Illustrator CS4 Tutorial : Narrative Painting

This Narrative Painting: Portrait of Einstein Illustrator CS4 is brief module that will give you a handle on working with Live Trace in Illustrator. Learn the easiest way to trace art or photos in Illustrator. Open or place a file into Illustrator and automatically trace the artwork with the Live Trace command. Control the level of detail and how the tracing is filled. When you are satisfied with the tracing results, you can convert the tracing to vector paths or a Live Paint object.

Skills covered:
• Advanced understanding of how to trace a photo using—Live Trace
• Specialized Selection Methods specifically for working with the Vector output

There may be times when you want to base a new drawing on an existing piece of artwork. For example, you may want to create a graphic based on a pencil sketch drawn on paper or on a rastered image saved in another graphics program. In either case, you can bring the graphic into Illustrator and trace over it.
Live Trace automatically turns placed images into beautifully detailed vector graphics that are easy to edit, re-size, and manipulate without distortion. This tool lends itself to endless fun and experimental techniques.

Tools used:
• Live Trace
• Global Color Swatches
• Create and Save Color Swatches
• Menu/Selection Options
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