Using Color and Patterns to Enhance Signage - Adobe Illustrator CC - page 365

Tip
You could also edit the anchor points of the selected artwork using the
Direct Selection tool ( ), for instance. The paths are still editable, and the
colors are reapplied to the new regions that are formed by edited paths.
9. Choose Select > Deselect, and then press the Escape key to exit Isolation mode.
10. Choose View > Fit All In Window.
11. Choose File > Save, and then choose File > Close.
Review questions
1 . Describe what a global color is.
2 . How can you save a color?
3 . How can you choose color harmonies for color inspiration?
4 . Name two things that the Recolor Artwork dialog box allows you to do.
5 . How do you add pattern swatches to the Swatches panel?
6 . Explain what Live Paint allows you to do.
Review answers
1 . A global color is a color swatch that, when you edit it, automatically updates all
artwork to which it is applied. All spot colors are global; however, process colors
can be either global or local.
2 . You can save a color for painting other objects in your artwork by adding it to the
Swatches panel by doing one of the following:
• Drag the color from a Fill box, and drop it over the Swatches panel.
• Click the New Swatch button ( ) at the bottom of the Swatches panel.
• Choose New Swatch from the Swatches panel menu ( ).
• Choose Create New Swatch from the Color panel menu ( ).
3 . You can choose color harmonies from the Color Guide panel. Color harmonies are
used to generate a color scheme based on a single color.
4 . You use the Recolor Artwork dialog box to change the colors used in selected art-
work, create and edit color groups, or reassign or reduce the colors in your art-
work, among other functions.