Graphics Programs Reference
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3 Importing a Kuler theme as a color group and editing its colors.
With his color theme,
“Seattle Southside,” available on the Kuler website, Gordon added it to the Swatches
panel using the Kuler panel. To do this, browse themes in the Kuler panel or find one
(including one you've created) by typing its name in the Search field. With the theme
selected, click the “Add selected theme to swatches” icon. Now your theme is avail-
able as a color group in the Swatches panel.
Gordon applied the new color group by selecting all the cities and then double-
clicking on the color group's folder icon in the Swatches panel to display the Recolor
Artwork dialog. When the dialog displayed, it automatically recolored his selected
artwork using the color group he double-clicked. Gordon wanted to fill the cities with
the exact colors in his group and avoid using tints. You can limit colors by clicking
the arrow on the right of any of the color rows to bring up the New Color pop-up
menu and then choosing Exact.
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The Assign tab of the Recolor Artwork dialog with the New Color
pop-up arrow icon and menu
As you work, you may wish to edit your colors. Gordon decided to lighten the colors
in his group so they wouldn't interfere with the legibility of symbols and small type.
To change the colors in your artwork, click on the Edit tab in the Recolor Artwork
dialog. Lighten or darken colors by moving all of the circular color icons together
(with harmony colors linked) or individually (with harmony colors unlinked)
toward or away from the center. You can add another color to the group by clicking
the Add Color tool. When you're done editing the colors, you can save the changes
to your group or save them as a new color group. Finally, click OK to exit the
Recolor Artwork dialog and return to your artwork.
