How to Add Your Own Graphics to Canva that Change Color
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Make color changeable files for your Canva account by creating SVG files!
With an SVG file, you can use the color palettes panel within Canva to customize the colors and style of your SVG element on any design. Learn more through this tutorial!
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06:10 I have been clicking around so many different tutorials for uploading your own editable designs to Canva for so long trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Yours was the first to mention to the stroke to fill requirement! As a 100% self taught artist I know there’s a lot of little tidbits that I’m missing out on and it’s so frustrating when I can’t find these finicky little details that everyone assumes everyone already knows. Thank you so much for making an actually accessible tutorial!
Thank you for the tutorial! We have a few clients that use Canva for small marketing projects and this will give them the freedom to apply brand colors to the logos & elements we design for them. Super helpful. 🙌
Amazing! So glad to hear that!
I made an SVG file from the samsung app called Concepts and exported it as SVG of course. But when I uploaded it to Canva, I still wasn't able to change the color of it. Am I missing something?
Hi there! I'm not sure what Concepts is and I don't have Samsung so I can't replicate it. SVGs have to be a max of 5 colors, no fonts or strokes, and also no clipping masks!
Instructions start at 6:12. I have got my vector art but it didn't come into canva as editable colours. My illustrator file is grouped and outlined vector art. What am i doing wrong?
Howdy - without seeing it, unsure, but some tips: Did you check that you only have 5 colors in your graphic? (It's limited and I don't know if I say that in the video) Did you refresh the page to see if they pop up? Are there fonts not outlined in addition to strokes? Typically those are the only restrictions.
Great Video! your illustrations are amazing
Loved your clear explanation. Super easy to follow, thank you! My one hiccup unfortunately is that once the svg element is uploaded to canva, it only allows you to edit one colour of the element (converts it to one solid colour instead of multiple colours). For reference, there is no text or strokes (strokes were converted to compound paths) with main shapes as paths. Have tried variations of one, two, and four colours. Elements are grouped and even tried grouping main shapes as one compound path with element group since they are the same colour. Nothing has worked to keep multiple colours editable within canva. Once I've uploaded, I can only edit one colour so it converts element to solid colour. I also tried uploading in a different document in case that was an issue. Any idea what I could be doing wrong?
I had this same problem. Close the project and reopen it and it should work!
same problem here
I had the same problem. Closed Canva and reopened the project and it was solved!!!
I had to make sure that each color was on a separate layer.
Strangely, if I upload .svg from within one of my designs, it does not work -- it makes the file all one color. But if I upload into the project folder / brand kit, it does.
I downloaded vectors from freepik, converted it in svg and upload it in canva but still can’t change more than 1 colour.
With no strokes, clipping mask or font
I spent way too much time today trying to figure out exactly this!!! I'm a super newbie when it comes to design. Thank you!!! Any chance you can point me in the direction of figuring out how to design seamless patterns... I know how to make the patterns, I just don't know what size to make it so when I drop it into a design, it scales to the size of the design without me having to stretch it making the pattern bigger than I want it. I hope that makes sense. I'm just learning about px and dpi, and I'm sure it has something to do with that. When I purchase digital backgrounds or digital paper, sometimes it does exactly what I want it to do, and other times it comes into my design as a smaller image which I have to stretch make the scale way too big. Did any of that make sense? Anyway, thank you for saving me precious time. I truly appreciate your time.
Hi there! That's actually a big question, a bit too big for a UA-cam comment! Unfortunately Canva at this time is not really going to be your best bet for a seamless pattern. Try looking at Adobe Illustrator tutorials as that will be a better fit for that! Then when you're done with your pattern, you can save it as a JPG or PNG and upload to Canva as a completed file.
@@boldaugustdesigns I’m sorry!!! I’ve watched so many UA-cam videos but am not finding what I’m looking for. Your video was so helpful, I thought you might know the answer. I make my patterns in Procreate. I guess I’m just struggling with what size to make them so I don’t have that scaling issue when I use them in Canva. Thank you for the response.
