Live Trace won't work because you need to manually create the facets. This is a tedious process but it is the only one that works. Wedha recommends starting with an area with a definite boundary between the dark and bright areas such as the eyes and the surrounding areas. The process consists of tracing those contrasting surfaces by using straight lines. It is a good idea to lock the layer of the image so you don't accidentally move it (see 2nd image)Įvery image has different degrees of darkness and brightness that can be easily perceived from far away.

I recommend dropping the OPACITY of the Image to 80% if it is to dark (as shown in the 1st image). You start by opening Adobe Illustrator and placing the image you want to trace. The faceting process consists of tracing an image and divide the human face into facets.