chapter 5
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Chapter 5. Working with Color. Chapter Objectives. Work with process colors Apply color Work with spot colors Work with gradients. Work with Process Colors. Process colors are colors you create by mixing varying percentages of cyan, magenta, yellow, and black (CMYK). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 5
Working with Color
• Work with process colors• Apply color• Work with spot colors• Work with gradients
Chapter Objectives
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 InDesign with
Swatches panel are called named colors.
Work with Process ColorsFill and Strokebuttons Panel options button
Paper swatch
Show GradientSwatches button
Show AllSwatches button
Show ColorSwatches button
New Swatch button
Delete Swatch button
Work with Process Colors
In Adobe InDesign, a tint refers specifically to a lighter version of a color.
Tint swatch hassame name asswatch that it isbased upon
Tint percentage
Work with Process Colors
• Creating tint swatches– Select a swatch– Click the Swatches panel options button– Click New Tint Swatch– Drag the Tint slider to the desired percentage
Work with Process Colors
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (“CMYK” or “process colors”)
Process Color Type
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 to create a new color– Color is not saved anywhere
Work with Process Colors
Color dragged into Swatches panel
Apply Color
• To apply color to objects:– Use the Fill or the Stroke buttons on the Tools panel to
apply fills and strokes to objects after selecting object.– Color panel and Swatches panel have Fill and Stroke
buttons.– Press [X] to toggle between Fill and Stroke buttons.
Apply Color
• Drag swatch over interior of object to fill or stroke it with color.
• The Default Fill and Stroke button reverts the Fill and Stroke buttons to their default colors (no fill, black stroke).
Apply Color
• Fill and Stroke buttons are also found on Color and Swatches panels.
• The Swap Fill and Stroke button swaps fill color with stroke color.
Apply Color
Apply Color
• Apply Color and Apply Gradient buttons display last color and last gradient used.
• Apply None button is used to remove fill or stroke from selected object .
Apply Color
Default Fill andStroke button
Apply Gradient button
Apply Color button
Swap Fill andStroke button
Apply None button
Apply Color
Apply Color
To apply color to text:– Use Fill and Stroke buttons– Click Formatting affects text button
Fill and Stroke buttons
Formatting affects text button
Apply Color
Placing offset black text behind original text adds contrast.
Black text placed behind purple text
Apply Color
• Modifying and deleting swatches– Double-click swatch on Swatches panel.– Opens Swatch Options dialog box to modify the swatch.– Delete swatch by selecting swatch and clicking Delete
Swatch button.– Use Delete Swatch dialog box to choose a color
replacement.
Apply Color
Use the Swatch Options dialog box to create a new color, modify an existing color, and name a color.
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
options button, then click New Color Swatch
Work with Spot ColorsDefines Process or Spot color
Color Mode defines Spot color system use
Pantone solid coated color system
Work with Spot Colors
• Creating spot colors swatches– 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
Work with Spot Colors
• Importing graphics with spot colors– InDesign recognizes spot colors created in Adobe
Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop– InDesign identifies spot color and is added to
InDesign Swatches panel
Work with 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.
Work with Gradients
• Radial gradient – the starting color appears in center of circle and fades to edge.
• Linear gradient – is series of straight lines fading to edge.
Work with Gradients
Linear gradient Radial gradient
Work with Gradients
• To create a new gradient, click the Swatches panel options button, then click New Gradient Swatch.
Work with GradientsType defines a gradientas Linear or Radial
Click a color stop, then choose a process or spot color in the dialog box
Defines a stopcolor as a namedor unnamedprocess color ora spot color
Starting color
Location: Identifies location of color stop on the Gradient Ramp
Work with Gradients
• Gradients can be further modified using the Gradient panel.
• Add, remove, and move colors along the gradient ramp.
Work with Gradients
Gradient Ramp
Work with Gradients
• Modify a Gradient– When modified, all instances of gradient used 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
Work with Gradients
Work with Gradients
• Use the Gradient Swatch tool to change length and/or direction of linear or radial gradient.
• The Gradient Feather tool works like Gradient Swatch tool except creates a softer look.
Work with Gradients
Gradient swatch tool dragged in varying lengths and directions across each row