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In this mode, you’ll be able to click and drag nodes for fine-tuning. On the tool menu, click the second arrow button from the top (the “edit” arrow) to active edit mode. With the layer selected in the dialog box, move the slider bar beneath “Opacity” to see which settings works best for you.

It may help to make your bitmap more (or less) opaque as you draw your paths.

Just double click on the layer name you want to work with and you’ll be switched to that view.

You can switch between your layers in the layer dialog box.

This will make your trace easier to edit, as you won’t have to start a long line all over again if you make a tiny mistake at the end. If you’re using the pen tool, try using shorter lines instead of a single continuous line.

Using your drawing tablet or mouse, trace every line in your image.

Double-click at the end of each line to end the path. If you have several lines to trace and/or are using a mouse, this tool will give you the most precise results. This tool allows you to click at the ends of lines you want to trace, which will create small, easy-to-manipulate segments.

Press Shift+F6 simultaneously (or click on the pen icon on the tool menu) to open the pen/Bezier tool.

If you’re using a drawing tablet, have a steady hand or not much to trace, this tool may suit your needs. This tool will allow you to freely draw anywhere on your image.

Press the F6 key on your keyboard (or click on the pencil icon on the tool menu) to select the pencil/freehand tool.

There are different tools available to suit different needs. Type a name for the layer (like “tracing layer”) and switch to “Above current” for the position. Click “Layer” on the menu bar, then select “Layers.” While tracing on a new layer is technically optional, it will help you see what you are doing by giving you the option to play with the opacity settings on your image (or the tracing layer).

Edit and fine-tune your results: Click on the 'Edit paths by nodes' button to the left (or F2) to adjust nodes and curves.

The bitmap image will be preserved in the SVG file. Inkscape recommends running the tracer tool three times in order to determine which of the three options best suits your personal needs. If your lines appear too thick or not prominent enough, you likely selected a trace mode that’s better suited for a different type of image.

Suppress speckles will eliminate any spots, dust, distortion, and other unwanted bits.

Check “Remove background” to get rid of background, which usually has the lightest color.

Extra options: The 'Smooth' option will apply a Gaussian blur before tracing, and “Stack scans” gets rid of holes in path coverage.

Grays is like colors, but with shades on the grayscale.

Colours uses the number in the “Scans” box to determine how many colors to output.

Brightness steps allows you to specify the total number of scans.

An algorithm is then used to turn those theoretical colors black or white. The “number of colors” setting gives you the opportunity to specify how many colors you’d want in your output were it possible to output in color.

Color quantization produces a path based on differences in color.

> Again, a higher threshold will produce darker output. The threshold settings adjust the darkness of the output.

Edge detection will create a path based on differences in the brightness of pixels.

The higher the threshold setting, the darker the image will become. Brightness cutoff uses the shade of a pixel to decide whether it should become black or white.Select “single” if you’d like to create a single path from the image, or “multiple” if you’d prefer many overlapping paths. Choose between single and multiple scans.

To open Inkscape’s tracing engine, click “Path” on the menu bar, then select “Trace Bitmap.” Click “File” on the menu bar, and then select “Import.”

Inkscape trace image to vector underneath color