9. A method as recited in claim 7 , further comprising: before vectorizing, adjusting a dimension of the clipart image; extracting a stroke of the clipart image; extracting a region of the clipart image; and converting the extracted stroke and the extracted region into a vector-based representation.
9. A method as recited in claim 7 , further comprising: before vectorizing, adjusting a dimension of the clipart image; extracting a stroke of the clipart image; extracting a region of the clipart image; and converting the extracted stroke and the extracted region into a vector-based representation. 11. A method as recited in claim 9 , wherein extracting the region of the clipart image further comprises one or more of: merging a small region with an adjacent region; merging a neighboring region with the adjacent region; or merging a false stroke with the adjacent region.