Color and Painting - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 260

13. In the Recolor Artwork dialog box, click the Save Changes To Color Group button (
) to save the changes to the color group without closing the dialog box. Click OK.
The color changes that you made to the color group are saved in the Swatches panel.
There are many kinds of color edits that can be made to selected artwork in the Recolor
Artwork dialog box, including reducing the number of colors, applying other colors (like
Pantone colors), and much more. To learn more, search for “Working with color groups” in
Illustrator Help.
14. Choose Select > Deselect, and then choose File > Save.
Painting with patterns
In addition to process and spot colors, the Swatches panel can also contain pattern and
gradient swatches. Illustrator provides sample swatches of each type in the default Swatches
panel, as separate libraries, and lets you create your own patterns and gradients. In this
section, you will focus on creating, applying, and editing patterns. To learn more about
working with gradients, see Lesson 10 , “ Blending Colors and Shapes . ”