Matakuliah : U0344 / DESKTOP 1
Tahun
: 2006
Pertemuan 09
Working with Color
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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In the Tints panel, select the base color of the
tint by doing one of
the following:
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Drag a color swatch from the Swatches panel to
the color box in the Tints panel.
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Select a base color from the Tints pop-up menu
in the Tints panel.
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using the tints panel
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Select the tint by clicking a preset tint in the color
bar, dragging the slider, or entering a percentage
from 1 to 100.
To 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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
2 In 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.
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