Illustrator Quicktips: Live Trace

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Using Illustrator's Live Trace function, bitmap and rasterized images can quickly and easily be converted to highly manipulatable vector objects. ZIO Pro Producer Matthew Hendershot walks you thru the Live Trace workflow, outlining all of the options available for creating your trace.

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[Baldoxxx4000]

Method for people who cant draw.... ;|

[Dtchmastrkilla7]

very very good tutorial!

[freemanlinx]

thanks

[PawelWysocki]

fantastic, just use better quality! thanks

[TheCreativityShow]

Thanks :) i used this for my lesson at school

[andhong73]

nice tutorial, very helpful to me, thanks.

[knessmith]

Great video. You rock!

[fadfafadfad]

What track is in the background?

[pjthaipjthai]

very helpful thanks

[MasonMcw]

@Materiatheif09 Well, nothing else is really easier, but if this doesn't work well you can always use the pen tool to mask out different colors and swatch them in... it took me a while but it usually gives a better outcome if you do it right...