Practical vectorization guides for Mac.
A logo you can scale. A drawing you can edit. An image ready for SVG. Find a clear, practical guide to converting raster artwork into vectors.
These tutorials use Curvata, a free image vectorizer for Mac. Learn the current app’s tracing, comparison, palette, and background controls, with your images staying on your Mac while you work.
Find your next vector.
Convert to SVG
Choose a practical starting point for your file. Learn the complete workflow, or focus on the transparency and compression details of a particular format.
How to convert an image to SVG on Mac
Convert an image to SVG on Mac with Curvata. Open a raster file, compare the automatic trace, choose a palette, and export editable vector paths.
How to convert PNG to SVG on Mac
Trace a PNG into editable SVG paths on Mac with Curvata. Learn how transparency, soft edges, source size, and background cleanup affect the result.
How to convert JPG to SVG on Mac
Convert a JPG or JPEG to SVG on Mac with Curvata. Learn to recognize compression noise, protect small details, and decide when a photo should stay raster.
Trace your artwork
Preserve the parts that make your artwork recognizable. Start with a better source, then check the details that matter for a logo or drawing.
How to vectorize a logo on Mac
Vectorize a raster logo on Mac with Curvata. Preserve the silhouette, lettering, gaps, and brand colors, then export editable SVG paths.
How to turn a drawing into SVG on Mac
Turn a scanned drawing or sketch into SVG on Mac with Curvata. Review paper texture, fine lines, filled shapes, and what tracing can preserve.
How to prepare an image for vectorization
Prepare a clearer source for image vectorization on Mac. Choose useful resolution, reduce distractions, preserve contrast, and recognize tracing limits.
Refine and understand
Choose your colors, remove unwanted regions, and understand what SVG changes. Finish with editable objects in your vector editor.
How to remove background areas from an SVG trace
Remove unwanted background regions while tracing an image in Curvata. Create transparent SVG cutouts, protect inner fills, and undo individual selections.
How to choose colors for a vector trace
Choose between Automatic and quick color palettes in Curvata. Simplify a vector trace while protecting accent colors, small details, and useful shading.
Raster vs vector: what changes when you convert to SVG?
Understand raster images, vector paths, and SVG before tracing. Learn what scales cleanly, what an SVG can contain, and when to keep a pixel-based image.
How to edit an SVG after tracing in Curvata
Edit a Curvata SVG in a vector editor. Learn about artwork groups, retained inner fills, transparent cutouts, traced text, and grouped gradient shapes.
A useful order for vector artwork.
Start with a clear source image, then trace it into SVG. Compare the shapes before choosing a simpler palette. Remove unwanted areas only after checking which details belong in the artwork.
Preparing a logo? Review small lettering and gaps with the logo guide, then inspect the exported paths in your vector editor. Keep your original image and an untouched SVG copy so you can revisit the source and the trace.
Made for the way you use your Mac.
Curvata brings automatic tracing, original and vector comparison, palette presets, and SVG export into a focused Mac workspace. Open an image, paste copied pixels, or drop in your artwork. Your conversion runs locally, with no account or image upload required.