Live Trace is a Bonus!

Use “live trace” to convert a photo into vector shapes..... so you can select and change them in Illustrator!

Here's how it works.....

1. Use the file-”place” command to get a photo into illustrator....or try drag and drop right from the desktop into illustrator :-)

2. Choose the live trace “preset” that you want.... it traces immediately... try out several presets to find the one you like.

3. After tracing, click on the “expand” button to “break” it into a group of separate shapes...

4. Select the shapes in the image to change fill colors, stroke settings, etc. You could move them, delete them, or just keep the piece that looks beautiful to you!