Tracing Illustrations

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Tracing Illustrations

• Bitmap to Vector Images

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Whats the Problem?
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Scan the Illustration
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Pre-Editing with a Graphics Program
Do this at the scan stage
Crop to an appropriate size
Paint out extraneous material
Hide details by filling areas with color
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Resize and Save
Bitmap ProgramPicture Publisher
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Decide Colors First
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Build a Color Index
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Alternative Drawing Tools
Use this one
Builds a closed polygon with straight-line
segments
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Construction Paper Model
Stack objects
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Inside Out (Top to Bottom)
Color as you go
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Trace Over If Necessary
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Send Backward
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Group As You Go
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Save Frequently
Danger moving the base bitmap image
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Delete the Scan at the End
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Resize Reposition
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Tracing Detail
How much is enough?
Be Careful Clicking the same location twice sto
ps the drawing
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Magnify!
Choose a preset value or type your own value
Zoom move to get image as large as possible
Make sure you can see entire area to be traced
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Edit Points Afterward
Edit Points
Click drag lines
Click drag points
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Right Click to Edit Points
Add point Delete Point Open Curve Auto Point S
mooth Point Straight Point Corner Point Exit Ed
it Points
Context Sensitive Menu
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Autotrace Programs
Adobe Streamline 4.0
Usually, not a big help