Get Great Color at Spoonflower Using Illustrator

How do you make sure the colors you choose in Adobe Illustrator will look great when printed on fabric at Spoonflower? Watch the tutorials below for everything you need to know about choosing color for your pattern designs in Illustrator to print at Spoonflower.

The video tutorial is an excerpt from my course Pattern Power. The video above covers how to download the .ase color map library from Spoonflower and use those swatches to get the best color results on your printed fabric.

Spoonflower Links from the video

Visit http://www.spoonflower.com to set up an account and find more information about the Spoonflower printing process. 

Order the Spoonflower Color Guide or Color Map printed on fabrichttps://www.spoonflower.com/design_tools 

Spoonflower color downloads: 

Get the .ase (Adobe Swatch Exchange) file of the Color Map herehttps://support.spoonflower.com/hc/en-us/articles/204444620-How-can-I-make-sure-my-design-is-the-color-I-want-

 

Out of Gamut, RGB or CMYK for Spoonflower

This video explains the out of gamut warning and gives more information on why to work in RGB in Illustrator for pattern design, instead of CMYK.


Where to Save a Color Library in Adobe Illustrator

mac: HD> Applications> Adobe Illustrator CC/CS6> Presets> en_US> Swatches

pc: C Drive> Program Files> Adobe> Adobe Illustrator CC/CS6> Presets> Swatches



 
 

 
 

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