Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Sneak peek: Recolor artwork, part of Illustrator CC 2019 One-on-One: Advanced.
- [Man] Alright, now, in the end, … we may want the front and the back of the ribbon … to appear in the same color, … or we may want to go with the two color scheme, … in which the front of the ribbon looks one way, … and the back looks another, … but, in any event, … we're not going to want six hodge-podge shades … And, so, what we're going to do in this movie … is take a moment to establish a couple of global swatches, … and then we're going to apply those swatches … to the live paint object using a … powerful command called Recolor Artwork … that we'll be visiting in more detail in a future chapter. … And so, the first thing you want to do … is go over here to the swatches panel, … and make sure that the fill is active, … and then drop down to the little page icon … at the bottom of the panel and click on it. … And let's go ahead and call this guy Vice, … because it'll be the front of the ribbon. … And, I'll turn on the Global check box, … switch the color mode to HSB, … and change it to 210 degrees, …
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
6/28/2019- Auto-tracing a pixel-based image
- Creating time-saving path interactions
- Building dynamic compound shapes
- Exploiting the full power of the Layers panel
- Applying effects to an entire layer
- Assigning multiple fills and strokes
- Creating a transform sequence
- Using the Scale, Rotate, Shear, and Reflect tools
- Aligning and distributing objects
- Using the Gradient tool and annotator
- Creating linear, radial, and freeform gradients
- Working with object blends and clipping masks
- Creating intertwining objects with Live Paint
- Integrating photographic images
- Recoloring any piece of artwork
- Applying and expanding dynamic effects
- Saving dynamic effects as a graphic style
- Printing your document
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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16. Tracing a Pixel-Based Image
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Auto-tracing in Illustrator1m 26s
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Open an image to embed it4m 43s
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The advanced tracing option5m 22s
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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18. Layers and Stacking Order
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Adjusting the stacking order7m 49s
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Naming and arranging objects2m 44s
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19. The Appearance Panel
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Appearance panel tricks6m 38s
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20. Scaling and Rotating
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Introducing the Scale tool5m 20s
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Making Global Edits2m 11s
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Introducing the Rotate tool6m 38s
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Using the Reflect tool3m 44s
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Using the Reshape tool8m 46s
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The Transform Each command6m 16s
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21. Align and Distribute
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Snapping and smart guides4m 48s
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22. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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The joy of custom gradients1m 41s
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Painting gradient hair5m 13s
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Assigning gradient strokes6m 36s
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23. Object Blends and Clipping Masks
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Creating a clipping mask4m 10s
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Blending between groups9m 4s
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24. Live Paint and Interwoven Objects
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Coloring overlapping areas1m 35s
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Introducing Live Paint7m 13s
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Modifying Live Paint strokes3m 53s
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Automatic gap detection7m 52s
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Merging live paint objects5m 39s
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Sneak peek: Recolor artwork5m 15s
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25. Placing Photographs
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Working with linked images5m 24s
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26. The Color Guide Panel
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27. Recoloring Your Artwork
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28. Dynamic Effects
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Drawing an orthogonal cube4m 25s
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29. Saving Effects as Graphic Styles
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Updating graphic styles4m 5s
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Combining multiple styles6m 50s
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30. Printing Your Document
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Exporting color separations6m 16s
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Conclusion
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Until next time1m 29s
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