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This is the easiest way you can trace any artwork. Create a new document in Illustrator. Choose a size that is large enough to fit the picture. Browse to your image, uncheck the mark next to Link and click OK. You can begin with browsing the Presets. And along with the Preview option checked you can immediately preview the output on your image. Then you can explore all the other options in the dialog box and when satisfied with the output, click Trace.

Save Preset button allows you to save your current options as a preset which you can use again later. Since I would like to trace the image and fill it with my own colors, I am going to convert the tracing into a Live Paint object. Open out the Layers panel. From the drop down menu choose Template. You will notice the image has become less visible dim. This is because we create this layer as a template for our artwork that we are about to do.

Double click on the layer and change the dim percentage see below. Create a new layer using the Create new layer button in the Layers panel. Double click on the new layer to open the Layer Options dialog box.

To draw outlines of the figs, we would need a brush. We are using this brush for this tutorial, feel free to use any other brush or create your own brush if you like. If you have a tablet, use your pen to draw else use the mouse. Adjust the stroke weight if required. And using a darker foreground color we have used black draw outlines and other details of the fruit. See image below:.

This is how the tracing will look,. Both these methods trace the images in a different way. Feel free to choose one that you are comfortable with and gives you a desired output. Specifies the number of grays to use in a grayscale tracing result.

This option is available only when Mode is set to Grayscale. Specifies a value for generating a black and white tracing result from the original image. All pixels lighter than the Threshold value are converted to white; all pixels darker than the Threshold value are converted to black. This option is available only when Mode is set to Black And White. Specifies a palette for generating a color or grayscale tracing from the original image. This option is available only when Mode is set to Color or Grayscale.

Automatically switches between the limited palette and full tone for the tracing, depending on the input image. When you select Automatic for your palette, you can adjust the Colors slider to alter vector simplicity and accuracy in the tracing. The value 0 means simplified at the expense of accuracy and the value means accurate or photorealistic at the expense of simplicity. Uses a small set of colors for the tracing palette. You can use the Color slider to further reduce the colors selected.

Uses the entire set of colors for the tracing palette. This option is the best for tracing photos and creates photorealistic artwork. With this option selected, the Color slider determines the variability of the pixels that make up each of the fill regions.

When the Color slider is to the right, the variability is smaller, resulting in more paths defined by smaller areas of color. On the other hand, when the slider is to the left, the fill areas are fewer and larger. Uses an existing color group for the tracing palette. This option allows you to define the exact colors you want in your traced artwork.

Controls the distance between the traced shape and the original pixel shape. Lower values create a looser path fitting; higher values create a tighter path fitting. Specifies the emphasis on corners and the likeliness that a sharp bend will turn into a corner point. A higher value results in more corners.

Tip : For a high-resolution image, move the Noise slider to a higher value for example in the 20—50 range to have some effect. For a low-resolution image, set it lower 1— Creates cutout paths. The edge of one path is exactly the same as the edge of its neighboring path. Specifies the maximum width of features in the original image that can be stroked. Features larger than the maximum width become outlined areas in the tracing result. Specifies if slightly curved lines are replaced with straight lines and if lines near to 0 or 90 degrees are snapped to absolute 0 or 90 degrees.

Tip : You can choose this option for geometric artwork or if shapes in your source image are slightly rotated. However, you can make an editable copy of a default preset by selecting the preset and choosing Save As New Preset from the panel menu. Click the menu icon and choose Save As New Preset.

Optional To rename your saved preset, click the menu icon and choose Rename. Enter a name for the preset , and click OK. Optional To delete your saved preset, click the menu icon and choose Delete. When you are satisfied with the results of a tracing, you can convert the tracing object to paths. This final step allows you to work with the tracing result as you do other vector artwork. Once you convert the tracing object, you can no longer adjust the tracing options.

To ungroup the grouped paths, click Ungroup in the Properties panel. For details, see Simplify a path. You can also reshape or edit paths. For details, see Adjust path segments. For details, see Live Paint groups. Legal Notices Online Privacy Policy. Adobe Illustrator Features What's New. Buy now. User Guide Cancel. Trace an image. Open or place a raster image in your Illustrator document.

With the placed image selected, do one of the following:. Illustrator converts the image to black and white tracing result by default. Click the Image Trace button in the Control panel or the Properties panel, or select a preset from the Tracing Presets button. For details, see Specify tracing options Preset. Choose a preset from the Preset drop-down menu. Specify the tracing options. For details, see Specify tracing options. In the Image Trace panel, enable Preview to see the results of your modifications.

The resolution of your placed image determines the speed of the tracing. Specify tracing options. Basic controls. Name of the preset. Creates a posterized image from photo or artwork. High Color. Creates photorealistic artwork of high fidelity. Low Color.