Color Freedom – Using the Recolor Artwork Tool in Adobe Illustrator

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Jessica Swift

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01 Introduction.mp4

01:45

02 Introduction to Color in Illustrator.mp4

06:06

03 What Can Be Recolored in Illustrator.mp4

02:36

04 Choosing A Color Palette.mp4

10:49

05 Saving Color Palettes and Color Groups.mp4

02:12

06 Lets Talk About Pantones.mp4

05:37

07 Recoloring Artwork.mp4

08:28

08 Recoloring Using Color Groups.mp4

04:40

09 Recoloring Using Pantones.mp4

03:34

10 Locking Colors.mp4

02:11

11 Saving Files.mp4

05:30

12 Class Project.mp4

03:05

13 Final Thoughts.mp4

01:28

Description

Color is a fun, exciting, incredibly important, and sometimes intimidating part of illustrating and designing. Adobe Illustrator makes using, editing, and mastering color a fun, simple, empowering, and inspiring process.

Do you get stuck in a rut when you’re trying to choose color palettes or just not know which colors work well together and why? Is it super tedious changing one color at a time in Illustrator, or do you find yourself wishing there were a faster way to edit and experiment with colors in your artwork? Do you simply wish you had a fun and easy way to change colors that would give you a new sense of freedom and inspiration in your art-making process? If your answer to any of these questions is YES, then this class is for you!

In this class you’ll learn how to use my very favorite tool in Adobe Illustrator: The Recolor Artwork Tool. You will learn to quickly and easily change colors in your artwork and come up with new color combinations that you'd never considered before. Get ready for the doors to your color freedom to swing wide open!

Please note: this class assumes a basic working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator. My surface pattern design classes, Pattern Camp Level I and Pattern Camp Level II, will teach you the basics and beyond. Start there if you want to dive into the fantastic and versatile world of Adobe Illustrator from the beginning!

What You’ll Learn

What can and can’t be recolored with the Recolor Artwork Tool
How to choose a color palette
Creating and saving new color palettes and color groups
What Pantones are and how and when to use them
Converting colors and artwork to Pantones
Using the color randomizer within the Recolor Artwork Tool
Using color groups to test colorways within the Recolor Artwork Tool
Manually changing colors with the Recolor Artwork Tool
Locking colors
Using Global Adjustments
Saving different colorways

What You’ll Need

A computer
Adobe Illustrator (you can start a free trial right here)

What You'll Learn?

Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Color Theory
Assamese
Surface Pattern Design
Color
Creative

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Jessica Swift

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Hi, I'm Jess!

I'm an an artist, fabric + surface pattern designer, author, and teacher in Portland, Oregon.

I believe in the power of art-making as a tool for radical self-care. I make art because it helps me process my inner world, and I feel better when I do. One of my biggest goals – through the art + products I create and the classes I teach – is to help you help yourself feel better, too.

I create and manufacture my own products as well as licensing my artwork to others for branded products such as fabric, stationery, puzzles, books, and more. My colorful, magically uplifting art + words are intended to inspire YOU to live a courageous, honest, hope-filled life.
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Life can be messy. Sometimes it's beautiful, occasionally it's heartbreaking, and usually it's just straight-up wacky and complex. Making personal + meaningful art helps you process it all and smooths out the rough edges. It helps you remember who you really are underneath it all.

You start to:

Notice more beauty, even when things feel like they're a mess.
Doubt yourself less and trust yourself more.
Understand that you matter, just like everyone else.
See the real you, and you let her out. And, you like her!
Live the life you're truly meant to live, bit by bit.

I want that for you. YOU want that for you. Grab my hand and I'll show you the way!

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