Adjust color of pattern fill?

[Outis Sisyphides]

Is there a way to adjust the color of a pattern fill without changing the actual pattern?

Sometimes I do this by overlaying another solid color fill on top of the pattern fill, and use multiply or other blend modes.  This works except when the pattern contains empty/transparent areas: in this case the solid color would pass through and affect the object below the pattern, which is unwanted.

So basically, is there a way to isolate the color change to a single object?  I've tried with "Isolate Blending" and "Knockout Group" with no success...

[Wade_Zimmerman1]

Short of duplicating the swatch no

[Monika Gause]

Please show something. There are options to siolate the blending to one object. There are options to separate one pattern into several ...

[Outis Sisyphides]

Show something?

Yes!  Would you mind telling me how to isolate the blending to one object?

Separate one patterin into several pattern?

[Monika Gause]

In case you already know you want to make items of your pattern in several variations, you can put this element into its own pattern.

Then apply several fills to the object.

To isolate the blending, see the appearance panel (show its options). Only works inside of groups.

And please show your stuff. It's difficult to discuss when you don't see it, you know.

[Outis Sisyphides]

Okay, please look at this image:

Box 1 on top is what the pattern looks like, box 3 at the bottom is what I want to achieve (in this case I expanded the pattern).  Box 2 in the middle is what happens when I add a color fill with blending mode="color" directly on top of the pattern fill.  See that in this case, the color fill affects not just the pattern motifs, but also the background below it.

So is it possible to achieve box 3 without expanding the pattern?

[Monika Gause · Accepted solution]

Not with the methods I outlined. But if it's just a little less work you're after: give Edit > Edit colors > Recolor Art a try.

[Wade_Zimmerman1]

Monika has the right answer in her last post.

[Outis Sisyphides]

Thank you for your answer.  Too bad what I wanted cannot be done, but this is a good alternative!

[lordsburg]

Drag swatch out of the palette.

Make color changes.

Drag object back into palette.

[caitlinisola]

[Ramona Pixels]

You can change the fill and the stroke colors of the pattern by clicking on the edit pattern button in the Swatches panel. Alternatively, you may also double click on the pattern in the Swatches panel as well. This will open "Edit Pattern." This will isolate your pattern, and you will see a box around a portion of the pattern. From here, just select the individual strokes of the pattern within the box, and change the color accordingly. Once you select a color, you will see the entire row change color. You continue to do this until all the rows are changed. When you exit out, the entire fill will be changed.

[kated82492298]

I'm trying to do this but it doesn't let me click on the individual strokes? why would this be?

[Monika Gause]

Maybe it's not a vector pattern.