2 Quick Ways to Change Artboard Colors - Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

Learn how to quickly change your Illustrator artboard color using two different methods. In the first method you will change the background color of every single artboard in your documents, while the second method will show you how to change the color of only one artboard at a time.
It is always easy to change your artboard color back to its original color, so do not worry about these settings being permanent.
You will learn how to use:
- Layers
- Illustrator preferences
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[@tom_something]

Thanks! At first this didn't seem to be working for me, but for whatever reason, the document background color doesn't refresh until I change the zoom level. So after making the change in Document Setup, I zoom in and then out again to get the correct color to display. I hope that helps if anyone is having trouble with it.

[@IlliTutorials]

Super curious, thanks for letting us know!

[@wardenwei4653]

Thanks same worked me, do you know why this don't apply without zooming

[@tom_something]

@@wardenwei4653 Good question. I did a test just now. I changed from the default settings to a simulated color background, and then without zooming in or out, I saved the file, closed it, and re-opened it. The colored background appeared right away. So I guess technically it _is_ applied right when you change the settings, but the part of the software responsible for updating the background doesn't pay attention at that moment.

[@manahilbirfan]

Thanks a lot! the same was happening with me.

[@manahilbirfan]

but when i save it as a png file, the coloured bg disappears and the transparent one appears..basically no bg..?

[@aliasgarparekh9002]

Thankyou very much sir🫡. Also your voice is really sweet and gentle.

[@IlliTutorials]

Thank you.

[@um4341]

This works, but then if i export the document the background is always white????

[@gi_gaming208]

Thank You Soo Much Brother.. Keep It up. New Sub +1 🤩😘

[@anikajahan5962]

You are so Quick and so Good 💗

[@IlliTutorials]

Thanks!

[@masoncdyer]

You have a really good voice for this. It's really calm, but positive and inspiring

[@IlliTutorials]

Thank you!

[@ErwinJ7]

Super! Thank you for this!

[@IlliTutorials]

You're very welcome!

[@RestoranKhanJee3]

Woww😮amazing

[@lovehunter6975]

Best video ong

[@LG-nh4bs]

When I save my art with a color background aa JPEG, it defaults the background to white. Why? Help!

[@leanhtaik17qn82]

How can you fix it, man? help me

[@veganitebites3832]

Thank you for the tips! The Object>Lock>Lock Selection is exactly what I was looking for! PS the end of the video is blocked by the links to other videos. Thanks again!

[@IlliTutorials]

Glad I could help!

[@kandasamyrajan]

Thanks!

[@IlliTutorials]

Holy, thank you so much!!

[@ronny2606]

why doesn’t the background colour show on the pdf ???????????

[@user-lp4es6jy7y]

Same😅

[@chandrazink4830]

Thank You!! Learning Ai and it's going good. Take Care

[@IlliTutorials]

Great to hear!

[@shirlynitzan3508]

thank you! this is what i was looking for!

[@IlliTutorials]

Glad I could help!

[@NoisyMaff]

Unfortunately, this method doesn't work in new versions of Illustrator. And the second method is impractical if you're exporting artboards as you have to go in and start hiding things.

[@IlliTutorials]

This tutorial was made using the latest version of Adobe Illustrator CC.

[@takesometacos]

omg, I dont well speak on english, but thank you-thank you, that staff help me a lot :>

[@IlliTutorials]

Your English is fine and you're welcome!

[@revathyperumal7692]

Use (alt + ctrl + p) shortcut

[@TheDr.01]

Great!, Thanks buddy

[@IlliTutorials]

You're welcome!

[@khansohil01]

Thanks this is helpful 👍😊

[@IlliTutorials]

You're welcome 😊

[@ninikokarkalaia]

Love you ❤️‍🔥

[@Aaron-tn3ez]

Thank you so much!

[@IlliTutorials]

You're welcome!

[@timgal5868]

God bless, thank you!

[@IlliTutorials]

You're welcome!

[@timgal5868]

@@IlliTutorials I regularly work with a white character so the white behind it was driving me insane. Plus changing the background color this way also changes how it looks on the layers window. I can finally tell apart the Layers with all white shapes! Thank you again!

[@IlliTutorials]

Hey no problem, btw there is another way of working with white objects i.e. Transparency Grids; I've done a short tutorial on it here: ruclips.net/video/pMwBKKaBlwk/видео.html.

