Convert CMYK or RGB to Pantone Colors

Convert CMYK or RGB to Pantone Colors | Illustrator 2024

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4 ай бұрын

If you are a brand or packaging designer, chances are there have been a few times when you've needed to convert your CMYK or RGB files to Pantone Colors for printing. Unfortunately, as of October 2023, the Pantone Color Books have been phased out of Adobe Illustrator. Because of this, the color conversion process is no longer as easy as it used to be. Luckily, there are a couple of workarounds for this, and in this Illustrator tutorial, we will look at both approaches so you will have print ready Pantones inside of Adobe Illustrator 2024!
As a bonus, I will also show you how to save your color swatches as well as how to import them to your swatches panel inside of Illustrator.
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@bernettebecker1407 3 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, so happy I found your video! LIFESAVER!!!

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words!! I’m glad that the video helped!! 😊

@dlwynnjr7260 2 ай бұрын

This worked perfectly!!! Thanks for sharing the video and thanks for the Pantone Color Books Download!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure! I’m glad that it worked perfectly and that you found the video to be helpful! 😊

@shannonvierra2145 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this awesome vid! Literally a lifesaver. I forgot about the pantone severance in Adobe and now that it came time to export some cover art for printing, I thought oh no! Glad I came across this!

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Shannon! I’m so glad that you found this video helpful and I greatly appreciate your support!!!

@victoriageorgieva5067 Ай бұрын

Ok I *very* rarely leave YT comments and I hate most tutorials I find online but that tutorial was GOLD!!! I can't thank you enough, you have a new subscriber!

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

Ah wow, thank you so much! I’m so glad that you found the video helpful and thank you for your comment and sub! I really appreciate it 😊

@victoriageorgieva5067 Ай бұрын

@@EricVasquezDesign I'm a small creator myself (although I use IG the most) so I know how much the follows and likes and comments mean! But also I really wanted to express how absolutely perfectly happy I am with this one! I absolutely never follow anyone through a tutorial here so it's something to comment on. Not to mention how you saved me yesterday when I had to match the Pantones on a packaging and suddenly the trusty Pantone books weren't there 😥

@silviaperezdeluis4122 2 ай бұрын

You sir are an absolute genius! Thanks for saving my day.

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Silvia! I appreciate the kind words, and I’m really glad the video helped! 😊

@STUDIO-wt9xj Ай бұрын

You are a king! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

@Ddiananova 2 ай бұрын

Amazing, worked like a charm. Thank you!!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure! I’m glad you found it to be helpful! 😃

@LindseyMeredith-ez7jr 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! just in time to help me with a branding project I need to prep.

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for checking out the video and leaving a comment! I’m so glad you found it to be helpful! 😊

@Rollrite 3 ай бұрын

You're a lifesaver, thanks for the library download link!

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

Glad I could help! 😊

@IrisKauffman-s5h 17 күн бұрын

This helped me big time!! Thank you for making this video! Love It!!

@EricVasquezDesign 17 күн бұрын

@@IrisKauffman-s5h my pleasure! I’m glad you found it helpful! 😊

@mexkilo7 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the awesome tip! As a designer/ screen-printer this is a life saver.

@EricVasquezDesign 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure! I’m glad the video was helpful for you 😊 Also, screen printing is what made me fall in love with graphic design, so I have always had great appreciation for it! Are you doing screen printing on shirts/apparel? Or what kinds of things do you print on most?

@CoraCipriani Ай бұрын

You're the best! It worked! Thank you so much!

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! 😊

@stephaniehoffman7875 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful and really easy to follow.

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephanie! I’m so glad that you enjoyed the video and found it to be helpful and easy to follow! 😊

@razialaydrus1006 3 ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR THIS! YOU'RE A STAR!

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m glad you found it to be helpful! 😊

@marionpelz2051 2 ай бұрын

amazing - you saved me! Thanks so much!!!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Marion! I’m so glad the video helped! 😊

@sashafilatova1289 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your help!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@actitudiguana 2 ай бұрын

Capo de todos los capos!!!! Me salvaste! Gracias por el archivo!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

No hay problema! Me alegro de poder ayudar! 😊

@ED-tz9im 2 ай бұрын

Simple, efficace et très bien expliqué ! Merci beaucoup !

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@defneozak4383 Ай бұрын

This was very helpful. Thanks

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@itpedjoakimberndes 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for a very useful video. Easy to understand. Great work, now you got a new follower. =)

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out the video and for subscribing! I’m glad you found it to be useful!

@ThevVMarcusrsVv 20 күн бұрын

Great video! Thanks. Liked and subbed 😁

@EricVasquezDesign 20 күн бұрын

@@ThevVMarcusrsVv thank you for the kind words and support! 👍

@rjstevens-nb7um 4 ай бұрын

You a real one for this

@EricVasquezDesign 4 ай бұрын

Thanks RJ! I appreciate you 👍

@alirezabehzad5832 4 ай бұрын

Perfect video perfect tips perfect person

@EricVasquezDesign 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙏

@JamaicaFlores-vb9bl 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, you are just lovely.

