Title: Working with Color
1Chapter 5
2Chapter Objectives
- Work with process colors
- Apply color
- Work with spot colors
- Work with gradients
3Work 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.
4Work with Process Colors
Fill and Stroke buttons
Panel options button
Paper swatch
Delete Swatch button
Show All Swatches button
Show Color Swatches button
New Swatch button
Show Gradient Swatches button
5Work with Process Colors
- In Adobe InDesign, a tint refers specifically to
a lighter version of a color.
Tint swatch has same name as swatch that it
is based upon
Tint percentage
6Work 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
7Work with Process Colors
Process Color Type
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (CMYK or process
colors)
8Work 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
9Work with Process Colors
Color dragged into Swatches panel
10Apply 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.
11Apply 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).
12Apply 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.
13Apply Color
14Apply 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 .
15Apply Color
Swap Fill and Stroke button
Default Fill and Stroke button
Apply None button
Apply Color button
Apply Gradient button
16Apply Color
17Apply Color
- To apply color to text
- Use Fill and Stroke buttons
- Click Formatting affects text button
Fill and Stroke buttons
Formatting affects text button
18Apply Color
- Placing offset black text behind original text
adds contrast.
Black text placed behind purple text
19Apply 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.
20Apply Color
- Use the Swatch Options dialog box to create a new
color, modify an existing color, and name a color.
21Work 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
22Work with Spot Colors
Defines Process or Spot color
Color Mode defines Spot color system use
Pantone solid coated color system
23Work 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
24Work 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
25Work 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.
26Work 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.
27Work with Gradients
Linear gradient Radial gradient
28Work with Gradients
- To create a new gradient, click the Swatches
panel options button, then click New Gradient
Swatch.
29Work with Gradients
Defines a stop color as a named or
unnamed process color or a spot color
Type defines a gradient as Linear or Radial
Starting color
Click a color stop, then choose a process or spot
color in the dialog box
Location Identifies location of color stop on
the Gradient Ramp
30Work with Gradients
- Gradients can be further modified using the
Gradient panel. - Add, remove, and move colors along the gradient
ramp.
31Work with Gradients
Gradient Ramp
32Work 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
33Work with Gradients
34Work 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.
35Work with Gradients
Gradient swatch tool dragged in varying lengths
and directions across each row