VertigoBirdie Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I spent a long time looking for this feature (or a similar one) and I was a little disappoint when I didn't find an alternative. I like the way the recolor artwork panel works in Illustrator, I use it mostly for complex multicolored work. I tend to work with more neutral colors or toned down shades that don't strain my eyes and change everything to the final colors when I'm finished. I think every designer and digital artist can benefit from a tool (or a mode of selection) that allows you to adjust color globally. Creating illustrations (both abstract minimal ones and more complex works) in AD is a really pleasant and seamless experience and a recolor panel would only further enhance. It'd be great if you added a similar feature. :) Mariusz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted October 22, 2014 Staff Share Posted October 22, 2014 Well there's the adjustments in the layers panel (third icon counting from left) but it's far from the advanced options that the Recolor Artwork function in Illustrator offers. I think there's still some basic tools missing that should be implemented first... scatterbrain73 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I think, recolor will be great addition but I agree with MEB. Imho AD needs more basic tools now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 What about selecting all of the document and reducing the opacity/transparency to 50/70%? Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui_mac Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Well, on the subject, one thing that is absolutely paramount is the ability to set colors as global and being able to edit them. Then, the edited color will be updated all over the document. Yes, yes... I know. This was already talked about. It was just a reminder ;-) FFHMark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grzessnik Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 rui_mac, agree. Global swatches are most important for me too. I can't imagine working on drawing without them. Raskolnikov 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rui_mac Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 It was something that I use a lot and I really mean A LOT in FreeHand. FFHMark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margarita Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I spent a long time looking for this feature (or a similar one) and I was a little disappoint when I didn't find an alternative. I like the way the recolor artwork panel works in Illustrator, I use it mostly for complex multicolored work. I tend to work with more neutral colors or toned down shades that don't strain my eyes and change everything to the final colors when I'm finished. I think every designer and digital artist can benefit from a tool (or a mode of selection) that allows you to adjust color globally. Creating illustrations (both abstract minimal ones and more complex works) in AD is a really pleasant and seamless experience and a recolor panel would only further enhance. It'd be great if you added a similar feature. :) Could somebody advice if this option is going to be available anytime soon please? I really think is a great tool in AI. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted August 7, 2015 Staff Share Posted August 7, 2015 Hi Margarita, Welcome to Affinity Forums :) As commented above there's still other features taking priority. I think it's too soon until this can be considered for implementation. Please take a look at our roadmap for more info on what's coming. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visualsbysina Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 absolute necessity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpcteixeira Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 I need this feature too. It is very important to speed up the workflow. I have my infographic CV made in AD with a limited number of colors and now I want to change the colors of text and backgrounds and I'll have a lot of work because I have to select one by one... With this feature would be much easier! More options in the Select Menu (select same fill, stroke, etc.) will help too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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