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New_guy1
New_guy1
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December 14, 2016
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Changing the Color of a Background

  • December 14, 2016
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I have a one-color logo sitting on a white background.

One layer. the logo is on this one layer.

I would like to change the color of this background (not the logo).

But I can't. I tried the live paint bucket tool and it won't spill paint on my white background.

Apparently, the white background is not really a background. It may be my artboard.

I don't know. I'm new to illustrator.

Here's a graphic of my logo and the white background and the one layer in this project:'

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    Correct answer geoffball

    Put a rectangle the size of your artboard behind the object (put it on its own layer and put that layer under layer 1 on your layers panel) and colour it however you want.

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    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 15, 2016

    New guy,

    I believe you just want the logo and to be able to use it on whichever background, and that is what you have already.

    To see what it looks like on a (different) colour (than white), you may use Simulate Colored Paper or a temporary rectangle/other path in the background (in the latter case, make sure it is not saved/exported as part of the logo).

    goodgood magic
    goodgood magic
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    April 19, 2017

    Hi Jacob Bugge,

    Would you show me more about  "Simulate Colored Paper or a temporary rectangle rectangle/other path in the background". Where or how to make it? It would be great if a screen shot is given. Thanks.

    barbara_a7746676
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    barbara_a7746676Community Expert
    Community Expert
    December 15, 2016

    That's right. The white you see is just the artboard. The way you can tell if you have white or transparent, choose View > Show Transparency Grid. You will see a checkerboard pattern that represents transparent areas. As geoffball mentioned, you need to draw an object, fill it with a color and arrange it behind the logo.

      geoffball
      geoffballCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      December 14, 2016

      Put a rectangle the size of your artboard behind the object (put it on its own layer and put that layer under layer 1 on your layers panel) and colour it however you want.

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