If you want a quick method for breaking down an image and turning its colors into a swatch palette you can use across CS2, then listen up for today's Imaging Tip: open your image in Illustrator CS2. Ideally, keep a low 72 dpi to speed up this process, which is called Live Tracing. Select the image on the Illustrator canvas and go up to Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options... A dialog will allow you to select whether or not the trace is in color, how many colors are traced, etc. Once you're happy with the settings go ahead and commit the trace and let Illustrator do its work. Once it's finished you'll have a color palette filled with distinct colors from your image (peep mine). Now you can click the panel's options and save the colors as a swatch set for the rest of your Adobe apps to play with. Enjoy!Imaging Tip of the Day: Trace and Share Color Across CS2
If you want a quick method for breaking down an image and turning its colors into a swatch palette you can use across CS2, then listen up for today's Imaging Tip: open your image in Illustrator CS2. Ideally, keep a low 72 dpi to speed up this process, which is called Live Tracing. Select the image on the Illustrator canvas and go up to Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options... A dialog will allow you to select whether or not the trace is in color, how many colors are traced, etc. Once you're happy with the settings go ahead and commit the trace and let Illustrator do its work. Once it's finished you'll have a color palette filled with distinct colors from your image (peep mine). Now you can click the panel's options and save the colors as a swatch set for the rest of your Adobe apps to play with. Enjoy!
