How to Vectorize an Image in Illustrator | Updated for 2024

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[@MegaStarr10]

As a kiwi and novice of all things adobe but still persevere and refuse to give up my student account. I have to say I can’t listen to anyone else now. Your choice, your way of speaking and humour is freaking awesome and soothing. I listened to others on your collab channel. Interesting but no you. I have watched your photoshop free lesson at least 3 times and will download and do the lessons one day. After putting photoshop down for many years I re downloaded it all motivated but then I got confused because the video was 2018 an Updated tutorial perhaps? Hope adobe is paying you so much!!

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Thanks so much 😌 I've updated the course main course this month 🤙 thanks for the support.

[@qtour99]

Just wanted to say, some people are really well suited to helping others learn. You, my friend, fit neatly into that group. Apart from your skills, your mannerisms, video quality, instructions, and all the other bits and pieces, you have all the ingredients that make watching certain videos easy. Thank you.

[@pedroalmeida9095]

Hey, Dan! Video looks amazing, love the pace and editing. Another masterclass on Illustrator, thank you!

[@tcr_lsdesigns7928]

the colour selection just blew my little mind!

[@kristasmith3704]

I've been using Adobe for years and never realized I could pick all same fill colors at once! This is amazing!!

[@merodriguez81]

Hear hear

[@rdalert3]

Great as always for cropping an image and place it in the clipboard on windows press "win + shift + s"

[@SpearChuckUngawa]

Awesome after using Print Screen for the last 35 yee'uhz

[@SpearChuckUngawa]

is there a shortcut for PureRef to copy from a drawn box?

[@graphicallydeb9897]

You just made my day! I had a design that was rejected by a carver (going to be a prize trophy for a Halloween Community event). I was going to start from scratch today… think I can save it. I had sent him a colorful vector, he needed black and white… the design was selected by a committee. I think I might be a hero today . :) we shall see!

[@BATransformed1]

Dan is an excellent instructor. If you're looking for great courses for Adobe products, look no further.

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@scrummyvision]

it's the first time i've seen the select all trick. i've been learning illustrator to manipulate the graphics for my brewery. we had someone design the logo, but it needed a couple minor tweaks. nailed that. now i'm looking to expand my skills, and this has been very helpful. thanks!

[@qtour99]

Windows button + Shift + S is the snipping tool in windows :) Very much enjoyed the video thanks!

[@CraftingConfessions]

Thanks for this - totally saved me this week when I was asked to design a poster for print but only had a low res photograph to work with. Vectorising it meant I could use to a scale that would work for the design and as a bonus it added a really cool effect, too! :)

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

A perfect use for vectorizing. I hope the poster was well received. 🙌

[@CraftingConfessions]

@@BringYourOwnLaptop They loved it! I'll definitely be using this trick again. 😉

[@lumimango]

Dan, you're the best teacher, so entertaining! Thanks for the fill selection trick, fading myself to dark mode that I didn't know that before 😂

[@seanodomhnaill2518]

That's the best demonstration of tracing that I've seen. Very entertaining too!

[@timothychinye6008]

To manipulate the layers: Image Tracer > Expand > Ungroup

[@pacassa]

My favorite new tool is select direction handles and press delete. The use effect to turn points into shapes. Cool for creating shapes at specific intervals.

[@alicemalan681]

Hi Dan, Thanks for your video. You've made this process very clear and easy to follow. Also, nice to know that you are a kiwi with the greeting at the end :) I found your voice easy to listen to and easy steps to follow along. I got stuck on one part for the tape player though. I removed the background colour of the tape in photoshop and exported it as a PNG. I then imported it into illustrator. Then I image trace it with 3 colours but the background colour does not turn white, instead it turns pink (the same as the colour in the image) so then if I select 'ignore colour' and use the eye dropper tool to click on the background, it also removes the pink colour inside the tape player which is not what we want. To me, it seems like by using pink for the background and the tape, it adds two other colours to the tape (a dark brown and a light brown). So instead of having a more simplified tape player with white (background), pink, and dark brown (as in your example) mine has pink (for the background and inside the tape), dark brown and light brown. The background only turns white when I select 6 colours as the preset, but then the image has too much detail and colour for what I am after. Are you able to provide some support please? I am not sure what and if I am doing something wrong because I have followed all your steps. I also tried using your PNG file you provided below but it had the same issue.Thank you.

[@merodriguez81]

I just watched the Introduction. And I have to say: What a frakking good Glasses. Cool and slick and kinda "Fashionista". Suits you well my man. Thanks for your Illustrator detailed videos. Again. Great Glasses.

[@shashank_d_a]

You are my favourite illustrator of adobe illustrator ❤😊

[@wesleybilly8097]

I am documenting this is the video where I signed up for your course today. So far so good. I am entertained and educated. I wish I could get a lifetime subscription though.

[@SunsetHighE-BikeSalesRentals]

To cool, great job, look forward to 2024 and learning more with a great instructor.

