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Illustrator: Tracing Artwork

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Overview

Discover how to trace artwork in Adobe Illustrator and convert raster graphics such as drawings and images into vector form.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • How to use the exercise files
  • Connect with the instructor
1. Break Down the Image Trace Panel
  • Work with presets
  • Change what you see with views
  • What are palettes?
  • Challenge: Choose the right preset
  • Solution: Choose the right preset
2. Perform a Basic Trace
  • Clean up artwork in Photoshop
  • Place artwork into Illustrator
  • Start off with a preset
  • Adjust settings to refine art
  • Expand your artwork into vector paths
  • Challenge: Trace a logo
  • Solution: Trace a logo
3. Clean Up the Artwork
  • Erase and add new paths
  • Refine paths with strokes and widths
  • Reset typography
  • Add extra artwork to a design
4. Project: Trace Artwork
  • Challenge: Perform a trace yourself
  • Solution: Perform a trace yourself
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Justin Seeley

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