To use the Trace Bitmap function, simply select the object you’d like to trace, then go to Path > Trace Bitmap. The Trace Bitmap extension scans your image and uses it as a reference to automatically generate a vector rendering of it. This way, you won't suffer the loss of precision in corners and other small details that is otherwise nearly inevitable when retracing a low-resolution bitmap back into a vector image. Method 1: Auto-Tracing The first way you can trace your PNG file is by using the Trace Bitmap function in Inkscape. Alternatively, for images with a small number of distinct colors (but potentially complex boundaries between them), you may get good results by first separating the different colors in a raster image editor (like GIMP) into separate images, tracing each of them in monochrome and then combining the pieces.įinally, if your image is indeed just text in a standard font with a small number of custom flourishes, you may get best results by retyping the text in the same font, converting it into a path and adding the flourishes manually. This works best for images with simple color patterns, like a linear gradient running through the entire image.
The quality of the results can be variable, especially for images with lots of gradients, anti-aliasing or compression artifacts, but for a simple image with just a bunch of different colored letters, it should work pretty well.Īnother option would be to trace the image in black and white, and then recolor it in Inkscape. Just select "Colors" in the Trace Bitmap dialog, and adjust the number of scans to match the number of colors in the image. You totally can trace a color image in Inkscape.
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