Create a honeycomb pattern in Illustrator

Creating a honeycomb pattern in Illustrator can be very tedious, not to mention painful if edits need to be made later. This process can be automated by applying a series of effects to a single hexagon. Some methods are more efficient than others.

TIMELINE

0:00 – Introduction

  • How to create a hexagon in Illustrator
  • Hexagon used in this lesson…
    – Width: 92.376 px
    – Height: 80px

1:27 – Honeycomb built with 3 effects

  • Effect #1
    Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform
    – Move Horizontal: 77px
    – Move Vertical: 45px
    – Copies: 1
  • Effect #2
    Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform
    – Move Vertical: 90px
    – Copies: 8
  • Effect #3
    Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform
    – Move Horizontal: 154px
    – Copies: 4

7:33 – Honeycomb built with 2 effects

  • Effect #1
    Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform
    – Move Horizontal: 77px
    – Move Vertical: 45px
    – Reflect X: Yes
    – Copies: 17
  • Effect #2
    Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform
    – Move Horizontal: 154px
    – Copies: 4

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