Often time designers will fill a design with color so it's easier to visualize the finished product....but you have total creative freedom to change the colors to whatever you want in Silhouette Studio.
Introduction
If you’re like most people, you probably have a Silhouette Studio file somewhere with a bunch of different colors in it that you use for templates and graphics, but you don’t always remember which color goes where. Well, fear not! In this article, we will be showing you how to change the colors on a SVG file in Silhouette Studio.
You can change colors on a SVG file in Silhouette Studio by using the Color palette.
1. Open the SVG file in Silhouette Studio.
2. Click the Color palette button () in the toolbar.
3. Choose a color from the Color palette.
4. Click OK to apply the color to the entire SVG file.
5. If you want to change the color of just a portion of the SVG file, select the area with the mouse cursor and click the Color palette button.
6. Choose a color from the Color palette.
7. Click OK to apply the color to the selected area.
8. If you want to apply the same color to all areas of the SVG file, click the Global Colors button () in the toolbar and choose a color from the Color palette.
9. Click OK to apply the color to the entire SVG file.
10. If you want to change the color of a layer in the SVG file, click the Layer button () in the toolbar and select a layer from the Layer list.
11. Click the Color palette button and choose a color from the Color palette.
12. Click OK to apply the color to the selected layer.
13. If you want to change the color of all layers in the SVG file, click the Global Colors button and choose a color from the Color palette.
14. Click OK to apply the color to the entire SVG file.
15. If you want to change the color of a text layer in the SVG file, click the Text button () in the toolbar and select a text layer from the Layer list.
16. Click the Color palette button and choose a color from the Color palette.
17. Click OK to apply the color to the selected text layer.
18. If you want to change the color of all text layers in the SVG file, click the Global Colors button and choose a color from the Color palette.
19. Click OK to apply the color to the entire SVG file.
20. If you want to change the color of a layer in the SVG file and its descendants, click the Layer button () in the toolbar and select a layer from the Layer list.
21. Click the Color palette button and choose a color from the Color palette.
22. Click OK to apply the color to all layers descendant of the selected layer.
23. If you want to change the color of all layers in the SVG file, click the Global Colors button and choose a color from the Color palette.
24. Click OK to apply the color to the entire SVG file.
25. To close the Color palette, click the Close button () in the toolbar.
26. To save the changes you've made to the SVG file, click the Save button ().
How to Change Colors on a SVG File in Silhouette Studio
If you would like to change the colors on a SVG file in Silhouette Studio, there are a few different ways to do so. One way is to use the Color chooser in the Attributes panel. Another way is to use the Properties panel and select the Color palette.
Tips for Editing Your SVG Files
If you're like most people, you probably create SVG files for use in your cutting layouts in Silhouette Studio. You may have noticed that when you save a new SVG file, it defaults to the default color scheme (black on a white background). If you want to change the colors of your SVG file, this is how you do it:
1. Open your SVG file in Silhouette Studio.
2. Click on the File menu and select "Save As..."
3. In the "Save As Type" window, select "File as..." and click on the "SVG" option.
4. In the "File Name" field, type in the name of your new SVG file.
5. Click on the "Save" button to save your new SVG file with different colors.
You can also change the colors of individual elements within your SVG file by selecting them and clicking on the "Edit Colors" button.