@@nataliebadolato2981 No worries! reading this again, it actually seems like something you'd want to talk to someone about because I'm thinking your question has to do with file types, scaling, etc. I do offer Power Hours on my website. Otherwise, I'll try to make Canva Pattern creation a future video! That could be cool!
Thanks a lot!
Is there a way to do this using an IPad Pro? Or does this only work using the desktop version of AI?
Is the difference in what i save the photo on my own computer? Does this work on all SVG files?
I'm sorry, I don't know what you mean! What do you mean the photo saving? Photos are usually pixels. Vectors are SVGs.
I also tried and tried and cannot get it to work. My AI files /svgs are just not editable. Yikes. Was working fine a few weeks (as well) and suddenly not even three colours on simple shapes editable, frustration.
I have the same issue - I'm uploading SVGs but they're not color-editable :(
same here
thank you for charing this but i do lik exactly like you in tuto but when i try to import in canva that give me a message impossible to import this file file corromped or not compatible with canva if you can help me please
how do you upload a gradient svg in canva? sometimes it works like i can change color in canva of those illustrator exported gradients sometimes i cant. whats the catch here?
So if you have a font in Illustrator and turn it into outlines or expand it, it still wont work in Canva to change the colors?
Great question - you totally will be able to change! Once you change to outlines, it's no longer a font and a shape. As long as it's got no borders (or outlined borders), only 5 colors, and no fonts, you should be good to go.
Amazing video....
By the way, I am new to canva and I want to download additional canva elements or other things from the internet and edit it's colors in canva just like we edit native canva elements. Is that possible?
I want to download game of thrones elements from the internet and change their color in canva
Hi there! I"m confused - that's exactly what this video goes over! Exactly how to purchase vector files and make sure they're SVGs to color change on Canva. You're looking for VECTOR assets. It can't just be anything from the internet. Let me know if that helps!
It's just not working, I have tried to create one box and import that SVG to Canva, but the color changing function is not available, maybe that is not working now I am not sure, the color area just showing black color
Hi there! It's impossible to diagnose this. Make sure you are only using 5 colors, that there are no fonts or strokes in the design, and that they are vector objects. If that doesn't work then booking 1:1 time with me is the best bet!
@Let's Go Studio thank you for your reply, it's working now when I added SVG into a project it was not showing the color change option, but when I closed the design and opened it again it starts to work, not sure why it's working like that
@@artakmartirosyan5809 omg thank you. This worked for me!! I was going crazy.
@@artakmartirosyan5809 Thank you, it worked!!! :)
same problem hereee i tried 2 colors still can change it in canva to only 1
Hi there, Thanks for sharing this information - I've recently had issues with my SVG files not offering colour change. I have the same file I uploaded weeks ago that can be 'colour edited' and I recently uploaded the file again and it doesn't offer 'colour editing' functionality. Have you experienced this? Any insight is much appreciated :)
Hi there! This is tough to answer without seeing the file. Many things can go wrong with an SVG: there can be no fonts, no strokes (make sure those are outlined), and only 5 colors for Canva. You can always book a Power Hour with me if you need help with your SVG files, they're on my website!
I have experienced this as well. I found this video after my trusty method stopped working, but I'm not having luck with it either. The other day, I happened to get it to work on an SVG I created, but I can't seem to replicate what I did.
@@boldaugustdesigns Are you still able to get your SVGs to change color? If so, I might be interested in booking a power hour. My previous method is no longer working and I tried what was shown in your video and didn't have luck with that either.
@@amandaolson7159 Yup! I do this on a weekly if not daily basis because it's how I upload logos. Just did a few last week so I know it works great. I'd love to do a Power Hour with you, but first, be sure: your fonts are outlined (no actual type), your strokes are outlined (strokes must be a shape), and there are only FIVE colors per graphic. Canva is picky!
@@boldaugustdesigns Yes, I have done all these things, thanks for checking! I've been creating SVGs for Canva for years, but all of the sudden, I'm not able to get them to work correctly with Canva. Do you have a link to sign up for your power hour?
I LOVED THIS VIDEO BUT THE CLICKING SOUND HAD ME DISTRACTED
So helfull
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