patterns)

Stars and Stripes

Individual Patterns:

Hand-Drawn Scrolls (1 pattern)

Hand-Drawn Scrolls

Gothic Grunge (1 pattern)

Gothic Grunge

Elegant Floral Pattern (1 pattern)

Elegant Floral Pattern

Different Vector Pattern (1 pattern)

Different Vector Pattern

REDmillion Pattern (1 pattern)

REDmillion Pattern

REDmillion Pattern Two (1 pattern)

REDmillion Pattern Two

Baroque Seamless Pattern (1 pattern)

Baroque Seamless Pattern

Damask Seamless Pattern (1 pattern)

Damask Seamless Pattern

Floral Pattern (1 pattern)

Floral Pattern

Victorian Flourish (1 pattern)

Victorian Flourish

Diamond Pattern (1 pattern)

Diamond Pattern

Damask Pattern (1 pattern)

Damask Pattern

Damask Pattern (1 pattern)

Damask Pattern

Damask Pattern (1 pattern)

Damask Pattern

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23 Comments
  1. Kimcool on January 13th, 2010

    Nice…I hope you can collection some beatuy wallpapers.

  2. Patternhead on January 13th, 2010

    Awesome post with some great patterns.

    Thanks for including some of my mine :D

  3. Mel on January 13th, 2010

    Nice collection. I have a new category on my blog of free Illustrator patterns for anyone who would like more.. Find it here: http://www.melsbrushes.co.uk/?cat=637

  4. N-Designs on January 13th, 2010

    great collections.. thank you for sharing

  5. Chris Thurman on January 13th, 2010

    Great collection Steven! You’re the man when it comes to resource roundups.

  6. emmanuel on January 13th, 2010

    Patterns are a designer’s friend, but use them with care and subtility because they can enhance a design or ruin it if misused. You have to carefully decide what status they need to be given : major design element or subtle enhancement like rich background or soft enrichment ? Don’t use them because they are nice but choose them because they give meaning an depth to a design.

  7. designi1 on January 13th, 2010

    really nice patterns!! thanks for share…

  8. CGabriel on January 13th, 2010

    Fantastic collection! Thank you!

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  10. alyssa on January 13th, 2010

    LOVE the plaid and the argyle thank you!!

  11. theComplex on January 13th, 2010

    Massive collection. Thanks so much for posting!

  12. Latia****I LOVE WEB DESIGN*** on January 13th, 2010

    Nice collection!

    Thanks for The Looooong list. My personal favorite is ” Victorian Flourish”

    I am going download many of these to my hard drive.

    Victorian Flourish

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    This is what I’ve been looking for! :D

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