Illustrator: Coloring Artwork

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Free Online Course: Illustrator: Coloring Artwork provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Illustrator: Coloring Artwork is taught by Theresa Jackson.

Overview
  • Learn how to speed up your workflow and maximize color choice and control in Adobe Illustrator.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • New features
    • Customizing the Illustrator workspace for this course
    1. Color Concepts with Illustrator
    • Which color mode, CMYK or RGB?
    • Understanding the HSB color model
    • Working with color harmonies
    2. Find and Create Colors
    • Mixing custom colors with the Color panel
    • Working with the Swatches panel and process colors
    • Global swatch process colors
    • Spot colors for special processes
    • Swatch libraries: Pantone
    • Swatch libraries: Illustrator preset color groups
    • Exploring colors with the Color Guide panel
    • Working with the Color Themes panel
    • Create and discover color themes with Adobe Color
    • Create a color theme with Adobe Capture
    3. Organize and Share Colors
    • Organizing colors into groups
    • Editing color groups and themes
    • Create swatches and groups from artwork
    • CC Library colors and themes
    • Creating custom CC Libraries
    • Sharing and collaborating with libraries
    4. Coloring Artwork
    • Using the Eyedropper tool to find and paint color
    • Live Paint Bucket tool
    • Coloring line art with Live Paint Bucket
    5. Recolor Existing Colors
    • Color Theme Picker
    • Recolor Artwork tool updates
    • Tour of Recolor Artwork
    • Working with swatch tints
    • Protecting black, white, and gray
    • Making global color adjustments
    • Explore color variations with color groups
    • Recolor patterns and symbols
    6. Practical Use Color Conversion
    • Remapping colors to brand identified colors
    • Convert RGB swatches to CMYK swatches
    • Convert process colors to Pantone colors
    • Find and fix RGB blacks for offset printing
    • Convert colors to grayscale with control
    Conclusion
    • Next steps