Live Trace and Live Paint
Live Trace and Live Paint can be used together to
convert bitmap imagery, such as a scanned pencil
drawing, to outlined and filled vector imagery.
Click the Live Trace button in the Control panel
to trace bitmap artwork you open or place into
Illustrator. You can control the level of detail
and the fill of the tracing. If you need to change
the original bitmap file, choose Edit Original
and return to Photoshop. Any changes you make
will update automatically in Illustrator once you
save the file.
Live Paint lets you intuitively create colored
drawings. Shapes are defined as regions
and edges, and can be colored quickly with
tools like the Live Paint bucket.
See Adobe Video Workshop topics:
• Using Live Paint
• Using Live Trace and Live Paint
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Select the Live Paint
Bucket tool from the
Tools panel, and click
the areas of the object
you would like to paint.
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Import the artwork you
would like to trace and color.
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Click the Live Trace button
and adjust the settings.
When you are satisfied with
your results, click Live Paint
in the Control panel to color
your drawing, or Expand to
create vector paths.
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This enables a toggle feature in the Paint Bucket tool,
showing you the colors to the left and right of the one you
have selected. Use the arrow keys to navigate through colors
in your group without having to select them in the panel.
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If you have saved Color
Groups in the Swatches panel,
you can select a color within
a group to color the artwork.
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