The two different methods I’ll be covering are as follows… In the following demonstration I’ll be going over two different ways in which you can convert a PNG to vector with Adobe Illustrator by creating a tracing of it. Convert A PNG To Vector with Adobe Illustrator In order to create a vector tracing of your PNG file, you’ll need to use a vector graphics application, like Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator.

If you don’t have a source vector file for your PNG file, then you’ll have to create a vector tracing it.

It would be like trying to turn an omelet back into an egg. Since PNG is a raster format, there’s no way to directly convert it to a vector format. Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as converting one file type to another. Let’s say you have a logo, icon, or some kind of illustration that is in PNG format, and you want to convert it to a vector format in order to take advantage of all the benefits the vector format has to offer. This brings us to the topic of PNG files as it relates to the vector format. Because of this, vector graphics are better suited for simple illustrations, user interface, icons, and logo design. The downside of working with vector graphics is that they’re not as capable of producing fine details as the raster format is. This makes the vector format ideal for something like a logo design, where the design will need to be used in many different contexts. The benefit of working with vector graphics is that they’re easy to edit and they can be scaled up infinitely without quality loss.

The following file types are examples of vector formats…

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