BittBox » Grayscale http://www.bittbox.com Free high quality design resources, tutorials and tips for graphic and web designers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:01:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Illustrator 101: The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/illustrator-101-the-annoying-grayscale-color-problem http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/illustrator-101-the-annoying-grayscale-color-problem#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:18:09 +0000 Jay Hilgert http://www.bittbox.com/?p=2462 Color), you’ll most likley find that it’s set to grayscale. (like below) All you have to do is set your color palette to something else, like RGB or CMYK. Now you’re good to go. Personally, I have no idea why this problem has made it all the way to CS4. If I wanted to fill a shape with a gray, I’d choose a gray.]]> If you’ve ever run into this annoying little Illustrator problem, it can be very frustrating, but it has a simple fix. Every so often you may find that no matter what color you select, Illustrator converts your selection to grayscale…

Illustrator 101: The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem

Why? Well if you open your Color palette (Window>Color), you’ll most likley find that it’s set to grayscale. (like below)

Illustrator 101: The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem

All you have to do is set your color palette to something else, like RGB or CMYK. Now you’re good to go. Personally, I have no idea why this problem has made it all the way to CS4. If I wanted to fill a shape with a gray, I’d choose a gray.

Illustrator 101: The Annoying Grayscale Color Problem

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