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STA Training: Live Trace

March 19, 2018 By Esther Shin

Live Trace – STA Training

This training exercise was something I had a lot of fun with. I took something I doodled in my sketchbook and then converted it into vector art!

 

Here is my process.

 

Step 1) First, I drew something I liked in black pen, made sure they were clear lines and it was what I was satisfied with.

 

Step 2) I took a picture of that drawing and then I opened it in Photoshop  and increased the brightness and contrast (2nd photo) to make the process easier for the image trace with a clearer photo.

 

 

Step 3) I saved that image as a new image (jpg) and then opened it onto Illustrator. From here, I went to Object > Live Trace > Make. Now your drawing has been converted to vector! (below)

 

 

Step 4) Color Time! For me, I took an artwork I admire/like and decided to go with a similar color scheme as them. BUT, before I color, I made sure the white parts of the drawing were clear, or of no color. I went through all the parts that are colored white and made them transparent. Then, I layered each element I wanted colored and mostly used the brush tool to color behind the vector art. In the end, I finished it and it turned like that! (below)

 

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