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Hi everyone, I need some guidance here.
1. I need to link vector element in illustrator (could be a pdf or illustrator file, see attached)
2. Once the element place in the artwork, I need to recolor this element
3. Is there anyway to do this, without having to edit the original element?
Using Illustrator 2019 or 2020
Thanks in advance
One way would be using opacity masks.
For example, to colour it green:
You don't have to repeat the entire procedure. Just relink the placed item.
When working with opacity masks this way, sometimes you need to refresh the actual view to see the change.
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One way would be using opacity masks.
For example, to colour it green:
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Thanks @Kurt Gold, it works. But the issue is that if i need to relink the element to another object, i need to redo the entire process. I'm looking for something very straight forward where we can link the element and update the colour without changing from the source.
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You don't have to repeat the entire procedure. Just relink the placed item.
When working with opacity masks this way, sometimes you need to refresh the actual view to see the change.
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Thanks @Kurt Gold Kurt, that helps.