Illustrator How to convert a vector to black and white?

[fernandoch]

Hello,

Is there a way to convert a vector with many colors to black and white?

Thanks

 

[ALB68]

Hello,

Is there a way to convert a vector with many colors to black and white?

Thanks

Post the image please.

 

[hawkeye]

I assume you mean gray scale when you say B&W.
Try recolor artwork. Select the neutral library and then Grays. Set the number of colors, in this case I used 1.

 

[ALB68]

Thanks Hawkeye!
Here's a link for some more info on the process https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/how-to/illustrator-recoloring-artwork.html

 

[fernandoch]

I assume you mean gray scale when you say B&W.
Try recolor artwork. Select the neutral library and then Grays. Set the number of colors, in this case I used 1.

Thanks.

I need to print it on a tee, so the least colors, the better.

What is the neutral library?

I don't seem to have it...

 

[hawkeye]

In CS6:

 

[fernandoch]

This is too complicated...

I found the neutral but now I do not find the grays

Any help with that?

 

[hawkeye]

First let me apologize, it's been a while since I used that. The gray-scale isn't found in neutral. Use the Swatches panel and select the Default Swatches - Basic RGB.

When you open recolor you should see that group on the right side of the panel.

 

[fernandoch]

And then how do I make the image black and white?

 

[hawkeye]

Select Grays in the right panel, set the number of colors, check recolor art, click ok.

 

[fernandoch]

And this will make it just black and white? 2 colors?