Using the New Live Trace Feature in Illustrator CS2
Use the place command to place the photo into Illustrator, click the Live Trace button and open the tracing options and make any changes you wish. When you're done, click Expand. You can also use the Object > Live Trace Menu. This one was traced with the Color 16 option. Click the Expand button to expand the trace to paths. Now I have a fully vector and scaleable hibiscus.
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- Intro to Live Trace
- What is Live Trace?
- Tracing an Image with Live Trace
- Expanding the Trace
- Using More Complex Settings
- Making the Live Trace Filters's Job Easier
- Tracing the Photo
- Photo-like Vectors
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