1. Chapter 5 Working with Color

2. Work with process colors Apply color Work with spot colors Work with gradients Chapter Objectives

3. 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.

4. Work with Process Colors Fill and Stroke buttons Panel options button Paper swatch Show Gradient Swatches button Show All Swatches button Show Color Swatches button New Swatch button Delete Swatch button

5. Work 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

6. 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

7. Work with Process Colors Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (“CMYK” or “process colors”) Process Color Type

8. 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

9. Work with Process Colors Color dragged into Swatches panel

10. 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.

11. 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).

12. 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.

13. Apply Color

14. 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.

15. Apply Color Default Fill and Stroke button Apply Gradient button Apply Color button Swap Fill and Stroke button Apply None button

16. Apply Color

17. To apply color to text: – Use Fill and Stroke buttons – Click Formatting affects text button Fill and Stroke buttons Formatting affects text button

18. Apply Color Placing offset black text behind original text adds contrast. Black text placed behind purple text

19. 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.

20. Apply Color Use the Swatch Options dialog box to create a new color, modify an existing color, and name a color.

21. 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

22. Work with Spot Colors Defines Process or Spot color Color Mode defines Spot color system use Pantone solid coated color system

23. 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

24. 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

25. 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.

26. 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.

27. Work with Gradients Linear gradientRadial gradient

28. Work with Gradients To create a new gradient, click the Swatches panel options button, then click New Gradient Swatch.

29. Work with Gradients Type defines a gradient as Linear or Radial Click a color stop, then choose a process or spot color in the dialog box Defines a stop color as a named or unnamed process color or a spot color Starting color Location: Identifies location of color stop on the Gradient Ramp

30. Work with Gradients Gradients can be further modified using the Gradient panel. Add, remove, and move colors along the gradient ramp.

31. Work with Gradients Gradient Ramp

32. 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

33. Work with Gradients

34. 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.

35. Work with Gradients Gradient swatch tool dragged in varying lengths and directions across each row