Creating a Graphic Using Live Trace

Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

Live Trace is yet another option for converting images into graphics. This tutorial will walk you through the steps necessary in order to create a vector object from a digital image.

Step 1: Drag your image into Illustrator from the desktop (do not open the file with Illustrator)

Step 2: Tracing Your Object

Step 3: Expand Your Object

Step 4: What “Expand” Looks Like

Step 5: Cropping Part I

Step 6: Cropping Part II

Step 7: Cropping Part III

Step 8: Making a Live Paint Object

Step 9: Painting a Live Paint Object