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How to Use the Current Color Feature in Cricut Design
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How to Use the Current Color Feature in Cricut Design

In this tutorial we will show you how to recolor shapes and designs in Cricut Design Space. You will learn how to recolor objects using the color palettes from artwork on the canvas.This is a great tool to use when you want to stay within a single color palette throughout the design process. We also have the ability to choose from 1000s of colors using the color pick box.
 
I will be using a beautiful chasing rainbow SVG as well as a rainbow unicorn clipart. To begin, open Cricut Design Space and upload the SVGs you will be using. We have an easy to follow guide on uploading SVGs to Cricut  if needed. 

Step 1- Ungroup and Select layer 


To start, select the SVG file and click Ungroup on top of the layers panel. Your design will now be separated and each piece will be on its own layer. 
Ungroup Rainbow Unicorn-Design Space
 
Next, select the layer you would like to recolor. You can do this by selecting the item right from the canvas or by clicking on the individual layer under the layers panel.
Select Layer- Design Space

Step 2 - Use the Color Swatch Tool


You can recolor your artwork by using the swatch tool or the color sync icon. We’ll go over both of them today.
Open the color swatch tool in the upper toolbar. A small window will appear containing your color swatches. The first set of swatches under Material Colors are colors pulled directly from designs on the canvas page. This will include the color palettes from each artwork. The swatches beneath it are your general colors, including black, white, blues, greens, and more. 
You can click on these swatches anytime to change the color of your object. Below the general color swatches are the Advanced color settings. Open the settings by clicking the plus symbol across from it. Once you do so, you can click within both boxes under the advance option to change the colors.  
Color Swatch-Design Space

Step 3 - Use the Color Sync tool


Next, we will learn how to use the color sync tool. This is an easy way to recolor individual layers using your artwork color palette. Click on the Color sync icon near the top of your screen. You will notice that the color sync panel looks similar to your layers panel. The only difference is that each layer is now organized by color. 
You can easily change the object's color by selecting it and dragging it to another color layer. Using the color sync tool is an easy way to change the colors quickly when working with multiple designs and layers.
Color Sync tool-Design Space
 
Recoloring your design in Cricut Design Space is really that easy and quick.
Recoloring In Design Space
If you liked this tutorial make sure to check out our guides on creating a shadow, using the score tool and creating a layered image in Design Space.
 

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