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November 19, 2018, 10:49:44 AM
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Mickeee1990

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Hey guys,

I downloaded this vector from freepik: https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/stages-to-success-infographic_778360.htm

I think it looks really cool, and I got an idea for a work at school. However, I want to change to colors. So I managed to change color of the first box, but then I run into trouble with the other ones. So what I do is that I mark each "object" and just fill them with color. But then when I reach the second box (third and fourth as well) I cannot change the color of all the marked objects. It just refuses to change color (even with ungroup).

I have a picture of my screen showing what I mean: https://imgur.com/a/MoNWOHS

Do you have any tips?

Would appreicate any help!

Thank you in advance.



November 19, 2018, 05:19:27 PM
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Some of the objects are bitmaps and can't be colored.  Some of the objects are clipping masks and are problematic.  Probably easiest to delete all the cruff and draw a new box or box part.
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November 19, 2018, 08:27:45 PM
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Welcome to the forum!

The status bar can help you know which objects are images.  Just select with Selection tool, and look at the status bar.  Strangely, for reasons I don't understand, the shadows of the boxes are images.  I don't know.  I'm not set up to handle EPS, so I could only open the AI version.  So maybe it was something about the conversion that created the shadows as images.

Anyway, when you're trying to select box #3, maybe you're selecting the shadow/image, like it is for me.  So using Alt + click, you can select underneath something.  After you change the color of the box, you'll be able to see the shadow better.  And then you could trace the shadow with the Pen tool and create a vector object, and then delete the image.

It actually is going to take a good bit of work, just to change the colors there.  Because a lot of them are gradients - very subtle gradients.  And most of the sides of the boxes are made of 2 triangles, for some reason.  I have no idea why.

Oddly....really kind of bizarrely, they've put the back sides and the bottom of those boxes in the image, even though they aren't visible at all!  And they actually have gradient fills!  Again, no idea why.  It really only adds bulk to the file.

I have to say, I've always assumed that images which are available to be downloaded from the internet must be made by professionals.  But the more I try to help people work with those kinds of images, the more surprised I am at how they are made.
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November 20, 2018, 01:24:48 AM
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Hey guys,

Thank you so much for your replies.

However, I did manage to change the colors. New picture: https://imgur.com/a/8JhltEY

I never used vector softwares before, so I just had to learn how to use the basic tools. Just copy + paste, and change the order of the objects using "Home" and "End" (overlapping or what you call this function). Then just manually add the favored colors.

Voila! ;D

Have a nice week!

November 20, 2018, 02:21:35 AM
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Glad to hear it!

But you didn't change the colors of the raster images.  It sounds like you moved the vector boxes on top of them.  Or maybe you deleted them.  I see that there are no longer any shadows under the boxes.

But anyway, if you're happy with the results, that's all that really matters!
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November 20, 2018, 03:30:11 AM
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That is right, brynn. I just added them above each other. I would be really cool to add the shadow effect as well, but I have no idea how to start. 

Thanks for your engagement :)


November 20, 2018, 04:18:03 AM
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I gave you a hint before.  Using the Pen or Pencil tool, you could trace around the shape of the shadows.  Then give them the right color that you want.  And probably add a little bit of blur (look at the bottom of Object menu > Fill and Stroke > Fill tab, for the Blur slider).  Then just move them in between, so they're showing in the right place.

From what I can tell, sometimes the shadows are in 2 pieces.  Or you could even draw your own shadow objects.....like if you wanted to change the angle of the light and highlights - just draw it yourself.
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