Tips for tracing with Illustrator CS4

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Learn how to trace placed images into Illustrator CS4 with a number of different methods. Redraw a logo, and redraw a map as well. Also take a hand drawn image that contains line work and convert it to vectors with the Live Trace Feature.

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