Graphics and Animation Multimedia Projects Graphics and Animation
What is a graphic? A graphic can be a: Chart Drawing Painting Photograph Logo Navigation button Diagram
What do graphics look like? Graphics can be: Black and White (2 colors) Grayscale (all variations of black) Color (RGB – best for web and computer or CMYK – best for printing images) Still Animated
What do graphics do? Graphics can: Illustrate or demonstrate procedures Clarify data Convey ideas Tell stories Add visual appeal
Graphic File Formats A computer can save and interpret graphic images in a variety of formats. Some of the most common are: GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) TIFF (Tagged Information File Format) PIC (PICTure) BMP (bitmap) TGA (Targa) PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
Digital Photography Steps to Good Composition Focus Center the subject Use rule of thirds Check the background Unifying Elements Special Effects
Focus Focus can mean two things Is the picture clear. OR What is the focus or purpose of the picture
Center the Subject This is the most common mistake, give the focus of the photo prominence without it being perfectly centered
Rule of Thirds Divide the photo into thirds either horizontally or vertically to achieve balance
Rule of thirds examples and usage Not Good Good Better
Check the Background Be sure to rid the photo of non-essential “clutter so more attention is on the Focus of the photo
Unifying Elements To help the eye wander around the photo use line or geometric shapes to tie the photo together
Geometric Shaping
Special Effects Choose different angles, distances and perspectives to create interest. Changing lighting can also be effective
More Effects
Still more effects
Lighting
More lighting
Editing Graphics Graphics editors have features for changing the sizes of images as well as their colors and other attributes. These include: Dithering Cropping Anti-aliasing Resizing
Creates the illusion that an image has more colors than it really has Dithering After Before
Cropping Cropping is used to eliminate unwanted parts of a picture Before After
Anti-aliasing Not anti-aliased Anti-aliasing smoothes the lines or transitions between neighboring colors and shapes Anti-aliased
Resizing Resizing is changing the height and width of the image Original Correct Incorrect