Want to learn more about how Adobe Illustrator works? Check out my Illustrator Explainer Series - a comprehensive collection of over 100 videos where I go over every tool, feature and function and explain what it is, how it works, and why it's useful. You can now fill your logo in with whatever colors you’d like, save/export it in your desired vector format, and you’re done! That is how you can vectorize a PNG logo with Photoshop. Press Control + Y on the keyboard to go into outline mode and see exactly where your vector paths are. ai file with Illustrator and make the necessary adjustments. Step 4: Tweak The File in Illustrator As NeededĪll you have to do now is open your.
ai (Adobe Illustrator) file that can be opened and edited with Illustrator (or a free alternative like Inkscape,) or any other vector graphics program. Simply go to File > Export > Paths To Illustrator, and choose where you’d like to save your file. Now all we have to do is simply export our document in an editable vector format using the Export Paths to Illustrator feature in Photoshop. Step 3: Export The Paths To An Illustrator File Paths will be indicated by black anchor points that are connected together with a solid thin line. To do that, simply grab the Rectangle tool, right-click your logo on the canvas, then select Make Work Path. Now we must convert our selection to paths. Step 2: Convert Your Selection To Working Paths If this method doesn’t work because your PNG has a solid background color, or because there’s fill color within the boundaries of your logo, then I would follow the steps in this video to create your selection by color, then move on to steps 2, 3 and 4.