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

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March 28, 2014
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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?

解決に役立った回答 designsByChrisLarmouth

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

Old post, but this solved my problem perfectly

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Easiest way to do this is to

Select the image/icon
Go to Edit>Edit Colors>Invert Colors
Now try live tracing

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

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@chuck_penz schrieb:

Easiest way to do this is to

As has already been said.

Justin31607282jb7o

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

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

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Or place the white PNG in Illustrator.

Edit > Edit Colors > Invert Colors

Image Trace

Expand and color the vectors.

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jsw,

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

Hi Theunis.

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

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

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

A "Hi" back nonetheless.

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

designsByChrisLarmouth解決！

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

Old post, but this solved my problem perfectly

alyssar55297307

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this worked so well! thank you!!!

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You won't be able to trace that.

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