Graphics and Illustration Fundamentals

G

Graphic file formats
A file format used for representing graphical images.
Graphic programs
A collection of programs that comes with a lot of tools and features that enables you to work with a wide variety of images and graphics.

I

Interposition
A depth cue used to bring out the distance in images by partially blocking a distant object.
Interpolation
Interpolation is the technique used while scanning images to enhance the quality of the scan. This technique inserts new pixels in between the old ones, in turn increasing the quality of the image.

M

Memory drawings
These drawings are also referred to as imaginative drawings, where bits of memories are put together to exhibit something new.
Multiview drawings
Drawings that contain the top, side, and front view of an object are referred to as multivew drawings.

O

One-point perspective
The perspective in which receding lines in a picture plane meet at a single vanishing point.
Orthographic view/projection
The means of projecting a three-dimensional object in a two-dimensional form.
Objective drawings
Drawings that bring out the reality of objects. For example, portraits.

P

Perspective
A manner of viewing certain situations or topics.
Portraiture
The skill of making portraits.