Designers and artists spend a lot of time coloring artwork: finding inspiration, searching for just the right hue, applying color, and converting the color of existing artwork. This course shows how to speed up the process and maximize color choice and control in Adobe Illustrator. Theresa Jackson, a graphic artist and instructor, guides you through the three stages: creation, inspiration, and editing. Follow along and learn how to set up your files for color accuracy, mix and save custom colors, use color guides and themes, and color and recolor artwork. Theresa also shows how to build art in a way that allows you to make changes quickly and take advantage of the latest features in Illustrator.

Topics include:

• CMYK vs. RGB
• Color harmonies
• Mixing custom colors with the Color panel
• Saving colors in the Swatches panel
• Exploring color guides and color themes
• Organizing colors into groups
• Creating custom Creative Cloud Libraries
• Coloring artwork with the Eyedropper and Live Paint Bucket tools
• Recoloring existing artwork
• Converting colors: process to Pantone, color to grayscale, and more