1. Features of image editing programs
1.1. Enhance and make composite images
1.2. Alter and distort images
1.3. Add and delete elements
1.4. Morph
2. 3-D Drawing
2.1. 3-D animation tools
2.1.1. Daz3D
2.1.2. Form*Z
2.1.3. NewTek's Lightwave
2.1.4. Autodesk's Maya
2.1.5. Trimble's SketchUp
2.2. Features
2.2.1. Modeling
2.2.2. Extrusion
2.2.3. Lathing
3. Computer Color Models
3.1. RGB model
3.2. HSB and HSL models
3.3. CMYK
3.4. CIE
3.5. YIQ
3.6. YUV
3.7. YCC
4. Image File
4.1. Macintosh formats
4.2. Windows formats
4.3. Cross-platform formats
5. Before Start to Create
5.1. Plan your approach
5.1.1. Outline project & graphics idea
5.1.1.1. Flowchart
5.1.1.2. Storyboards
5.2. Organize the available tools
5.3. Configure computer workspace
6. Still Images
6.1. Bitmaps
6.1.1. made up of individual dots or picture elements=pixels/pels
6.1.2. Editors:Painting Program
6.1.3. Suited for creation of
6.1.3.1. Photo-realistic images
6.1.3.2. Complex drawings requiring fine detail
6.1.4. Legal rights for protect image
6.1.4.1. Public domain images
6.1.4.1.1. Free use without obtain permission
6.1.4.2. Royalty-free images
6.1.4.2.1. Purchased first and without pay addition license fees in future
6.1.4.3. Right-managed images
6.1.4.3.1. require negotiate with right holder
6.1.5. Industry-standard programs
6.1.5.1. Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator
6.1.5.2. Corel's Painter and CorelDraw
6.2. Vector-drawn graphics
6.2.1. Applications of vector-drawn object
6.2.1.1. CAD programs
6.2.1.2. Graphic artists
6.2.1.3. 3-D animation programs
6.2.2. How vector=drawn images work
6.2.2.1. Described by the location of its two endpoints
6.2.2.2. Makes use of Cartesian coordinates
6.2.2.2.1. Numbers that describe a point in two or three dimensional space as the intersection
6.2.3. Vector-drawn images versus bitmaps
6.2.3.1. Vector images use less memory space
6.2.3.2. download faster and draw faster
6.2.3.3. easily scalable without loss of resolution or image quality
6.2.3.4. Vector images retains the quality of the original; Bitmapped image require either duplicating pixels