In the world of design, there are more and more tools for converting images or shapes that make up your gallery, as well as for modifying its format. Within the range of programs that can help you boost your projects is CorelDRAW.
The CorelDRAW design application allows you to make use of a wide range of potentially useful tools to develop new designs. Also, this application gives you the ability to convert bitmap images into fully stable vector graphics and vice versa.
Vectorize an Image
Thus, when talking about the vectorization of a bitmap image, reference is made to the conversion of images composed of pixels and in JPEG or PNG formats into a version based on vectors and SVG, EPS and EMF formats, including symbols, texts and any other details.
Using vectorization
It can be applied to almost any type of image. Ideal, mostly, in cartoons, diagrams, drawings. It becomes almost impossible to carry out this process in images with many details and that may contain animals or people.
These types of actions or procedures are most frequently carried out in embroidery, lettering, screen printing and engravings.
How to vectorize an image in CorelDRAW
Having inserted and selected the image you want to vectorize, the next thing you should do is detail. Enter the CorelDRAW property bar to vectorize the bitmap.
Clicking on it will bring up a menu with 3 options: fast vectorization, centered line vectorization and contour vectorization.
- Fast vectorization: you can carry out the vectorization process with a single click. The properties or values to use in this action are the ones you have configured if you have used the option before. If you haven’t used it, you can configure it by going to the tools tab, clicking on options, going to the PowerTRACE section and selecting the vectorization mode.
- Centerline vectorization: Ideal for technical or pencil drawings. Hovering over this option will display two options: technical illustration and line drawing. Make curves without contours, but with fills.
- Contour vectorization: Ideal for high-quality photographs or logos, when you hover over this option, it will also offer several types: line art, logo, detailed logo, clipart, low or high-quality image.
Vectorize a drawing
In the event that you need to perform vectorization, for example, of a drawing made in pencil, you should select, within the vectorization section by centered line, the line drawing option.
- Appears on your screen a toolbar where you can define mainly, the type of image and vectorization.
- Try the preview tool, in which you could detail the drawing before and after the vectorization, a large preview, which shows you only the result or the overlap of lines, which will offer you the original drawing and, in red, the lines that correspond to the vectorized drawing.
- CorelDRAW will perform a standard vectorization of the drawing, which you can modify using the controls that appear on this toolbar: detail, anti-aliasing, cornering, among others.
- In the colors tab, you will be able to view all the colors that are part of the image you are vectorizing, their classification, mode and select the amount of colors to vectorize.
- Once you are done with the vectorization of the drawing and click ok, you will have all the vectors grouped together. You can ungroup them by selecting the image and right-clicking on it and choose the option to ungroup all objects.
- In this way, you can now edit the lines or vectors that are part of the image together or separately.
Vectorize Image
The same procedure applies for vectorization in images, only you will use the section «contour vectorization», taking into account the type of vectorization that you will apply to the image.
- The bitmap may be too large for the option you have chosen, so if CorelDRAW asks to reduce its size, you can access.
- The toolbar is the same as that of the drawing vectorization procedure, so, except in the colors section (where all the colors contained in the photograph could be shown), there is no greater variety.