You may want to completely change the colors of your artwork, which is easy to do! Double click on the color in the New column that you want to change (1). You will now see in your artwork (2) and in the New column (3) that the caramel color has over written the dark brown color. If you have too many colors in your artwork and you want to merge them, you can drag the colors from the Current column into the New column (1). You can see now that the color positions in the pattern have been swapped (2) and the New column reflects the new color positions (3). In the below example, I’ve taken the middle caramel color and dragged it onto the dark brown color in the top position (1). If you want to swap color positions, it’s as simple as dragging and dropping colors over each other in the New column. The Current column contains the colors that your artwork is currently made up of, and the New column contains the colors that you will be changing your artwork to. Upon launching Live Color, you will see 2 lists of colors: Current Colors (1) in the left column and New Colors (2) in the right column. Once you click this, the original colors will be restored. Do this by clicking the eye dropper icon (1) towards the upper right to “Get colors from selected art”. If upon launching Live Color, your artwork automatically changes colors, you may want to reset to the original colors. I personally dislike this new feature and haven’t been able to find a way to turn it off (perhaps you will like it in which case you’re in luck!). In the CC 2015 update, Adobe released a new Live Color feature that automatically recolors the artwork based on recently used colors. Step 2 (for versions AI CC 2015 and newer – if you’re on AI CC 2014 and earlier, skip to Step 3): Reset Colors Select an instance of your pattern in your file and choose Edit > Edit Colors > Recolor Artwork (1) or click on the color wheel icon (2) in your control bar. Step 1: Access Illustrator’s Live Color Feature Note: This tutorial also applies to recoloring artwork / objects that are not or do not contain repeating patterns, but the example below will be done with a pattern. A repeating pattern swatch (you can grab this one for free or learn how to make your own).Are you guilty of recoloring patterns this way? If so, you’re not alone – but I will help you break this bad habit, and show you a much quicker, easier and more intuitive way to do this. They’ll drag the pattern out of the swatch panel, edit it, and then drag it back in. I’ve watched many designers fight through the process of recoloring seamless repeating patterns. We’ve been working on colour this month, so I thought this would be a fitting one to finish with! Heidi always writes such great posts, and this is no exception. (How to Color Patterns in Illustrator: Guest post by Sew Heidi.
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