Can you trace in Illustrator?

Trace an image Choose Object > Image Trace > Make to trace with default parameters. Illustrator converts the image to black and white tracing result by default. Click the Image Trace button in the Control panel or the Properties panel, or select a preset from the Tracing Presets button ( ).

How do I manually trace in Illustrator?

Use a tracing preset

Choose Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options. (Alternatively, select a tracing object, and click the Tracing Options Dialog button in the Control panel.)
Choose Edit > Tracing Presets. Click New, set tracing options for the preset , and click Done.

What does live trace do in Illustrator?

The Adobe Creative Suite 5 (Adobe CS5) Illustrator Live Trace function allows you to use existing images in your new artwork. You can automatically trace bitmap images by using a variety of settings that range from black-and-white line art to vector art with multitudes of color that can be extracted from your image.

How do you fill a traced image in Illustrator?

Double-click on the Live Paint tool in the Tools panel and select Paint Strokes. When the Live Paint tool is over a stroke, the icon turns to a paint brush and you can paint the lower edges of your shapes to match the fill color or the paper color or whatever you want.

How do I trace a vector image?

Here’s how to easily convert a raster image into a vector image using the Image Trace tool in Adobe Illustrator:

With the image open in Adobe Illustrator, select Window > Image Trace.
With the image selected, check the Preview box.
Select the Mode drop down menu, and choose the mode that best suits your design.

How do you vector trace an image?

How do I make an image trace accurate?

Select the source image and open the Image Trace panel via Window > Image Trace. Alternatively you can select a preset from the Control panel (by selecting from the small menu to the right of the Trace button) or the Properties panel (by clicking the Image trace button and then selecting from the menu).