Adobe 29500007 - Creative Suite 3 Design Premium Manual page 60

Illustrator
Features
Live Color
Explore, apply, and control color variations
using Live Color, which lets you select any
artwork and interactively edit the colors to see
results immediately. Use the Color Guide panel
to quickly choose tints, shades, or harmonious
color combinations.
See Adobe Video Workshop topics:
• Using the Color Guide to find and create color solutions
• Creating, editing, and experimenting with color groups
• Using Recolor Art to change colors in illustrations
58 Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium and Standard Workflow Guide
1 Select a color in the artwork you would
like to explore.
3 Move around the color wheel, and try
linking and unlinking colors.
2 Explore the harmonies in the Color Guide panel,
saving swatches in Color Groups as you go. You can
double-click on a Color Group to recolor your artwork,
which will open the Live Color dialog box. This dialog
box can also be accessed through the color wheel icon
at the lower-right corner of the Color Guide panel.
4 Use the Assign dialog box to lock down
and replace colors.