# Basic questions regarding Trace Bitmap

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**Created:** [September 13, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-questions-regarding-trace-bitmap/162486 "2005-09-13T19:00:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 13, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/basic-questions-regarding-trace-bitmap/162486/1 "2005-09-13T19:00:30Z")

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Hello. This is a novice question so please be patient (i already checked the tutes on this site)

i am trying to do a trace on a photo, i want to empty the color of a person in the photo and fill the white space with color using a tween, like kind of “filling up” the persons shape. then i would like to replace the colored space with the original persons image.

i have been told to do a trace. which i did, but that took ages. my real problem was, once i have emptied the image of color, how do i return the overall photo to a bitmap ?

im simply trying to master what is done on this site  
[http://www.nanand78.com](http://www.nanand78.com)

i have had people tell me today in such superior tones how “easy” this effect is, but they havent bothered to explain it.

if anyone has any tips for this i would really appreciate it thanks a lot.  
-dj