1. Graphics and Animation
Multimedia Projects
Graphics and Animation

2. What is a graphic? A graphic can be a: Chart Drawing Painting
Photograph
Logo
Navigation button
Diagram

3. 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

4. What do graphics do? Graphics can:
Illustrate or demonstrate procedures
Clarify data
Convey ideas
Tell stories
Add visual appeal

5. 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)

6. Digital Photography Steps to Good Composition Focus Center the subject
Use rule of thirds
Check the background
Unifying Elements
Special Effects

7. Focus Focus can mean two things Is the picture clear. OR
What is the focus or purpose of the picture

8. Center the Subject
This is the most common mistake, give the focus of the photo prominence without it being perfectly centered

9. Rule of Thirds
Divide the photo into thirds either horizontally or vertically to achieve balance

10. Rule of thirds examples and usage
Not Good
Good
Better

11. Check the Background
Be sure to rid the photo of non-essential “clutter so more attention is on the Focus of the photo

12. Unifying Elements
To help the eye wander around the photo use line or geometric shapes to tie the photo together

13. Geometric Shaping

14. Special Effects
Choose different angles, distances and perspectives to create interest. Changing lighting can also be effective

15. More Effects

16. Still more effects

17. Lighting

18. More lighting

19. 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

20. Creates the illusion that an image has more colors than it really has
Dithering
After
Before

21. Cropping Cropping is used to eliminate unwanted parts of a picture
Before
After

22. Anti-aliasing Not anti-aliased
Anti-aliasing smoothes the lines or transitions between neighboring colors and shapes
Anti-aliased

23. Resizing Resizing is changing the height and width of the image
Original
Correct
Incorrect