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December 12, 2025
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Advanced Image Trace Features

  • December 12, 2025
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When I use Image Trace in Illustrator, the edges don’t come out clean or accurate. How can I fix this? I want to convert the image into a high-quality vector.

 

 

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For example, if I show you the issue using a free image, the lines don’t trace cleanly like this. Even when I adjust the sensitivity in the Image Trace panel — like Advanced > Paths or Corners — it still doesn’t come out clean. If there’s another way to get a cleaner result, please let me know.

 

 

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Correct answer Monika Gause

That image will probably not succeed at all. Image Trace is not a "conversion". You cannot get radial gradients out of it. So you might want to actually draw this manually.

 

But if you want to check out the options, I've got a playlist for you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqhHu3CSohV3AbA0DP6c6kJ5EJIqgFFf 

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Monika Gause
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Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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December 12, 2025

That image will probably not succeed at all. Image Trace is not a "conversion". You cannot get radial gradients out of it. So you might want to actually draw this manually.

 

But if you want to check out the options, I've got a playlist for you: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVqhHu3CSohV3AbA0DP6c6kJ5EJIqgFFf