# Simple question: how to create stripes in photoshop/illustrator

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**Created:** [June 6, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-how-to-create-stripes-in-photoshop-illustrator/189845 "2006-06-06T17:27:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![bcfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@bcfan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bcfan)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-how-to-create-stripes-in-photoshop-illustrator/189845/1 "2006-06-06T17:27:48Z")

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Thanks,

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**Author:** ![iLikePie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/85f322/32.png) [@iLikePie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iLikePie)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2006, 11:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question-how-to-create-stripes-in-photoshop-illustrator/189845/2 "2006-06-06T23:34:08Z")

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search for scan lines and you’ll get some stuff (about making patterns, and in specific lines and diagonal lines).

as an idea, in photoshop you’ll make a pixel pattern (usually square such as 9x9 px) and then define it as a pattern, which can then be reused.

in illustrator, its vector based so you’ll draw the vectors for your pattern, then enclose them within a square and create a pattern swatch.