Dalmatian Print Pattern Maker

Make a dalmatian print: irregular round spots scattered on a plain ground, as a tile that repeats with no seam. Set the smallest and largest spot, the gap that every spot keeps from its neighbours and how much of the ground to cover; ragged edges and stretch make each spot its own shape, and a new seed gives a new layout. Choose black on white, liver brown, pastels, gold or white on black (10 colourways), set the repeat at fabric scale and add a spot-free border for a print with a clean edge. Download a real-size PDF sheet, a seamless SVG tile or 300 DPI PNG tile and sheet. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to make a dalmatian print pattern

1. Pick a preset, or set the tile (repeat) size and the unit.
2. Set the smallest and largest spot, the gap between spots and the coverage to aim for.
3. Adjust ragged edges and stretch; press New spots for another layout.
4. Choose a colourway and, for a clean edge on the sheet, a spot-free border.
5. Download the PDF and print at 100% (Actual size), or the SVG or PNG tile for a seamless fill.

What you can use it for

• Fabric and sewing prints at real repeat size
• Seamless fills for design software from the SVG or PNG tile
• Party, birthday and fire-station themed decorations
• Gift wrap, scrapbook paper and phone wallpapers
• Vinyl and stencil spot layouts from the SVG
• Nursery and kids’ room prints

The 17 presets

Preset	Colourway	Tile	Spots across	Gap (at least)	Spots per tile	Covered	Border
Classic black on white	Black on white	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	175	14.1%	none
Black on cream	Black on cream	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	147	15%	none
Liver brown spots	Liver brown on white	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	168	14.3%	none
Dense spots	Black on white	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	2 mm	221	19.5%	none
Sparse spots	Black on white	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	5 mm	85	10%	none
Small spots	Black on white	80 mm	2 mm–8 mm	2 mm	172	14.4%	none
Large bold spots	Black on white	160 mm	6 mm–24 mm	4 mm	97	17%	none
Round even spots	Black on white	120 mm	6 mm–10 mm	3 mm	58	15.3%	none
Ragged spots	Black on white	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	159	10.4%	none
Pastel pink	Pastel pink	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	126	15%	none
Pastel mint	Pastel mint	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	178	14%	none
Pastel lilac	Pastel lilac	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	176	13.4%	none
Gold on black	Gold on black	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	174	14%	none
Gold on white	Gold on white	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	165	15%	none
White on black	White on black	120 mm	3 mm–14 mm	3 mm	156	14.3%	none
Fabric scale: 15 cm repeat, 1 cm spot-free border	Black on white	15 cm	0.4 cm–1.8 cm	0.35 cm	118	15.1%	1 cm
Dog-size spots: 2 to 6 cm across, 25 cm repeat	Black on white	25 cm	2 cm–6 cm	1 cm	26	20.3%	none

Spots per tile and coverage are worked out by the tool from the seed and settings.

Checks

Check	Result in our tests
Gap between spots	never below the stated gap, measured between the drawn outlines, across the tile edges too
Spot sizes	every spot inside its stated size range
Spots crossing an edge	drawn again at the opposite edge, every one
Seamless by pixel	the colour at a point equals the colour one tile across and one tile down
Spot-free border	no spot point inside the border
Same seed	the same spots every time

What prints

Download	What is in it
PDF	A sheet at real size filled with the pattern, vector, with the spot count, gap and a check bar
SVG tile	One seamless repeat at real size in mm: the ground and the spots as one path
PNG tile 300 DPI	The same tile as a picture
PNG sheet 300 DPI	The PDF sheet as a picture

To work out how much fabric to order, use the Fabric Yardage Calculator; for a cutter that needs DXF, SVG to DXF.

Which tool to use

You want	Use
Irregular spots that never touch, seamless	Dalmatian Print Pattern Maker (this page)
Round dots on a regular grid	Polka Dot Pattern Generator
Even comic-style dot screens	Ben-Day Dots Generator

Other tools: the Polka Dot Pattern Generator for regular dots and the Color Palette Generator for colourways.

Frequently asked questions

What does a dalmatian print look like?

Separate, mostly round spots of different sizes on a plain ground. The Wikipedia article on the Dalmatian dog (read 13 November 2026) says the spots “usually range in size from 2 to 6 cm” and are “most commonly black or liver (brown) on a white background”. The Dog-size spots preset uses 2 to 6 cm; the others are smaller for prints.

Do the spots ever touch?

No. Every spot keeps at least the gap you set from every other spot, also across the edges of the tile. Our tests measure the nearest points between every pair of spot outlines and check none is closer than the gap.

Does it repeat with no seam?

Yes. A spot that crosses the edge of the tile carries on at the opposite edge. Our tests check every such spot is drawn on both sides and paint thousands of points to check the colour at a point and one tile along is the same.

Why is the coverage lower than I asked?

The tool keeps adding spots that fit the gap until it reaches the coverage or runs out of room after 15,000 tries; with a big gap or big spots it can stop below the target. The line under the preview gives the coverage it reached.

What is the spot-free border?

A margin on the printed sheet with no spots at all, for a clean edge. It applies to the sheet, not the repeating tile, so the tile stays seamless.

How do I get a different layout?

Change the seed or press New spots. The same seed and settings always give the same spots, so you can come back to a layout.

Can I print it for fabric?

Yes. Set the tile size in cm or inches to the repeat you want, for example the 15 cm fabric preset, and use the SVG or PNG tile in your fabric printer’s upload, or print the PDF at 100% to check the scale.

Is it free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Every spot is placed by JavaScript in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or saved when you close the page.