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words! I hope you enjoyed the video! 😊

@msotku Ай бұрын

Super and thanks a lot!!!

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

My pleasure! Glad it was helpful! 😊

@rodrigosicheroli8456 2 ай бұрын

TKSS man!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure! 😊

@techbananas 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Sir, this was really helpful, even for a illustrator noob like myself!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Glad it was helpful for you!

@chingo318 3 ай бұрын

thank you very much.

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

No prob! I hope it was helpful 😊

@victoriamarques6109 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!!!!!!!!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure! 👍

@madeblo Ай бұрын

thank you

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@dada_is 2 ай бұрын

Hi. Which color profile and color settings I should set on a file to pass it to printing company so that they get that it's pantone?

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

I think the best thing to do in this situation would be to connect with the printer or vendor you are working with directly. You could let them know you will be providing them with a file that has been converted to Pantone colors and ask if there is a specific color profile they’d like it to be in.

@hanniyuki5304 Ай бұрын

🥳

@malcolmrodrigues4317 18 күн бұрын

Where can I find the V3 version? I don't see this in the colour books.

@valsis 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! Kinda panicked for a second!

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

Glad you found it helpful! 😊

@valsis 2 ай бұрын

@@EricVasquezDesign It was imensely helpful! I dont understand why Adobe phased these out without putting out a replacement.

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

@@valsis I agree, although think the replacement Adobe had in mind was integrating the paid Pantone extension. Even so, $10 a month just to access colors feels like a bit much when we already pay a subscription for the apps themselves.

@valsis 2 ай бұрын

@@EricVasquezDesign We shouldnt have to pay for something that was already native to the app to begin with. It's the same thing wiht AI Gen... it's locked through a paywall and I find this ridiculous.

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

@@valsisyeah, I know what you mean. It’s definitely a pain since we got so used to having it all these years right? I was just happy to find a workaround for the colors. With the AI generative fill doesn’t that come built into Photoshop? Or is there another paid AI feature that they want us to pay for?

@eevagirl Ай бұрын

Hello, when I choose the 27.0 version it gives me the following (threatening?) message: Installing this version of Illustrator will disable the auto-update setting for this app to prevent overwriting with a new version in the future. Should I continue? Thanks for your help!

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

This sounds like it may be a setting or preference issue where auto update is turned off to avoid overwriting older versions of Illustrator. If you install the 27.0 version, you should be able to re-enable the auto update setting in the CC app, or you can do a manual update later on. Hope this helps!

@eevagirl Ай бұрын

@@EricVasquezDesign Ok thank you 🙏 Just needed some direction. Will check my settings (:

@AngelinaRoman-tr1me Ай бұрын

I can't find the swatches folder in the applications, is there another way?

@EricVasquezDesign Ай бұрын

Once you are in the Applications folder you have to go to Adobe Illustrator and choose the ‘Presets’ folder. From there you can go to en US > Swatches > Color Books. Hope this helps!

@fancypants2007 3 ай бұрын

Illustrator 27.0 is the oldest version of Illustrator I can download from Creative Cloud, and it has only five Pantone color books. How did you get 24 Pantone color books?

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

To get more of the Pantone Books you have to go back further to CS2 - CS3, which you can still download through Adobe as long as you have a valid license. I believe the link I provided should have all of them.

@servantofchrist381 3 ай бұрын

How do I get an older version of illustrator and do that?

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

You can download older versions of Adobe Illustrator using the main Creative Cloud App. If you just need the Pantone Color Books and want to skip downloading an older version of Illustrator you can grab the library using the link in the description of the video. Hope this helps!

@servantofchrist381 3 ай бұрын

@EricVasquezDesign it worked...thank you so much. Bless you in Jesus name.

@LissaEwing-pv4ud 3 ай бұрын

Can you convert RGB/CMYK using the free/basic version?

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

I haven’t trier this with the free/basic version, but as long as it lets you add your own swatches and color books through the application folder then I believe it will work.

@kamiegarczynski8426 3 ай бұрын

Is this just for mac or does it work the same way on a PC?

@EricVasquezDesign 3 ай бұрын

I believe it will work on a PC as the extension should be the same since it’s still Adobe Illustrator, but the location of the folders where you need to save the color book file may be different because of the OS.

@kamiegarczynski8426 3 ай бұрын

@@EricVasquezDesign ok thanks

@unitedrealtygroupofficial 2 ай бұрын

how do we find pantone in photoshop? its completely gone now. like what???

@EricVasquezDesign 2 ай бұрын

I know! It’s unfortunate that Adobe phased the Pantone books out in all of the apps. The process looks a little bit different in PS but can still be done in a similar way where you will need to load color books from an old version.