Updated on June 12, 2024
How to Use Color Sync in Cricut Design Space. Step by step tutorial on how to use the color sync tool in Cricut Design Space, plus a video tutorial.
Welcome to Lesson 11 on Cricut Design Space Basics. Today, we are discussing using the color sync tool in Cricut Design Space.
The color sync tool is available next to the layers panel. It is used to help you match colors and consolidate colors to match the number of materials you plan to use in a project.
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How to Use the Color Sync Tool in Cricut Design Space
When designing projects in Cricut Design Space, each color on the layers panel will be cut with a separate material on a cutting mat for each color.
Matching the colors of the materials you are cutting to the layers shown in Design Space can help you envision the finished project and guide you as to which design elements will be cut on each mat.
How to Use Color Sync on a Single Image
To get started, open a new project in Cricut Design Space. Click on Images and add any multi-color designs.
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I chose a rainbow image to show you how color sync works on an image with many colors.
In the layers panel, you can see each arch of the rainbow is a different color and a separate layer.
When you click on the Color Sync panel, a color block on the left matches the color of each layer.
Each color will be cut from a separate mat when you click Make It.
*Update: Color sync now shows the color hex code next to each color. This can be a valuable feature if you are working on a project where you know the specific color codes.
Let’s say we want to cut the rainbow from only three colors rather than seven. To use the color sync tool, drag and drop any layer to another layer you want it to match.
Now, you have three different shades for the rainbow, and each one will be cut on a separate mat. The number of layers in the color sync panel will determine the number of mats you will cut out.
How to Use Color Sync on Multiple Images
You can also match colors from separate images or text you add to your project.
I added the multi-layered word love to my design. You can see all the colors are different from my rainbow design.
Click on the Color Sync panel. Drag the different layers of the word love to match the different colors of the rainbow.
Now, instead of 15 different materials or colors to cut, you only have 7. You can easily play around with different color combinations by dragging and dropping any layer to match another.
Note: The Color Sync panel shows only the layers set to Cut, not any of the Write, Score, or Print layers.
How to Use Color Sync to Make All the Layers One Color Easily
The last option for which I frequently use color sync is to make a design I cut out all one color so it will all cut from the same material on one mat.
On the old Design Space, you would have had to click on each individual layer and select the color for each layer. Using color sync can save a lot of time.
Again, click the Color Sync panel and drag all the layers to one color.
When using color sync, you can drag and drop each individual layer, or drag and drop by using the color bar on the left side to sync all the layers that are that color.
This is great for smaller scraps you want to use for a project.
You can change the image to one color and then line up your different-colored scraps on one mat using the mat preview page as your guide. Rather than loading and unloading individual mats, everything will be cut on one mat.
I have often thought my layers are the same color, but they are off by the slightest amount. This will cause the Cricut to believe they must be cut from two separate materials on two mats.
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