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Default Fill & Stroke

Forum|Forum|2 years ago
March 13, 2024
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Hello,

At some point recently I have unknowingly changed my default fill and stroke from black and white to red and blue. I've a rough idea when it happened but no idea how.

I've tried changing the default graphic style. I've tried defining a new graphic style and setting it to persistent. Nothing works. Every time I re-open Illustrator it's back to red and blue.

It's not often I get stuck, I'm an experienced user of many years, but this is driving me insane.

Any ideas anyone?

2024 Mac 24" OS Sonoma 14.2.1 Illustrator 28.3

How-to

Mike_Gondek10189183

Community Expert

PREFS RESET MAC (more thorough)
Quit Illustrator (100% must quit as your prefs reside in RAM after loaded)
(HOLD DOWN OPTION) Finder >> Go >> Library (this is the user library)
rename these 3 folders to Adobe Illustrator XX to Adobe Illustrator XXold

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator XX/
~/Library/Caches/com.adobe.illustrator
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator XX Settings/

And also this location, if the issue happens for all users

Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator XX/

Felix Mack

Inspiring

This seems to have fixed the red / blue for me on new documents, but it is still happening on docs that had the issue previously. Thanks

chillicat.s

Participant

Hi,

I've got the same problem. This happened randomly about a week or so ago one day when I opened Illustrator. I haven't found any answers so far; also did the whole defining a new graphic style etc. but nothing works. Same... when I reopen Illustrator I'm back to red and blue. Have you found an answer yet?

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

It would be useful to post this as a bug (with as many details about you machine and OS as possible) on UserVoice and post the link here.

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

Jen McFerrin

Participating Frequently

following.

I'm having the exact same issue, down to the colors of red and blue for the fill and stroke.

I've tried all of the suggestions presented including reinstalling and resetting the preferences and still - red and blue.

It's maddening. @gmike@gmike have you had any luck?

Screenshot upon opening a new doc and setting my standard workspace attached in case it's helpful

2020 Mac Mini M1 Sonoma 14.4 Illustrator 28.3

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Can you show your Graphic Styles panel?

Jen McFerrin

Participating Frequently

Here's the Graphic Styles panel from a new blank doc

Ton Frederiks

Community Expert

Than probably some more drastic measures could be taken.

Delete preferences, de-install/re-install....

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Bobby Henderson

Community Expert

Resetting the AI Preferences would be the next move I'd make.

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gmike@gmikeAuthor

Participating Frequently

I'll try that next 🙂

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Bobby Henderson

Community Expert

Open the Graphic Styles palette. Create a box with the fill and stroke you want. While holding down the Alt key drag the box over the default style thumbnail image in the Graphic Styles palette.

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gmike@gmikeAuthor

Participating Frequently

Already tried this. It works for new docs created thereafter until Illustrator is closed and re-open then it back to red and blue

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Bobby Henderson

Community Expert

It sounds like something is gummed up in Illustrator's Preferences file. If you don't already know how to do this you can do so by pressing and holding Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) when launching Illustrator.