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How to Create Tints & Shades in Adobe Illustrator

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Matthew Lang

Matthew Lang

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@ahansel2000
@ahansel2000 Жыл бұрын
I just graduated with a graphic design degree and they never really told us how to create shades and tints. Thank you for this video!
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 Жыл бұрын
So glad you found it useful!
@simonallen975
@simonallen975 2 жыл бұрын
I found lots of videos making lighter tints, but this was the first explaining how to get darker colours (by adding black through the CYMK sliders) as the tint slider does not go over 100%. Thanks.
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 2 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it useful!
@Warjah104
@Warjah104 8 ай бұрын
How about if you have darker color in CMYK color space containing K (black) values? Like some darker blues. Let's say blue that contain 48.5% of black? Adding % to that will not create accurate % shades. So this tecnique regardin creating "shades" with % values isn't the way PRO's do it. Olso you can just drag and drom colors to your Swatches window...
@KidAMRadio
@KidAMRadio 7 ай бұрын
Thanks for doing this video! I was searching for an online converter of some kind and they are all terrible. This was easy and looks way better.
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 Жыл бұрын
This tutorial explains how to make very specific tints and shades at specific percentages. Another way to access simple tints and shades of a specific color is by using the Window>Color Guide in Illustrator. Select a color and tints are on the right and shades are on the left. Keep in mind, however, that all colors will be CMYK process colors for both tints and shades.
@victoriahuehn893
@victoriahuehn893 3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering why this sounded so familiar! I was one of your students in Fall 2019 for Intro to GD at WCC hahaha.
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 2 жыл бұрын
Hey Victoria! That was a fun semester. Hope you are doing well!
@scott7521
@scott7521 4 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed you managed to somehow make this a 13:31 video.
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to watch it!
@ishansachdeva5811
@ishansachdeva5811 3 жыл бұрын
Saved my life! Subscribed
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thank you. Would love to hear how you applied this in your own work, Ishan.
@predatorontheprey6275
@predatorontheprey6275 2 жыл бұрын
hey what about when i'm working with RGB? How would I increase the K when there isn't one?
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 2 жыл бұрын
Start in CMYK, then convert to RGB once you've created your tints & shades. You can still use RGB values and/or HEX codes while in CMYK.
@Jennifer-bl3sq
@Jennifer-bl3sq 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! This was helpful :)
@SupernovaSites
@SupernovaSites 4 ай бұрын
Great video!
@mariaamaliasilva8630
@mariaamaliasilva8630 2 жыл бұрын
Very useful, thank you
@sanjeebanmaji8612
@sanjeebanmaji8612 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome 👍👍
@janedoe1988
@janedoe1988 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you, very helpful! By chance is there a way to turn this into an action? so that way i could just select a new color and it would automatically create this for me every time
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 3 жыл бұрын
Not that I know of, but it's worth a try!
@sanjeebanmaji8612
@sanjeebanmaji8612 3 жыл бұрын
Simple and awesome 👍👍
@doodleabhi
@doodleabhi 4 жыл бұрын
Helped me Thank you.
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Glad to hear.
@mehdiadilmf7785
@mehdiadilmf7785 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@mikewright5040
@mikewright5040 6 жыл бұрын
I knew there had to be an easier way! THANKS!
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 6 жыл бұрын
Glad to be of help!
@alexdib3915
@alexdib3915 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@davedavidm5888
@davedavidm5888 6 жыл бұрын
Illustrator has this well hidden! Helpful info on creating spot "Tints", although aren't your "Shades" actually process colors, not spot? Is it possible to use Transparencies of Black above the spot color instead? Thanks for your feedback.
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 6 жыл бұрын
Yes, you are correct that the shades are really process colors as we revert back to the 4 color sliders. Using transparencies of black over the created spot colors could have a similar effect, but would not quite behave in the same way as the shades described here, and would not really be spot colors either as it's still one color layered over another. The process described here is more of a means to an end in working within the constraints of a limited color palette. The spot colors aren't necessarily intended to be used as "spot colors" in the Pantone sense but to give greater range in one particular color. We cannot add white to four-color process, just remove black, which does not have the same effect. The tints could just as easily be created using Global Process colors in Illustrator as well. Thanks for watching.
@davedavidm5888
@davedavidm5888 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks - But if you needed to do a logo using 1 spot color + Black, how would you create shades of the spot? Could you use a duplicate shape of black (above the spot color) with transparency set to multiply?
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 6 жыл бұрын
This will answer all your questions: graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/75796/make-shades-add-black-to-a-pantone-spot-color-without-converting
@davedavidm5888
@davedavidm5888 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matthew.
@iGraphicMaster
@iGraphicMaster 7 ай бұрын
Olangotang > orangutan had me laughing sorry dude!
@katrinaa980
@katrinaa980 4 жыл бұрын
thanks, this video was helpful but it could have been under a minute easy... at least that's all I had to watch
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you found that minute helpful!
@magikurp2
@magikurp2 4 жыл бұрын
@@matthewlang1487 I was thinking something similar at first, but then I realized you were a teacher and your lesson ended up teaching me more then I thought I needed. Thank you for that, great video
@matthewlang1487
@matthewlang1487 4 жыл бұрын
@@magikurp2 Great to hear. Thanks for watching.
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