Create a Pantone Swatch in Adobe Illustrator

When you start working in Illustrator, especially if you are an Adobe InDesign user, the Pantone color books are not that easy to find.

Pantone colors are widely used in print and materials design. This Adobe Illustrator tutorial shows you where to find the Pantone color books and how to load and recognise Pantone color swatches in the Swatches panel.

Illustrator CC 2018 | mp4 | 4:46min

Below are a couple of links that you should find useful if you need to find out more about why and when you should use Pantone colors in your designs.

Pantone™
https://www.pantone.com/articles

Printing Concepts Online
http://printingconceptsonline.com/blog/pantone/

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Create a Pantone Swatch in Adobe Illustrator

When you start working in Illustrator, especially if you are an Adobe InDesign user, the Pantone color books are not that easy to find.

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