I admit, I was intimidated by the Color Sync feature when I first started using my Cricut Explore Air 2. I don't know how many Cricut users know about it – or how simple it is! So, I wanted to share a quick tutorial about the Color Sync hack to add to your Cricut tool belt.
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Color Sync Video Cricut Design Space Tutorial
Here is a short and sweet video I filmed. Get comfortable with new tools like Color Sync by using an easy example project first.
If you prefer to read, see screenshots, and work at your own pace, scroll below the video. I have written out all of the important items for you as well.
Two Quick Hacks to Change Colors In Design Groups
This tutorial was filmed immediately after filming the Group and Ungroup video tutorial. If you are interested in seeing the earlier part, make sure to visit the Group and Ungroup Design Space tutorial post.
In this tutorial I have been throwing together a simple sunflower design.
Earlier, for the Group tutorial video, I had all six sunflowers set in a golden yellow color. Now, let's say I want to change these pink sunflowers back to gold. But, I don't want to have to Ungroup everything or mess up any other layers grouped in my design.
Option 1: Color Change Via Layer Menu
Scroll to the vertical right menu, where all of your objects are listed out in their individual layers. Hold down “Shift” and left click on each item in the layer menu one by one that you want to include in your new color scheme.
In my example, I “Shift” plus left click on each of the 3 pink flowers and then changed them back to the golden yellow in my color bar.
Now, that option works perfectly well for this design, but sometimes you will have large, intricate designs. You may not want to have to click layer by layer.
That's where this Color Sync hack comes in.
Option 2: Use the Color Sync feature.
Starting over with the same design, let's use the pink and gold sunflowers again.
Scroll over to the vertical right-hand layers menu. This time, click the “Color Sync” tab at the top of the menu bar.
What the Color Sync tool lets you do is change colors of everything selected to a single color.
For instance, with this image it's pretty straight forward. We only used three colors. Plus, we only had seven individual items. Understandably, many crafters may want to stick with what they know and not learn a new Color Sync feature.
However, what if we had a large object, or dozens of individual items? And what if it was very important to be able to view everything in the perfect shade of each color before we set up a print and cut or sublimation print?
In that case, we might want to use the Color Sync tool for ease.
When you are in the Color Sync tool, simply drag and drop one color layer into another.
Here, I can click and hold down the pink line of images. Then, drag and drop the line into the yellow row. Suddenly, all of my flowers are golden yellow and showing up in the same color row.
You can also use the Color Sync tool with text.
If I held down the black row in the Color Sync menu and dragged it into the yellow row, it will also change my font colors.
Now, of course in this example, that makes the text blend into the sunflower background so I would not want to keep it that way! Let's undo that and stick with the golden flowers and black text.
Cricut Coaching Moment
Understanding the Color Sync feature in Cricut Design Space is a fun “extra” for Cricut users.
It's not a tool that I tell new Cricut users that they need to make a point to understand immediately. As we walked through in this tutorial, there are many options to change colors within your design. Find what works for you, and stick with it!
However, if you start using your Cricut more often and for more intricate projects, keep in mind there are always plenty of fun hacks like this one that might just help you problem solve a lot more easily.
Have you used the Color Sync feature? Let me know in the comments below!
