V e g e t a t i o n a n d P e o p l e Tu t o r i a l
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Us i n g Fo u n d Veget at i on Images Wo r k f l o w Using found PNG silhoue es or images of trees is a fast way to populate a drawing and represent the color, iden fying features, and branching or canopy structure of trees and vegeta on. RASTER (Photoshop) >find a high resolu on PNG image and place into your Photoshop file >delete background > Ctrl + click to select layer >Shi + Backspace to fill new layer with solid black to create a silhoue e VECTOR (Illustrator) >place PNG or JPEG into Illustrator >’Image Trace’ PNG >adjust Image Trace settings >Expand and ungroup output >Layer your vector vegetation and adjust transparencies if desired + ● note : If making complex drawings with a lot of vegetation Image Trace vector work will make very heavy files, opt for raster or rasterize your image traced vector objects to reduce file size and ensure smooth printing see links in introduction for PNG vegetation resources or use Google image search using terms like “silhouette” “free” “PNG” + the specific species you are looking for
