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Title: eyedropper in illustrator.....
Post by: caykroyd on April 30, 2003, 04:19:11 pm

I'm trying to trace some artwork for my control panel.  I tried using the eyedropper to get the color from a jpeg, but it doesn't register.  Then I try to use the eyedropper on a layer that I drew and it works.  Does Illustrator now allow you to get colors from jpegs?

Title: Re:eyedropper in illustrator.....
Post by: Frostillicus on April 30, 2003, 04:57:08 pm

I don't think so - I believe it's only for shapes.  I usually have photoshop open at the same time and use that - copy and paste the jpeg into photoshop and note the RGB values.

Title: Re:eyedropper in illustrator.....
Post by: AceTKK on April 30, 2003, 05:18:13 pm

I noticed that too, the tool does different things in PS and Illustrator  >:(

-Ace-

Title: Re:eyedropper in illustrator.....
Post by: caykroyd on April 30, 2003, 05:32:32 pm

Thanks for the info....But shame on me.  I think you stated how to do it in yout tutorial and I forgot.  Either way, it sucks that you can't do it in Illustrator alone.

Title: Re:eyedropper in illustrator.....
Post by: mahuti on May 01, 2003, 10:00:39 am

You need to hold down "shift" when you try to use the eyedropper on a JPG, Tiff, etc... maybe it isn't shift, but it's one of the modifier keys.