Computer graphics are a must when designing a website. Graphics software or image editing software are programs made specifically for editing, manipulating and designing graphics and photos on your computer.
Software graphics edit mainly 2 types of file formats, vector and raster, though there are other less used file formats. I would suggest that you learn these prior to learning a graphic program before trying to edit or make them.
Definition of Vector format: Vector graphics are made up of many individual objects. Each of these objects can be defined by mathematical statements and has individual properties assigned to it such as color, fill, and outline. Vector graphics are resolution independent because they can be output to the highest quality at any scale.
Definition of raster format: A bitmap (or raster) image is one of the two major graphic types (the other being vector ). Bitmap-based images are comprised of pixels in a grid. Each pixel or "bit" in the image contains information about the color to be displayed. Bitmap images have a fixed resolution and cannot be resized without losing image quality. Common bitmap-based formats are JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG, PICT, and BMP. Most bitmap images can be converted to other bitmap-based formats very easily.
Many graphics programs focus exclusively on either vector or raster graphics, but there are a few that combine them. It is simple to convert from vector graphics to raster graphics, but going the other way is harder. Most graphics programs have the ability to import and export one or more graphics file formats.
There are many programs that do both raster and vector. Whether your suing a free program or you purchase on like Adobe Photoshop, you will need to know this bit of information before learning the program.
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Most of the programs are must haves for web designers. Personally, I could not survive without Picasa or Picture Dicer. Feel free to download these programs and use them to your benefit. I am sure you will get as good as use out of this software as I have.
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Spiral Graphics - Genetica Viewer Free Textures Genetica Viewer is your doorway to a world of textures that have been created with Genetica. Specifically, Genetica Viewer is a free application for rendering seamless textures that are saved in the Genetica texture format (GTX). These textures have a number of advantages over traditional bitmapped textures, including embedded effect maps and resolution independence.
PictureDicer is a Freeware tool that chops any image file into several smaller images, suitable for creating mouseover effects and pseudo-imagemaps on Web pages. It also generates the HTML for a table to contain the partial images and display them so they appear as the original uncut image.
Gif/JPEG Cruncher
Optimize your JPEGs and GIFs to
shrink file size, make your web site faster, save disk space, and
generally relieve an overcrowded world.
This is a must have program. Picasa is a free software download from Google that helps you: Locate and organize all the photos on your computer. Edit and add effects to your photos with a few simple clicks. Share your photos with others through email and prints.
This is the official GIMP web site. It contains information about downloading, installing, using, and enhancing it. This site also serves as a distribution point for the latest releases. We try to provide as much information about the GIMP community and related projects as possible. Hopefully you will find what you need here. Grab a properly chilled beverage and enjoy.
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PLEASE NOTE: These sites all have free graphics (you pay no money), but some do have some restrictions: i.e. link back to their site, different restrictions for personal vs. commercial use. Be sure to read the usage requirements at each site as they vary greatly.