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first I will show you the live trace method

its seems tricky at first, but becomes easier with practice.

Posted by michelle G. from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada • Published See michelle G. 's 1253 projects »
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  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 1
    Step 1

    first choose an image on your computer

    I'm using a apple because of its simple shape

  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 2
    Step 2

    and open it in illustrator

  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 3
    Step 3

    now using the black arrow button

    -click on the black arrow in the tools bar located on the side

    -then holding the mouse draw a square around the image

    -a blue line should appear around the image

  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 4
    Step 4

    now go

    object>live trace>tracing options

  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 5
    Step 5

    in options choose colour and hit set default

  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 6
    Step 6

    then you will get a traced image

    on the top of the screen hit the expand button

    now you probly just want a cleaner image, without all that stuff around it

  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 7
    Step 7

    now hit

    shift.>command>G

    this will hightlight and unlock the image so you can take off the items you don't want

    now you are left with just the apple

  • How to make a computer art. How To Make An Illo In Adobe Illustrator - Step 8
    Step 8

    to save.

    just hit

    file>save as>adobe illustrator file

    or

    file>save as>adobe PDF

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