What is Non-Native Art

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January 29, 2009
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I am working with a customer file and came across an element that when selected is identified as Non-Native Art in the left edge of the control panel. It does not show up in the links pallet. This particular one is a square with a graduated screen. It appears grayscale but the eyedropper reveals it is composed of CMYK.

I am wondering what type of elements are Non-Native? What programs created them? How do they get in Illustrator?

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Steve Fairbairn

Inspiring

Be careful with non-native art. I ran into this problem the other day (a pdf with a gradient made in InDesign that I opened in Illy) and found that the colours were not the same as in the original InDesign file. Probably colour settings were not the same in the two applications.
I solved the problem by writing down the gradient settings in the InDesign file and making a new gradient in Illy with the correct colours. I used a copy of the clipping mask shape and filled it with the new Illy gradient.
If the non-native gradient is angled you can drag the new gradient to match the tilt of the masked non-native object. Best to have the preview turned off while you do this, then you can see the masked object and snap the gradient to its corners.

Scott Falkner

Community Expert

I often see this when I convert from PDF. This might be a gradient or other artwork that can be defined in PDF but is not editable in Illustrator. I even see this when I save as PDF without Illustrator Editing Capability then re-open in Illustrator. Perfectly normal gradients are now "Non-native art".