Chapter 5

Working with Color

• Work with process colors• Apply color• Work with spot colors• Work with gradients

Chapter Objectives

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.

Work with Process ColorsFill and Strokebuttons Panel options button

Paper swatch

Show GradientSwatches button

Show AllSwatches button

Show ColorSwatches button

New Swatch button

Delete Swatch button

Work with Process Colors

In Adobe InDesign, a tint refers specifically to a lighter version of a color.

Tint swatch hassame name asswatch that it isbased upon

Tint percentage

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

Work with Process Colors

Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black (“CMYK” or “process colors”)

Process Color Type

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

Work with Process Colors

Color dragged into Swatches panel

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.

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).

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.

Apply Color

Apply Color

• 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 .

Apply Color

Default Fill andStroke button

Apply Gradient button

Apply Color button

Swap Fill andStroke button

Apply None button

Apply Color

Apply Color

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

Fill and Stroke buttons

Formatting affects text button

Apply Color

Placing offset black text behind original text adds contrast.

Black text placed behind purple text

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.

Apply Color

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

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

Work with Spot ColorsDefines Process or Spot color

Color Mode defines Spot color system use

Pantone solid coated color system

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

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

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.

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.

Work with Gradients

Linear gradient Radial gradient

Work with Gradients

• To create a new gradient, click the Swatches panel options button, then click New Gradient Swatch.

Work with GradientsType defines a gradientas Linear or Radial

Click a color stop, then choose a process or spot color in the dialog box

Defines a stopcolor as a namedor unnamedprocess color ora spot color

Starting color

Location: Identifies location of color stop on the Gradient Ramp

Work with Gradients

• Gradients can be further modified using the Gradient panel.

• Add, remove, and move colors along the gradient ramp.

Work with Gradients

Gradient Ramp

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

Work with Gradients

Work with Gradients

• 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.

Work with Gradients

Gradient swatch tool dragged in varying lengths and directions across each row