Graphic Design and Illustration

Tracing

A process used to convert raster graphics to vector graphics

Copyright

A series of rights that the creator of any piece of media automatically has in regard to that media.

Cascading

A way to arrange windows that allows you to stack different document groups.

Tiling

A way to display multiple document windows at one time.

Image Editors

An advanced program for editing raster images.

Raster Graphic

An image formed by a pattern of dots called pixels. Also called bit map.

Vector Graphics

An image that is created using paths or lines.

Computer Graphic

Anything that can be seen on the computer and device with a screen

Importing

Bringing information, such as a graphic, from one file into another file.

Propaganda

Information used out of context to try to mislead and influence thinking.

Draw Programs

Programs used to create and edit vector images.

Paint Programs

Programs used to create, open, view,and edit raster images.

Graphic

Refers to any visual image or object.

Assumptions

Something that is accepted as being true even if there is no factual proof.

Layers

Stacks of information placed on top of each other to create a graphic.

White Space

The blank area between objects in a graphic or on a page.

Contrast

The difference in shape and color used to create a comparison

Shape

The outline of an area or figure

Texture

The quality of a surface of shapes, causing them to look smooth like grass or rough like sand.

Proportion

The size and location of one object in relation to other objects.

Color

The way an eye sees light.

Balance

The way objects are arranged. Symmetrically arranged objects are balance. Asymmetrically arranged objects are unevenly balanced.

Exporting

When data is saved in a format that can be used in another application.