Images

1. Types of Graphic -Bitmap graphics -Vector graphics

1.1. Bitmap -A bitmap is a simple matrix of the tiny dots that form an image and are displayed on a screen or printed.

1.1.1. Advantages: -Can have different textures on the drawings; detailed and comprehensive.

1.1.2. Disadvantages: -Large file size -Not easy to make modification to objects/drawings -Resizing a bitmapped image requires either duplicating pixels. -Graphics become "blocky" when the size is increased.

2. Texture -refers to the properties held and sensations caused by the external surface of objects received through the sense of touch.

3. 3-D drawing and rendering -3-D animation tools -Features of a 3-D application

3.1. 3-D animation, drawing, and rendering tools include: -Daz3D -Form*Z -NewTek′s Lightwave -Autodesk’s Maya -Trimble’s SketchUp

3.2. Features of a 3-D application -Modeling - Placing all the elements into 3-D space. -Extrusion - The shape of a plane -surface extends some distance. -Lathing - A profile of the shape is rotated around a defined axis.