![]() To make editing colors easier in the future, you should save this color and convert it to global.ģ With the objects still selected, press the New Swatch button at the bottom of the Swatches panel. Any additional objects using that same fill are selected. Selecting the Same colorĮditing colors when they have been defined as global is fairly simple, but what if you already used a non-global swatch in multiple instances in your illustration? For these situations you can take advantage of selecting the Same fill, stroke or both.ġ Using the Group Selection tool select the large purple windshield.Ģ Choose Select > Same > Fill Color. All the instances of Hippie Orange have been changed. Select at least four shapes to apply the new global color to.Ĥ Choose Select > Deselect, or use the keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+A (Windows) or Shift+Command+A (Mac OS) to deselect everything.ĥ Double-click on the Hippie Orange swatch in the Swatches panel the Swatch Options dialog box appears.Ħ Type 50 into the M (Magenta) textbox, and press OK. ![]() You can also use the keyboard shortcut, Shift+Ctrl+A (Windows) or Shift+Command+A (Mac OS).Ģ Double-click the Fill color at the bottom of the Tools panel.ģ When the Color Picker appears, type the values of C:0 M:70 Y:100 K:0. Let’s create a new swatch for your document.ġ Click on the artboard (the white area surrounding the page) to deselect any objects in your document. Storing a swatch of a color that you plan to reuse guarantees that the color is exactly the same each time it is used. You can create colors using several different methods in Illustrator, and, by adding them to the Swatches panel, you can store them for frequent and consistent use. The Swatches panel allows you to store colors for multiple uses in your document. ![]() For more Adobe Illustrator training options, visit AGI’s Illustrator Classes. It is the first lesson in the Adobe Illustrator CS6 Digital Classroombook. This tutorial provides you with a foundation for working with Adobe Illustrator swatches. What you’ll learn in this Illustrator Tutorial:
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