Tracing artwork with Live Trace.
To base a new drawing on an existing piece of artwork .The easiest way to trace artwork is to open or place a file into Illustrator and automatically trace the artwork with the Live Trace command .
Automatically trace artwork using Live Trace .
- Open or place an image for the tracing .
- Select the image .
- To trace the image using a tracing preset, click the Tracing Presets and Options button in the Control panel, and select a preset .
- To trace the image using the default tracing options, click Live Trace in the Control panel, or choose Object > Live Trace > Make.
- To set tracing options before you trace the image, click the Tracing Presets and Options button in the Control panel, and choose Tracing Options. Alternatively, choose Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options. Set tracing options, and then click Trace .
Release a tracing object
If you want to discard a tracing but keep the original placed image, you can release the tracing object.
1 Select the tracing object.
2 Choose Object > Live Trace > Release .
If you want to discard a tracing but keep the original placed image, you can release the tracing object.
1 Select the tracing object.
2 Choose Object > Live Trace > Release .
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Manal Raafat