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new to illustrator, trouble colorizing vector

Apr 21, 2012 3:32 PM

I have a logo drawing that has been transformed into a vector via live trace.  The artist did some touch ups in illustrator to recover the detailed brushstrokes, by layering with an imported jpeg, and accidentally included a white background.  Rather than have her redo the whole thing, I selected the background white box and clicked "no fill" and then went in with the direct selection tool and deleted all the white parts.  Now it's black with a transparent background, so that part is fixed.  But now I can't color it for some reason.  The color boxes at the bottom of the tool panel turn grey with a question mark, and when I try to color anyway, half the picture gets a big blob of grey on it.  What's going on?  (I just learned illustrator this week out of necessity to get my business cards to completion, so I'm very new to this program.)

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  • Wade_Zimmerman
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    1. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Apr 21, 2012 7:48 PM   in reply to SgtStiletto
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    Show us a screen shot with the layers and appearance panel and the layer containg the live trace expanded so we can see the paths as well.

     

    Also select the art and go tot he colro panel and from the flyout see if it is grayscale.

     
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    2. SgtStiletto,
    Apr 21, 2012 9:21 PM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Hi Wade,

        Thanks for your response.

    The expand command on the tool menu is dimmed, whether the object is

    selected or not.  Of course I have no idea what "expand" does anyway.  Not sure how to find out if the pic is in grayscale, what control panel

    are you speaking of?  I tried selecting the art and right clicking,

    didn't see anything that looked like it matched what you were referring

    to.

    Chelsea

     

     

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    Show us a screen shot with the layers and appearance panel and the layer containg the live trace expanded so we can see the paths as well. Also select the art and go tot he colro panel and from the flyout see if it is grayscale.

     

     

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    Apr 21, 2012 9:34 PM   in reply to SgtStiletto
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    But I know what's wrog now

     

    select the art

     

    then go to Object>Live Trace you will have options to expand the live trace in orrde to color a live trace you have to expand it.

     

    Screen Shot 2012-04-22 at 12.30.55 AM.png

     

     

    Also if it is a color image you are tracing then you can also use a color live trace options and you will get the inherent colors of the image.

     

    Live Trace options to choose coolr and to ignore white etc. Read the help files about live trace

     

    Screen Shot 2012-04-22 at 12.32.58 AM.png

     

     

     

    Color panel

     

    Screen Shot 2012-04-22 at 12.27.05 AM.png

     
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  • SgtStiletto
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    Apr 22, 2012 2:10 PM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Hi Wade,

        I have tried selecting the art in myriad ways, as well as leaving it unselected, and no matter what I do the Expand command is dimmed out on the menu, it won't give me that option.

     

    Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:34:37 -0600

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        created by Wade_Zimmerman in Illustrator - View the full discussion

     

     

     

    But I know what's wrog now select the art then go to Object>Live Trace you will have options to expand the live trace in orrde to color a live trace you have to expand it.  http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-4352236-18 6488/450-526/ScreenShot2012-04-22at12.30.55AM.png   Also if it is a color image you are tracing then you can also use a color live trace options and you will get the inherent colors of the image. Live Trace options to choose coolr and to ignore white etc. Read the help files about live trace  http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-4352236-18 6489/450-231/ScreenShot2012-04-22at12.32.58AM.png    Color panel  http://forums.adobe.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-4352236-18 6484/310-194/ScreenShot2012-04-22at12.27.05+AM.png

     

     

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    Apr 22, 2012 2:16 PM   in reply to SgtStiletto
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    You need to post the files somewhere so others can examine it, or screenshots of the Layers panel with the art selected. There's really no way anyone knows what's going on without more information.

     
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    6. Jacob Bugge,
    Apr 22, 2012 2:31 PM   in reply to SgtStiletto
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    Sgt,

     

    I have a logo drawing that has been transformed into a vector via live trace.

     

    In addition to what has been said already, someone is bound to say: 'I have a bad feeling about this.'

     
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    Apr 24, 2012 6:04 PM   in reply to [scott w]
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    Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:15:48 -0600

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    You need to post the files somewehre, or screenshots fo the Layers panel witht he art selected. There's really no way anyone knows what's going on without more information.

     

     

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