[@BCLAMPORT]

Thanks so much for sharing this information. One of the easiest to follow tutorials I have found. I learned everything that was intimidating in switching from Vectric Software for CNC and Lightburn for Laser to Illustrator. I am excited to take more of your courses.

[@thesaltyspanners5779]

Your vids are always brilliant and so much fun to watch... Cheers heaps Dan :-)

[@cjvpjackson9350]

These are the best lessons ever, and extremely helpful! Thank U

[@smilogfx]

hay dude ive been using this trace image feature for a long time it helped me on a lot of projects

[@georgiafotieo7456]

To edit colors, I like to use the Recolor Artwork feature built-in to Illustrator-- it's like the 'wheel of fortune' of color!

[@christopherwilson7466]

Another great video Dan!

[@mojito1216]

Dan you nailed it ❤

[@Ayubgn]

You are amazing! I watched this smiling! LOL

[@thedavidlpearse]

Looking good Dan!

[@greglincoln1069]

.... a Kiwi. Awesome! Kia Ora, Bro. Thanks for the vid.

[@fredfongang1354]

Hello, thanks very much for sharing tips and knowledges with us. i'd like to know all materials used to print design on t-shirt or other . thanks in advance for tips

[@dakemabesemer9481]

what would you recommend for a beginner course - I've just downloaded Illustrator and want to learn how to make SVG's....any recommendations for that? I need to first learn basics :)

[@st.paulsparishandchaplaincy]

this dude is amazing

[@Zahara_MK]

One of the best 🤩🙌🏻🔥

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Thanks Zahra_MK!

[@adeelrajput9338]

wow perfect Sir

[@Marietta30064]

Fantastic content! Thank you.

[@palawanmastercaster]

first time seeing that one! thanks!

[@kgbdesignglobal2526]

Excellent. Thanks mate

[@KaycePlays]

Can you use Illustrator to remove the background or do you have to have Photoshop too?

[@Jasmine-cn4wc]

Awesome!!🔥

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

Thanks 🔥

[@cornelionescu9481]

Thank You so much.

[@lakshaygoyal8710]

Hey please make a video on the Smart animation feature of prototype in figma in your course these functions are little bit different. BTW i really like your courses

[@damiap_dennis_wapshik]

appreciate you

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

Thanks Damiap!

[@petterjohnsen3549]

What were the settings for the image in the thumbnail?😊😊🙏🏻

[@petterjohnsen3549]

does anyone know?

[@faridmobargha5899]

perfect

[@mgavlogs1083]

Curiously Waiting for this

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

I hope I delivered?

[@cindyking1034]

Morning Dan my image trace is greyed out and does not allow me to change the settings for example mode from black and white. The image should be yellow and orange and is showing black and white. Can you tell me what I am overlooking.

[@JeffBowmanBowmanCreative]

How do I get your tee?

[@redowangrafix]

Always great ❤

[@phillyphil050888]

can i use this to make stencil for spray painting

[@MdRakibHassan-j6w]

you are a genius's

[@dollyrichards7846]

In Step 3, how are you able to group select the tape deck without seeing all the anchor points showing? I followed everything up to that point. Tried using regular selection tool but it didn't work.

[@bong_14k]

Nice brother

[@loudabarca8676]

I like your video ❤

[@Rahul-ii4ln]

amazing

[@albinajanelidze8133]

Coolest shirt ever

[@pridethomas]

you can copy image and paste in illustration

[@blazeplayz1599]

My image seems uneditable after I image trace

[@LJR.YouTube]

Did you expand it?

[@mohamedgholam5207]

fill color 🤯🤯

[@micbab-vg2mu]

nice

[@roxanebay]

Will the replay be available after the live? I have to leave for work :(

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

Yes it will be a normal video after the premiere :)

[@roxanebay]

Thank you :) @@BringYourOwnLaptop

[@cornelionescu9481]

where is the link with exercise files?

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

Sorry about that! Forgot to add it to the description. It's here: byol.com/ytexvectorize

[@epel4416]

Spent all my life shift clicking.

[@BringYourOwnLaptop]

😂 Same! May future be shift click free!

[@braidedwire]

i don't get it why vectorizing bitmaps in Illustrator isn't done with AI yet. There are apps that do wonders with videos in one pass, and Illustrator still can't do this basic thing automatically. And Photoshop still can't select complicated objects perfectly or expand low resolution image into high quality.

[@infosureuneed1479]

Dan, You are really great, but i have problem with your fast speaking, I"m not native in English language region. Could you please be a little slowly? I'd like to go ahead with your lessons. Thanks

[@ob1coyote]

"I am not a color genius." We know. We can see your glasses. 😜

[@k_2353]

Chur mean thanks bro

[@TinselDoll]

I wish Dan didn't go Adobe route and subscriptionized his courses.

[@sherazt695]

💝💝💝💝💝💝

[@mrdarklight]

12 minutes is "way too long"?

[@brutallyremastered4255]

Stop pointing at the camera.