Adobe Illustrator - Tracing Outlines without the Pen Tool (Illustrator Versions 26.4.1 and earlier)

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3 жыл бұрын

This will work for Illustrator Versions 26.4.1 and earlier. Adobe made updates in 2023 leading to very small changes from the method shown in this video.
In this video, you can learn how to take an image and quickly turn it into a set of outlines that look like you traced around it with a pen. This method is much faster than using the pen tool and is great for very complex shapes. This method is best suited for vector images and will not work well with photos.

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@Lvbjhhg 17 күн бұрын

Thank u a lot, thats what ive been searching.

@NiazMohammad 2 жыл бұрын

exactly what i was looking for. Thanks a lot Gill.

@Lamees_4 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!!! You explained evey single thing you did, thanks for that!

@SandraKrcmar 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Very helpful! Many thanks!

@jay2the Жыл бұрын

finally! just what i was looking for! thanks!

@smithart101 Жыл бұрын

superb, clear tutorial, cheers mate!

@athariadibisma6828 Жыл бұрын

OMG thanks a lot!! It works perfectly!

@remtt 2 жыл бұрын

ayoo that was super quick and understandable. thank you very much!

@pasionautomotriz5222 2 жыл бұрын

I truly thank you a lot sir!!

@NilexRacing Жыл бұрын

Dope. I've been trying to mess around with an image and I was just not able to get rid of the edge line. The tutorial helped immensely :)

@xenleah 3 ай бұрын

Perfect tutorial, thanks!

@yokanshree4621 Жыл бұрын

I was looking for this everywhere

@reppinhoopers 11 ай бұрын

This tutorial is so extremely helpful, getting my artwork ready for screen printing! Thank you so much

@mrgill1210 7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

@kedumetsekgomo4958 2 жыл бұрын

amazing teacher, thanks.

@heatguns21 Жыл бұрын

great explanation simply said thx !

@triananamina4841 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for helping me with this video! Keep it up!

@mrgill1210 2 жыл бұрын

Happy it helped.

@highshinedetailinggraphics5621 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant 👍👍👍

@yasirfirojzargar3032 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much it helped me a lot... Great work keep updating more tricks and tips...

@mrgill1210 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Happy it helped.

@luigybello9747 Жыл бұрын

Excellent

@blackwolf7218 2 жыл бұрын

Such an excellent video.... thanks for helping us.

@mrgill1210 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. Happy it helped.

@ashishrajdeo4695 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for helping

@onlyaninja96 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@thelegaloccupier Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@shivamlotusway 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much

@mrgill1210 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@yokanshree4621 Жыл бұрын

Hello I want to know if you can change the default to trace to a different color instead of white after u finish tracing instead of going to fill them and select the color you want

@jacquelinemarkham5725 Жыл бұрын

How do you get rid of the blue lines to show original coloring?

@inezmonheim564 29 күн бұрын

I love you

@SugathAbeyrathna-oj7ku 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ??

@juliemasterson465 2 жыл бұрын

yeah but can you do this from a photo of a sketch?

@mrgill1210 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried but I think the quality of a photograph would cause problems with Illustrator's ability to detect the lines clearly. I would trace over a photographed sketch manually using the pen tool. This will be time consuming if the image you want to trace is as detailed as the one in this video though.

@CandaceChira1 Жыл бұрын

That list didn't come up when I hit image trace. Ugh.

@mrgill1210 Жыл бұрын

For 2023 versions of Illustrator, click Image Trace and from the new menu that appears, select the type of image from 'Presets'. It's the exact same list of options.

@yacinejulian6678 11 ай бұрын

It's not perfect because the whites will be outlined and you'll have doubles and the laser will do the job twice and probably the result won't be what you are looking for. "tick the ignore white box in image tracing menu" or use the Magic Wand to select and remove all the whites. Thanks for sharing.

@followthetrend168 9 ай бұрын

Hey I can't see this option in 2021 can you please help.

@yacinejulian6678 9 ай бұрын

click on advanced to expend that menu and you'll find it @@followthetrend168

@anthonyventimiglia4157 2 жыл бұрын

Criticism: Your image was too easy. Try doing the same with an actual photograph. You will not get the same results.

@mrgill1210 2 жыл бұрын

It's not intended for use with a photograph. Illustrator is best for working with vector images. You can try to trace around parts of a photo with the pen tool but it may be very time consuming if the image you want to trace is very detailed.