
Now that you are nearly done with your self portrait project you can experiment with adjusting the colors to see different possibilities. Save a copy of your self portrait project and use the copy to experiment. You can experiment with adjusting colors, applying effects, changing backgrounds or borders.
Adobe has an wonderful website to help choose colors. The site is http://kuler.adobe.com You can use this site to create and adjust a group of five color swatches. These colors can be downloaded and loaded into your color swatches panel.
Learn to use Kuler with your own Illustrator Projects
Adobe has an wonderful website to help choose colors. The site is http://kuler.adobe.com You can use this site to create and adjust a group of five color swatches. These colors can be downloaded and loaded into your color swatches panel.
Learn to use Kuler with your own Illustrator Projects
Learn to use Kuler with your own Illustrator Projects Step 1: Create an Adobe account using your gmail address and password. This will give you access to all the functions in Kuler. Step 2: Explore the Adobe Kuler Website. Create your own color themes. Look at other users color themes. Step 3: Download five color themes to your downloads folder and them move them into a folder on your desktop. Step 4: In Adobe Illustrator open the Swatches panel from Window->Swatches. Also open the Adobe Kuler panel by going to Window-> Extensions-> Kuler Step 5: Load your color swatches by going to the Library button on the bottom left corder of your Swatches panel....select Other Library. Navigate to your downloaded .ASE files. Step 6: Select objects in your project you would like to adjust using your color swatches. Step 7: Open the Color Guide panel using WIndow->Color Guide Step 8: Use the Assign and Edit tabs to view how your artwork will be changed using different color swatches. You can select a swatch folder from the right side of the Re-Color Artwork panel. | |