This controls the amount of corners in your design. Again, this all depends on your unique image - so it’s best to find a happy medium. Conversely, too many paths can make the edges of your design very rough looking. Fewer paths means a simpler design, but if there are too few of paths it can distort your image or make it appear boxy. This sets the number of paths in your design. Toggle the Advanced menu down to bring up more options. However, this all depends on your unique image. And if this is too high, it could make your image too complex. If this is too low, it might make your image too plain. Threshold - Pixels darker than threshold value are converted to black. Grays - Grayscale accuracy from 0 to 100.

This slider will change depending on the mode you select however the functionality between the 3 sliders remains similar.Ĭolors - Maximum number of colors used for tracing. Next, adjust the Colors, Grays, or Threshold slider. Select the Mode drop down menu, and choose the mode that best suits your design. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look great right away – there are more steps to go! Step 3 This will give you a live look at your image in vector format. With the image selected, check the Preview box. This will bring up the Image Trace panel. With the image open in Adobe Illustrator, select Window > Image Trace

Here’s how to easily convert a raster image into a vector image using the Image Trace tool in Adobe Illustrator: Step 1 Unlike raster images, vector images are made up of mathematical paths that allow the design to be scaled infinitely while retaining its quality.

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