ADOBE INDESIGN CS 3 Chapter 5 WORKING WITH

ADOBE INDESIGN CS 3 Chapter 5 WORKING WITH COLOR

LESSON 1 WORK WITH PROCESS COLORS Process colors are colors you create by mixing varying percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK) CMYK inks are called process inks Colors created in Adobe In. Design with the Swatches panel are called named colors Given name of color it is based on plus percent Chapter 5 2 2

LESSON 1 WORK WITH PROCESS COLORS Tints in Adobe In. Design refers to a lighter version of a color Chapter 5 3 3

LESSON 1 WORK WITH PROCESS COLORS Creating tint swatches Select a swatch Click the Swatches panel list arrow Click New Tint Swatch Drag the Tint slider to the desired percentage Chapter 5 4 4

LESSON 1 WORK WITH PROCESS COLORS Process Color Type Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (“CMYK” or “process colors”) Chapter 5 5 5

LESSON 1 WORK WITH PROCESS COLORS Working with unnamed colors Use Color panel to mix colors and apply them to objects Select object Drag sliders in Color panel until happy with new color Color is not saved anywhere unless you drag it to the Swatches panel Chapter 5 6 6

LESSON 1 WORK WITH PROCESS COLORS Color dragged into Swatches panel Chapter 5 7 7

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Applying color to objects Use the Fill or the Stroke buttons in the Toolbox to apply fills and strokes to objects after selecting object Color panel and Swatches panel have Fill and Stroke buttons Keyboard shortcut - pressing [X] once toggles between Fill and Stroke after activated Chapter 5 8 8

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Applying color to objects Use Drag and Drop by dragging swatch over interior of object The Default Fill and Stroke button reverts the Fill and Stroke buttons to their default colors (no fill, black stroke) The Swap Fill and Stroke button swaps fill color with stroke color Chapter 5 9 9

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Fill and stroke buttons are also found on Color and Swatches panels Fill and Stroke buttons Chapter 5 10 10

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR The Apply Color and Apply Gradient buttons display the last color and gradient that you’ve used Apply None button removes the fill or stroke from a selected object Swap Fill and Stroke button Apply Gradient button The Apply Color button Chapter 5 Apply None button 11 11

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR You can also drag a swatch from the Swatches panel to the fill or stroke of an object Pointer appears as an arrow with fill or stroke icon Chapter 5 12 12

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Paper swatch –use when you want object to have white fill or stroke Text frame with “NONE” fill Frames with yellow fill Chapter 5 Text frame with “Paper” fill 13

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Apply Color to Text Use Fill and Stroke buttons Click Formatting affects text button Fill and Stroke buttons Formatting affects text button Chapter 5 14

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Creating Black Shadow text - when text is placed on dark background, place a black copy of text behind original Duplicate the text layer Select all of the text frames on one of the layers Use the Object menu >Transform>Move command to move the text slightly Chapter 5 15

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Modifying and deleting swatches Double-click swatch on Swatches panel, which opens the Swatch Options dialog box Delete swatch by selecting swatch and click Delete Swatch button at the bottom of the panel Use Delete Swatch dialog box to choose a color replacement Chapter 5 16

LESSON 2 APPLY COLOR Swatch Options dialog box Chapter 5 17

LESSON 3 WORK WITH SPOT COLORS Spot colors are non-process inks that are manufactured by companies They are special pre-mixed inks, separate from process inks To choose a spot color, click the Swatches panel list arrow, then click New Color Swatch Chapter 5 18 18

LESSON 3 WORK WITH SPOT COLORS Defines Process or Spot color Color Mode defines Spot color system used Pantone solid coated color system Chapter 5 19 19

LESSON 3 WORK WITH SPOT COLORS Creating spot colors Use New Color Swatch dialog box Choose Spot from Color Type list Choose one of 30 systems in Color Mode list Related library of spot colors leads to New Swatch dialog box where you make your choice Chapter 5 20 20

LESSON 3 WORK WITH SPOT COLORS Importing graphics with spot colors In. Design recognizes spot colors created in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop In. Design identifies spot color and is added to In. Design Swatches panel Chapter 5 21 21

LESSON 4 WORK WITH GRADIENTS Creating Gradients A gradient is a graduated blend of two or more colors Every gradient must have at least two colors (the starting and ending colors) Colors that come between the starting and ending colors are called color stops Radial gradient – the starting color appears in center of circle and fades to edge Linear gradient – is series of straight lines fading to edge Chapter 5 22 22

LESSON 4 WORK WITH GRADIENTS Gradients are created using the Gradient panel Add, remove and move colors along the gradient ramp Click edge of gradient ramp to add new color stop Chapter 5 23 23

LESSON 4 WORK WITH GRADIENTS Linear gradient Radial gradient Chapter 5 24 24

LESSON 4 WORK WITH GRADIENTS Applying gradients Use the Gradient Swatch Tool to change length and/or direction of linear or radial gradient Use the Gradient Feather Tool works like Gradient Swatch Tool except creates a softer look Chapter 5 25 25

LESSON 4 WORK WITH GRADIENTS Modify a Gradient When modified all instances of gradient use are automatically updated Gradient panel shows Gradient Ramp used to change color Modifications made in Gradient panel affect only the gradient fill of selected object Chapter 5 26 26

LESSON 4 WORK WITH GRADIENTS Gradient panel Gradient Ramp Chapter 5 27 27