Use the Eyedropper & Swatches to Color Graphics | Adobe Illustrator Essentials
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Learn how to color your illustrations, work with the Eyedropper Tool, save color palettes to use across files, and recolor artwork.
👀 Watch the Adobe Illustrator Essentials series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfHurvYEHhXrIYXEZmzGhCVHk47u1ybC
The Illustrator Essentials series is designed to help beginners get started in Adobe Illustrator. While there’s a focus on the tools and techniques used to create illustrations for animation, it’s also applicable to graphic design and static illustrations.
➡️ Check out the visual notes that accompany this video to help you quickly remember how to do something in Illustrator: https://www.meganfriesth.com/illustratoressentials/color
➡️ Practice what you learned here with a real project: https://link.animationexplained.com/aiessentials
In this video:
0:16 - Fill & Stroke Colors
1:36 - Gradients
5:56 - Eyedropper Tool, method 1
8:36 - Eyedropper Tool, method 2
10:14 - Appearance Panel
11:46 - Transparency Panel
12:04 - Swatches Panel: Save Color Palettes
14:40 - Save Colors in Libraries
15:14 - Magic Wand Tool
16:51 - Recolor Artwork
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Learn how to color your illustrations, work with the Eyedropper Tool, save color palettes to use across files, and recolor artwork.
👀 Watch the Adobe Illustrator Essentials series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGfHurvYEHhXrIYXEZmzGhCVHk47u1ybC
The Illustrator Essentials series is designed to help beginners get started in Adobe Illustrator. While there’s a focus on the tools and techniques used to create illustrations for animation, it’s also applicable to graphic design and static illustrations.
➡️ Check out the visual notes that accompany this video to help you quickly remember how to do something in Illustrator: https://www.meganfriesth.com/illustratoressentials/color
➡️ Practice what you learned here with a real project: https://link.animationexplained.com/aiessentials
In this video:
0:16 - Fill & Stroke Colors
1:36 - Gradients
5:56 - Eyedropper Tool, method 1
8:36 - Eyedropper Tool, method 2
10:14 - Appearance Panel
11:46 - Transparency Panel
12:04 - Swatches Panel: Save Color Palettes
14:40 - Save Colors in Libraries
15:14 - Magic Wand Tool
16:51 - Recolor Artwork
#adobeillustrator #illustration #vectorillustration #illustratortutorial #illustratortutorialforbeginners
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/