If you’ve ever built a layered pattern in Procreate and then dreaded the long process of exporting, vectorizing, rebuilding, and organizing every piece, this upgrade is for you. I created a Multi-Image Vectorizer that lets you upload all your pattern layers in one go and turns them into a grouped, editable SVG—so you can get to the fun part, like coloring and refining your pattern, much faster.
Watch the Tutorial
This episode is part of my iPad Art Breaks series, where I share practical workflows for making professional digital art while spending less time on repetitive technical steps. Watch the full tutorial on YouTube to see the upgraded Vectorizer in action, or keep reading below for the condensed step-by-step process.
HOW TO USE THE MULTI-IMAGE VECTORIZER
Step 1: Separate Interior and Corner Elements
Before exporting anything, identify which pattern pieces belong to the interior and which originated on the edges or corners. Keeping those groups clear is what allows the Vectorizer to rebuild the repeat correctly.
Step 2: Organize the Layers in Procreate
Group the interior elements together and keep the corner elements in a separate group. Detail layers and fill layers can stay separate, which gives you much more flexibility once the artwork becomes vector-based.
Step 3: Export Each Layer for Vectorizing
Export each piece as a JPEG with pure black artwork on a pure white background. This process does not use transparent images, so save every layer individually and keep track of whether it belongs to the interior or corner group.
Step 4: Upload Everything to the Multi-Image Vectorizer
Open the free Vectorizer and scroll to the Multi-Image Vectorizer. Upload all your interior elements in one section and all your corner elements in the other, then adjust the detail level and tile height if needed.
Step 5: Build and Download the Grouped SVG
Click Build Grouped SVG and let the tool vectorize every layer for you. Check that the interior and corner elements look correct, then download the completed layered SVG to your cloud storage.
Step 6: Open the Pattern in Affinity and Start Creating
Import the SVG into Affinity Designer and your pattern pieces will already be positioned and grouped. From there, you can merge selected elements, clean up the layers panel, work with a live pattern preview, and start experimenting with color instead of rebuilding the repeat from scratch.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
The whole reason I built this upgrade was to remove the repetitive steps that take creative energy away from drawing. A layered pattern can easily contain ten, twenty, or more separate pieces, and manually vectorizing and rebuilding all of them adds a lot of unnecessary clicks. The Multi-Image Vectorizer handles that assembly for you so you can move more quickly from your Procreate sketch to an editable vector pattern.
Once your SVG is in Affinity, the next step is learning how to organize, color, and preview those vectors efficiently. If that part still feels unfamiliar, my FREE Sketch to Sellable Pattern Workshop walks you through the workflow from the ground up.
Affinity Designer 101:
- Learn the basics of Affinity Designer so you can create vector art and patterns with more confidence.
- Get the free course and guidebook to understand the tools, workflow, and shortcuts before diving into advanced projects.
