Repeat this procedure with the Pantone 300 color.ġ3 Choose File > Save, then File > Close. Using the tint slider, apply various shades of the Pantone color throughout your Illustration. Select the Pantone 173 color from the swatch panel that appears.ġ2 Choose Window > Color to open the Color panel. This technique allows you to set up your entire color palette before you start to work.ġ1 Select any object in the illustration and then click on Fill in the Control panel. It is made up of one ink color, not a combination of multiple inks.Ĩ Choose Select > Deselect all, or use the keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+A (Windows) or Shift+Command+A (Mac OS) to make sure nothing is selected.ĩ Type 173 into the Find field to select an orange color.ġ0 Click on Pantone 173 C in the panel to add the color to your swatches panel without using it. Note that the Pantone 300 swatch has been added, and it not only has the white triangle identifying it as a global color, but also has a dot, indicating that this color is a spot color. The shape is filled with the Pantone color, and the Pantone swatch is automatically added to the Swatches panel.ħ If the Swatches panel is not visible, choose Window > Swatches. Pantone 300 is highlighted in the list.Ħ Select the Group Selection tool ( ), then click on a shape on the artboard, then click on the highlighted Pantone 300 color in the list.
The Pantone colors in a list with the Find Field visible.ĥ Type 300 into the Find Field. The Pantone colors are now listed with descriptive text. Next, you will identify color values and their associated numbers easier by changing the view of the Pantone Solid Coated panel.Ĥ Click on the Pantone Solid Coated panel menu and choose Small List View. Choose Pantone+ Solid Uncoated for uncoated paper.ģ In the Pantone+ Solid Coated panel, locate the Find field, which is a text field that you can input a Pantone number into. The Pantone+ Solid Coated panel appears.Ĭhoose Solid coated for illustrations that will be printed as solid ink colors (not combinations of CMYK color) on coated paper. In this lesson, you add several Pantone colors to the document.ġ If the Swatches panel is not visible, choose Window > Swatches.Ģ Click on the Swatches panel menu and choose Open Swatch Library > Color Books > Pantone+ Solid Coated.
Pantone colors are numbered, making it easy to identify a frequently used color, whether for corporate identity or for ease of use, when searching for a specific color. Adobe Illustrator groups Pantone colors into a color library called Color Books. By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can all refer to the Pantone system to make sure colors match without direct contact with one another. The Pantone Color Matching System, also referred to as PMS colors, is a largely standardized color reproduction system. For more Adobe Illustrator training options, visit AGI’s Illustrator Classes.Īdobe Illustrator Tutorial: Adding Pantone Colors It is the first lesson in the Adobe Illustrator CS6 Digital Classroom book. This tutorial provides you with a foundation for working with Adobe Illustrator Pantone colors. What you’ll learn in this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial:
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