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March 14, 2020
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How to limit number of colors in artwork?

  • March 14, 2020
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Image Trace has the ability to limit color when tracing. I'm looking to do something similar, but with artwork that is already vector. I also knw that I can use the Edit Colors function, but that requires a manual ressaignment. I created an Object Mosaic and there are at least a hunderd or two hundred different shades used. I am looking for a way to limit the colors without having to drag and rearrange them all manually in the Edit Colors dialog box.

 

I also know there is a way to choose a color group when using the Edit Colors function, but it doesn't apply to colors correctly and sometimes really misses the mark. What would be really cool if there was a way to limit the colors as part of the Object Mosaic function.

 

Maybe a third party plugin or script can do this? Thanks in advance for your help.

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    Participant
    January 18, 2023
    • Can you help me understand your solution? Have same question 
    Monika Gause
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    January 18, 2023
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    • Can you help me understand your solution? Have same question 

    By @baruch26157144wtp2

     

    Can you please detail your questions?

    Monika Gause
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    March 14, 2020

    You could try if Phantasm can achieve it. It offers color control like the image editing functions in Photoshop.So e.g. Posterize.

    Document Geek
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    March 22, 2020

    I actually need to reduce colors in the vecor image, not the raster. So Phastasm doesn't work for that. But I did a little digging into Edit Colros and I can make it work. 

    Monika Gause
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    March 22, 2020

    Phantasm will work with vector images.