Turn a photograph into vector art in Illustrator CS2

Turn a photograph into vector art in Illustrator CS2

Vector graphics and "bitmapped graphics" are the two fundamental structures for digital images. In this video tutorial we will take a look at how the Live Trace feature of Illustrator CS2 can help us convert our photos, drawings and scans into vector artwork. Learn to play around with the default setting of Live Trace for better results.

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dlitchious 9 months ago
Yes! I am so glad you mentioned how to get rid of the bounding box! That was driving me nuts. THANKS! Great how-to! Clear and concise.
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