How do you color in Adobe Illustrator?
Open the Color Picker by double-clicking the stroke or fill box at the bottom of the Tools panel on the left. Use the Color Picker to create a custom color visually, by entering color values, or by choosing from a library of color.
How do you fill color in Illustrator?

Step 1: Select the object you want to fill with color. Step 2: Press the K key to activate the Live Paint Bucket. When you hover the pointer on the selected object, you’ll see “Click to make a Live Paint group”. Step 3: Choose a fill color from the Color Picker and click on the object you selected.
How do you recolor an image in Illustrator?
Select artwork to recolor. Click the Recolor button in the Properties panel to the right, to open the Recolor Artwork dialog box. Colors from the selected artwork show on a color wheel. Drag one color handle in the color wheel to edit them all.
How do I color a line in Illustrator?
Select the drawn object with the Selection tool, and then select the Stroke tool and a color from the swatch. This will color the lines and strokes in the object. Then, select the Fill tool and pick a color from the swatch. Clicking inside the object will fill it with the selected color or pattern.

How do I add color to a vector in Illustrator?
To Change Artwork Colors
- Open up your vector artwork in Illustrator.
- Select all desired artwork with Selection tool (V)
- Select the Recolor Artwork icon at the top middle of your screen (or select Edit→EditColors→Recolor Artwork)
Is there a fill tool in Illustrator?
The actual Fill tool is the solid square icon located in the toolbar. I’m sure you’ve seen it many times already. You can also activate the Fill Tool using the keyboard shortcut X. Actually, you can switch between Fill and Stroke by pressing the X key.
Is there a paint bucket tool in Illustrator?
You can find the Live Paint Bucket Tool from Edit Toolbar > Live Paint Bucket, or you can always use the keyboard shortcut K.
How do I paint a shape in Illustrator?
Select the shape you want to put content into, and then select the Draw Inside mode located towards the bottom of the Toolbar. Then create, paste, or place content and it will appear inside the selected shape—essentially, it is masked by the selected shape.
Is there a Paint bucket in Illustrator?
Painting in Illustrator Using the live paint bucket tool will allow you to add color and paint areas quickly and easily. It works much like the traditional paint bucket in Adobe Photoshop. First, select the vector object that would like to color with the live paint bucket.
Where is the Paint bucket in Illustrator?
How do I add color to a vector image?
How do I colorize a vector image in Illustrator?
How do you change the color of an object in Illustrator?
Step 1: Select the objects you want to change colors. Hold down the Shift key to select multiple objects, or if you want to select all objects hit Command + A. When your object is select, you’ll see a Recolor button on the Properties panel. Step 2: Click on the Recolor button.