Types of Graphic Editors: - Bit map
- also known as raster
- bit map or raster graphic define an image pixel by pixel
- photos are bit map graphics
- if you zoom real close, the image consists of small squares of colors
- if you try to make a bit map image too large, it will pixelate.
- Vector
- vector graphic define an image by the path an line needs to follow to create the image.
- if you zoom in real close, the image consists of the lines that make up the image
- a vector image always look the same, if you magnify the image or shrink the image.
Illustrator is a vector graphic editor. |