Why does the Eyedropper tool and color picker window select the original unmodified color and not the color I can see?
This issue applies to objects modified with any of Phantasm CS’ live Effects. Using the Eyedropper tool or finding the color in the color picker window should work as normal when dealing with objects using the Filter tools. Illustrator’s live Effects system goes to some lengths to ensure that all such effects are applied in realtime and that the original objects are maintained at the base level. This allows you to alter, add or remove existing or additional live Effects at any stage. However, this also implies that when you select an object(s) with one ore more live Effects applied, you are selecting the original base object(s). Therefore the Eyedropper tool, Color window and Fill/Stroke color indicators will display the original color and not the end visual result. If you wish to select a color generated through a live Effect, you would first have to Expand the object (Object ยป Expand Appearance).
