How to convert image to paths only

Question

See the attached image.

I just want to drag an image into Illustrator and have it make one path automatically.

Is this possible?

I have to do this with many images, so pencil and pen tool (manual method) won't do.

Thanks

Ares Hovhannesyan · Accepted Answer

In Ai there is Image Trace. You can try that. How to edit artwork in Illustrator using Image Trace (adobe.com)

Jacob Bugge · Answer

Ton Loc,

The long answer is no.

A shape like the smooth and accurate spiral is careful work, impossible to leave to some automatic rendering.

No algorithm, whichever term is used, can see what you see, especially including seeing how things need to be improved from irregularity in overall shape and in details.

Returning to your spiral sample, there is also an actual decision of the exact shape; unless it is just a general sample to make the looker conceive it as a spiral of whichever kind.

In any case I believe it will be better (and easier presumably) to create it as vector artwork, which can be done more swiftly for general samples. And then there are free vector stock images.

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