![]() IF YOU DID NOT FOLLOW THE SETUP INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE: Deselect the checkmark on Link file to Embed the file without needing to use the UI. To do this, go to the upper right of your screen and select the screen shaped button next to the Minimize button. I personally find it’s better because the buttons wind up right there on the top of UI and I don’t need to go find them. (However if you plan on printing this, you can set it as CMYK now or change it using File > Document Color Mode.įirst, make sure you have your Workspace to Essentials Classic. I’m using a 12 inch by 12 inch RGB color artboard– this would be used for the vinyl cutters. Your dimensions don’t matter for now– and don’t forget if you need a set file size you can change it and the artwork at any time. If you are using Adobe CC, you might see a bright blue New File button on the left of your screen all three of these do the same thing. If this is your first time using Illustrator, then you’ll need to go to FILE > NEW or Crtl/Cmd +N. Open up Illustrator and create a new file. First was drawn over the original sketch in Procreate, the second is was gone over with Sharpie and scanned, and the third is the scanned Sharpie drawing but I altered the levels in Photoshop to try an minimize my grey midtones. JPG, PNG, even a PSD will work just fine.įor my example I drew this simple basilosaurus on paper and made 3 versions to experiment with for output. Or you’re old-school ink-and-paper and want to make a digitized version of your work– all you need is a raster file. Or you drew lineart in a raster base drawing program (Photoshop, Procreate, Krita, Clips Studio Paint, etc) and want to make it a vector. ![]() Maybe it’s a clipart piece that was saved as a JPG or PNG instead of an EPS/SVG and you want to edit it. Your image could be anything so long as it is a raster-based image. Creating an image in black and white cuts out a lot of the guesswork for it. Remember every pixel is a different color, so a ill colored image may have hundreds of colors in it’s image– and the Image trace tries to translate that into black or white. While it works for color images, it works best with clear cut color (or lack thereof) because there’s less varied pixels. Image Trace more or less tries to translate pixels and guesstimates the shape in a vector form. For that you will still need to draw over using the Pen/Pencil tool, unless the idea is to cut out your shape. ![]() What does that mean? This will turn your lines into vector shapes and not strokes meaning it can be laser etched of vinyl cut but may not be viable for laser cut. Videos on how to use Inkscape’s Trace Bitmap– their version of Image Trace– will be at the bottom.)Ĭreated lineart in another program or on paper and want a quick way to vectorize it? Then look no further! Image Trace is a fast way of translating your lineart into a vector shape. (If you find yourself using Inkscape, read on, but know your process is different.
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