[@nirajanpradhan5416]

Amazing and perfect tutorial for me

[@IlliTutorials]

Glad you liked it!

[@nirajanpradhan5416]

@@IlliTutorials Yup but when I save it Jpeg background appears white. What to do?

[@IlliTutorials]

Then you have to do it the other way, where you draw a box, give it a color and lock it as your background layer.

[@AlexRobert-se7pt]

Thank you

[@altair_ezio01]

thanks👍

[@ramizdzhavadov1415]

Hi, how can I lock the art board colour that I set so that every time I start new project it remains to new colour?

[@IlliTutorials]

Hi, using the second method you can set your new artboard color as a rectangle and save it as a template file. Then always open your project with that template. Unfortunately, that's the only way to do it.

[@tharushadakshaka166]

Thanks. It helped me a lot 👍

[@IlliTutorials]

Glad it helped

[@amukhb8608]

Is there any way to colour one artboard instead of Drawing boxes? Thank you for your help!

[@IlliTutorials]

Hi there, unfortunately there isn't anyway of doing that yet in Illustrator.

[@amukhb8608]

@@IlliTutorials i see thank you

[@senju31]

The first way doesn't work for me. There isn't the option to add the color by hex code.

[@AliAhsanJoji]

Thanks

[@IlliTutorials]

Welcome

[@CourtJesterCowboy]

When I simulate paper to flesh color, it makes the white parts of my art also flesh color? Whats weird is in the layers menu, the layer preview shows them as white but on the artboard those parts of the piece are not white?

[@skyunlimited5909]

Tnx i did this and it works, but the problem is when i move the artboard the color shape stuck in place , and doesnt move with the artboard, is there any way to solve it?

[@IlliTutorials]

Unfortunately locked shapes wont move with artboards but you can simply unlock the shape before you move the artboard.

[@Mr-Singh21]

After this I can't color any shapes when I try to color shapes color fades

[@skyunlimited5909]

In the first method is there a way to give color code in cmyk? Bcuz what i see is just RGB color system

[@IlliTutorials]

Unfortunately not; you can use RGB or HSL. You could always convert your CMYK to HSL and then use those values though.

[@laprelaxation8568]

Thx

[@IlliTutorials]

Any time

[@shamsulakbarswati3111]

oh Thanks Sir

[@IlliTutorials]

Welcome

[@minalscollections]

love u

[@kitsune8460]

how do i select a swatch color for the artboard?

[@alexlieutenant4003]

Hi, So after i simulate paper color the color white becomes transparent and it ruins the content

[@IlliTutorials]

Hi, I'm not sure I understand. If you are having issues with working with white objects with a light background, you can always try using a transparency grid. We did a tutorial here: ruclips.net/video/pMwBKKaBlwk/видео.html

[@lastpeace2thepuzzle67]

But how do I export the colored art boards when I export in jpeg or png it's still white

[@IlliTutorials]

Hey, you'll have to draw a rectangle over the artboard with whatever background color you want. Then export.

[@communicationsctk]

I'm still a bit confused. How do you create the box over the artboard?

[@nikytag]

you probably figured this out, but you just create a new rectangle shape. The hotkey for making a rectangle is M or search "rectangle" in the help bar and adobe will show you where it is.

[@communicationsctk]

@@nikytag Thank you!

[@goodentrainment918]

Tnx

[@extraordinaryperson5556]

can you help me I have a problem saving the project. The original color of my project's background was originally yellow, blue, blah blah blah but why after I saved it to a jpg and I opened it through the photo the result was always white?

[@IlliTutorials]

If you are just changing the artboard's color, it wont appear on the jpg. You have to draw the yellow box as your background.

[@manahilbirfan]

@@IlliTutorials thank you! i got the answer to my problem as well..but when drawing the box, a black outline still appears, is there a way to make it disappear?

[@cadenrogers36]

God bless brother 🙏🏽❤️ God is great and Jesus is great!

[@BULLET_FURY]

700,000,000 dollars i pay for the right artboard to be my painting.

[@visualizersmusic]

Fkin legend

[@IlliTutorials]

Thanks!

[@truthseeker7685]

this did not work for me.

[@UTCUTR]

I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD, AND WHYT DOES THIS NOT APPLY WHEN I DO IT?

[@Sok_F0v]

SCAMMER 2021😂😂😂

[@vanillarice24]

Thanks!

[@nazroel]

Thx

[@IlliTutorials]

You're welcome!