Create a color group in the edit colors dialog box – Adobe Illustrator CS4 User Manual
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USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Color
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Double-click the Fill Color in the Tools panel and pick a color in the Color Picker.
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Using the eyedropper, click artwork containing the color you want.
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Select artwork containing the color you want, and then click the Set Base Color To The Current Color icon
.
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Click a color variation in the Color Guide panel, and then click the Set Base Color To The Current Color
icon
.
2
Choose a rule from the Harmony Rules menu.
Note: To confine colors to a swatch library, click the Limits The Color Group To Colors In A Swatch Library
button
, and choose library from the list.
3
To save the color group or an individual color to the Swatches panel, do one of the following:
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To save the current color group in the Color Guide panel, click the Save Color Group To Swatches Panel
button
.
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To save one or more color variations as individual swatches, drag the colors from the Color Guide panel to the
Swatches panel.
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To save multiple color variations as a group, select them in the Color Guide panel and click the Save Color
Group To Swatches Panel button
.
To name the new group, select the group in the Swatches panel and choose Color Group Options from the panel menu.
Note: To upload your color group swatch to the Kuler website, select it and choose Window > Extensions > Kuler. In
the Kuler dialog box, click Upload
. You must register with Kuler before you can upload swatches.
4
To color your artwork with a color from the color group, select your artwork and click any color in the Color Guide
panel.
Note: To color all objects in a grouped object, select it, choose Edit > Recolor Artwork, and specify options in the
Recolor Artwork dialog box. (See “
120.)
Create a color group in the Edit Colors dialog box
You create a color group in the Edit Colors/Recolor Artwork dialog box by choosing a base color and a harmony rule.
The harmony rule uses the base color as the basis for generating the colors in the color group. For example, if you
choose a blue base color and the Complementary harmony rule, a color group is created using the base color, blue, and
its complement, red.
As you manipulate the colors in the color wheel, the selected harmony rule continues to govern the colors that are
generated for the group. To break the harmony rule and edit the colors freely, click the Unlink button
.
1
Open the Edit Colors/Recolor Artwork dialog box, and choose a color harmony from the Harmony Rules menu, if
desired.
Note: To confine colors to a swatch library, click the Limits The Color Group To Colors In A Swatch Library
button
, and choose a library from the list.
2
If the color bars are showing, click a Color Wheel icon to display the color wheel instead.
3
Set the base color by doing one of the following:
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Drag the base color marker (the largest, double-ringed color marker) around the wheel to set the base color you want.
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Adjust the color sliders at the bottom of the dialog box.
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Choose a new harmony rule or move the color markers, as desired.
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To preview the new colors on selected artwork, click Recolor Art.