Taking your Sketch into Illustrator using the Tracing Tool

If you’ve been following along with the blog for a while, you’ll know that I’m a huge advocate for sketching your work before you even touch a computer. I recently received my BFA in Visual Communications with an emphasis in Graphic Design, so I have done my fair share of sketching. But what I wasn’t taught was how to use Illustrator’s tracing tool, something that has now saved me quite a bit of time AND improved the quality of my work. So if you’re curious about the feature, stick around. We’ll take a quick look at how to utilize one of Illustrator’s most powerful- but underused- tools. If you’d like to follow along, all you’ll need is a pen or pencil, sketch paper, a scanner or mobile phone camera, and Adobe Illustrator CC.

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