OBJECTIVES:

What you will learn:

How to change fill and stroke color
How to create custom colors
Learn the function of the Eyedropper Tool

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The Main Points:

Vector artwork in Illustrator can have a stroke (border) and a fill. The fill or stroke can be a color, gradient, or pattern.
Find the fill color and stroke color in the Properties panel to the right of the document. Clicking the fill color or stroke color reveals colors saved in a document, called swatches, by default.
Open the Color Picker by double-clicking the stroke or fill the box at the bottom of the Tools panel on the left. Use the Color Picker to create a custom color visually, by entering color values, or by choosing from a library of color.

Instructions:

Before you start watching the video, copy and paste the questions into a Word document, or other text editing file.
Intermittently, pause the video, and practice on your own computer, then write in the answers. Save the answers for the quiz at the end of the module.

Questions:

How do you access the Color Picker box?
What are the steps to change the fill color of a shape?
List three different ways to change the fill and stroke color of a shape.
What tool should you use to apply the same color format of one shape to another?

Learn How to Change the Color of the Artwork

Explore how to apply color to artwork using existing colors and colors you create. Pause the video periodically and try this on your own computer. You may use the files I have provided, or you can create your own artwork. To follow along with the video tutorial, you can download the files here:

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

Get file

Sample files to practice with (ZIP, 35 MB)

Video: Change the color of the artwork.

To view the video full screen, click on the square button on the far right of the video panel. Roll over the video to see the controls. You can enable closed captioning by clicking on the CC button.

Credits: video by Adobe.

What you learned: How to work with color.

The fill or stroke can be a color, gradient, or pattern.
Clicking the fill color or stroke color reveals colors saved in a document, called swatches, by default.
You can open the Color Picker by double-clicking the stroke or fill box at the bottom of the Tools panel.