1. 1 Pertemuan 09 Working with Color Matakuliah: U0344 / DESKTOP 1 Tahun: 2006

2. 2 applying color to objects You can apply colors to strokes and fills by dragging color swatches from the Color Mixer, Tints, or Swatches panels. To apply color to a selected object, do one of the following: In the Swatches panel, drag a swatch to the Fill, Stroke, or Both color selector at the upper left of the Swatches panel. In the Swatches panel, click the Fill, Stroke, or Both selector at the upper left of the Swatches panel, and then select a color name in the list. In the Object panel, select the stroke or fill to which you want to apply a color, and then select a color from the Swatches panel. Click the stroke or fill color box in the Tools panel and select a color from the pop-up color palette.

3. 3 applying color to objects To apply color to an unselected object: Drag a color swatch from the color box in the Color Mixer, Tints, or Swatches panel onto the object’s stroke or fill. To apply color using the Eyedropper tool: 1 In the Tools panel, click the Eyedropper tool. 2 Position the pointer over the color that you want to apply. 3 Drag the color to the object to which you’ll apply the color.

4. 4 spot and process colors A process color is printed by combining the four standard CMYK process inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. By blending these inks in varying proportions, the printer can reproduce most colors. A spot (or custom) color is a special premixed ink that is used with, or instead of, CMYK process inks. A spot color requires its own plate on the press. The difference between the two types of color is that process colors are printed as four-color separations, corresponding to the four process inks.

5. 5 using the color mixer panel Use the Color Mixer panel to define colors, to adjust hue, lightness, and saturation, and to select colors from the System Color dialog box. To change the color box display for the Color Mixer and Tints panels: 1 Display colors preferences by doing one of the following: In Windows, press Control+U, then click the Colors tab. On the Macintosh, press Command+U, then click the Colors category.

6. 6 using the color mixer panel 2 Do one of the following: Deselect Color Mixer/Tints Panel Uses Split Color Box to display a single color box. Select Color Mixer/Tints Panel Uses Split Color Box to display a split color box. 3 Click OK. To change a color mode: Click a color mode button in the Color Mixer panel.

7. 7 using the color mixer panel To define a CMYK color or an RGB color: 1 Click the CMYK or RGB mode button to change color modes. 2 To adjust color component values, move the sliders or enter values in each entry text box. Use the color box to monitor the color as you mix it. 3 To add the new color to the Swatches panel, do one of the following: Click the Add to Swatches button near the lower left corner of the Color Mixer panel. Enter a name for the color, and then specify Spot or Process. Click Add. Drag a color swatch from the color box to the arrow button on the Swatches panel.

8. 8 using the color mixer panel 4 To set the strength of the hue, click or drag the color point toward or away from the center of the color wheel, or enter a percentage in the bottom, or saturation, text box. Increasing saturation adds color; decreasing saturation removes color, leaving a grayer result. 5 Switch to RGB view to see the color component values for the new color. 6 To add the new color to the Swatches panel, do one of the following: Click the Add to Swatches button. Enter a name for the color, and then specify Spot or Process. Click Add. Drag a color swatch from the color box to the color list at the bottom of the Swatches panel.

9. 9 using the tints panel Tints are lighter versions of a color. You create them by specifying a percentage of the original color. To show or hide the Tints panel: Select Window > Tints. To apply or create a tint: 1In the Tints panel, select the base color of the tint by doing one of the following: Drag a color swatch from the Swatches panel to the color box in the Tints panel. Select a base color from the Tints pop-up menu in the Tints panel.

10. 10 using the tints panel 2Select the tint by clicking a preset tint in the color bar, dragging the slider, or entering a percentage from 1 to 100. 3To apply the color, do one of the following: Drag a swatch from any of the Tints panel color boxes to an object. Drag a swatch to the stroke or fill color box on the Tools panel. Click the Apply Color button. 4 To add the new tint to the Swatches panel, do one of the following: Click the Add to Swatches button. Drag a color swatch from any of the Tints panel color boxes to the arrow button in the Swatches panel. The tint’s name is preceded by the percentage of the original color it represents.

11. 11 using the swatches panel To show or hide the Swatches panel: Select Window > Swatches. The Swatches panel displays the color list for the active document. It also has three selectors: Fill (left), Stroke (center), and Both for combined Fill and Stroke (right). The active selector button appears pressed. The selectors show the stroke and fill colors for a selected object. The colors also appear in the color boxes in the Tools panel. The default colors in a new document are None, White, Black, and Registration. These colors cannot be deleted or renamed. Black is a spot black that prints on the process black plate. The registration color, used for crop marks or trim marks, prints solid on all plates.

12. 12 editing colors You can edit colors in your artwork by using various techniques in FreeHand: you can brighten or dull colors, add or subtract percentages of color values, create grayscale and monochome effects; convert colors to grayscale, and globally change color throughout your artwork. Brightening and dulling colors Using the Colors Xtras, you can brighten colors or dull them in a single step. To control colors more precisely, use the Color Control Xtra. The Lighten, Darken, Saturate, and Desaturate Colors Xtras do not affect spot colors.

13. 13 editing colors Controlling color values The Color Control Xtra adds or subtracts a percentage of a CMYK, RGB, or HLS color value to or from all colors in a selection. If a color already consists of minimum or maximum values, or if it is a spot color, the Color Control Xtra has no effect. To control color values: 1 Select Xtras > Colors > Color Control. 2In the Color Control dialog box, select a color mode: CMYK, RGB, or HLS. 3 Select Preview to view changes as you make them. 4 Drag the sliders or enter values to adjust the color components, between –100% and 100%, and – 360° to 360° for Hue; the default is 0 for no change.