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October 7, 2021
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Trace the outline of a 2 color Image

  • October 7, 2021
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I have an image I am trying to turn into a 3d rendering. It has two colors, black background and a grey logo. I am trying to change the background to white so I can trace bitmap, but can't figure out how to get an outline of the object. Using Image Trace just makes the image all black. 

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jdanek
Inspiring
October 7, 2021

You could create a "Path" using Photoshop.  In Ps, select the black, invert selection > Save as a Path.  Select the Path, copy then paste in Illustrator.

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 7, 2021

Or even easier:

First select the image and select Edit > Edit Colors > Invert Colors.

Then click Image Trace and In the Image Trace panel (Window > Image Trace) set the Threshold to something like 200 or Higher.

In the Advanced options check Ignore White.

Expand the Tracing result.

Ton Frederiks
Community Expert
Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 7, 2021

In the Image Trace panel (Window > Image Trace) set the Threshold to something like 45 or 50.

After Expanding the trace, select Edit > Edit Colors > Invert Colors.

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