Live tracing a white png logo in Illustrator CC - can't see the results because of white Artboard

[jsw1206]

Hi, I am fairly new to Illustrator. I have a white png logo (with transparent background) that I need to Image Trace to create a vector version of it. However every time I import the png into Illustrator it opens it on a white artboard so I cannot see the logo. I cannot see any options to change the transparency of the artboard. Does anyone know the best way to overcome this?

[Monika Gause]

You won't be able to trace that.

First open in image editing and make the logo some other color.

[Jongware]

Idea: place image on top of a black rectangle, select both, then rasterize?

[designsByChrisLarmouth · Accepted solution]

Jongware "Idea: place image on top of a black rectangle, select both, then rasterize?"

Old post, but this solved my problem perfectly

[alyssar55297307]

this worked so well! thank you!!!

[Jacob Bugge]

jsw,

I believe the last word in post #2 should be trace.

Hi Theunis.

[Monika Gause]

I believe the last word in post #2 should be trace.

Actually not, because you first need to rasterize before you can trace.

[Jongware]

Monika is right, that was what I was thinking as well 😉 Could't find the time to test, though.

A "Hi" back nonetheless.

[Jacob Bugge]

Ah.

My assumption was caused by the select both part, because the PNG itself was obviously raster already, but I see the necessity of creating one raster image before tracing.

[Justin31607282jb7o]

I can't belive this hasnt been solved in 10 years, but yeah, fasteset fix for me when this happens:

1.  open the white png in photoshop
2. invert color via the hotkey cmd/ctrl+i  (turns white black)
3. save
4. drag the black png file into illustrator to trace
5. back in PS, inver colors again or undo to get your white png back
6. save and close the white png 
7. do whatever you want in illustrator

[Ton Frederiks]

Or place the white PNG in Illustrator.

Edit > Edit Colors > Invert Colors

Image Trace

Expand and color the vectors.

[chuck_penz]

Easiest way to do this is to

1. Select the image/icon
2. Go to Edit>Edit Colors>Invert Colors
3. Now try live tracing

By inverting the image it changes it to black and Live Trace can now "see it"

[Monika Gause]

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@chuck_penz  schrieb:

Easiest way to do this is to

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As has already been said.