1. Vector Graphics A free program that creates vector images is InkscapeInkscape

2. Inkscape does not draw raster graphics. It creates.svg files You can on the other hand save a.png file but it is just a raster snapshot of the image.

3. So what the heck is a.svg file? (scalable vector graphic) It is a xml text file that store information about objects that are drawn. The image to the right has three objects. The main thing to note is that we can grab the object and move them around at any time. We CANNOT do this in Paint.net since it paints pixels to the image and then forgets the object you are painting. Try it.

4. The name of this language is XML (extended markup language) Its also heavily used in web pages. Here is the start of a xml-svg file.

5. You can make these guys any size you want and you get no pixelization. Cool. From within Inkscape you can export the image in any size you want to a.png file or you can save as.wmf or.emf files which CAN be inserted into powerpoint Office doesn’t speak.svg