: Converting image to vector, resizing, in illustrator cs6 A question about using adobe illustrator cs6... Basically I want to be able to put images I’ve drawn (simple outline drawings.) in to

@Moriarity648

Place the scanned image into Illustrator. Navigate to Window - Image Trace. This will open a new window with a few different options for tracing in Illustrator. Select your image and in the new window check the preview button in the lower left corner. I would recommend adjusting some of the options (advanced dropdown) in the new window to get the desired trace. They usually need a bit of tweaking to get the perfect trace. If you want to edit the trace, navigate to Object - Expand - Ok.

Image Trace can also be found under Object in the menu.

There are a number of ways to duplicate your object. Fastest way, I think, is ALT+Click and drag. To resize the object proportionally, hold shift when dragging a corner.

Scaling and duplicating your object can be done a number of ways. It sounds as though you want to have a multi-layer effect. Select you object navigate to Object - Transform - Transform Each. Check the preview button, adjust to your desired size and then select copy. This will create a new object with the effects you chose. After you perform this on the first object, you can press Ctrl+D or Cmd+D to duplicate it again and again etc. This method is great for generating a number of copies.

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