Day 1: What is Illustrator?
About Adobe
Illustrator
Illustrator is a
vector drawing program. It is often used to draw illustrations, cartoons,
diagrams, charts and logos. Unlike bitmap images that stores information in a
grid of dots, Illustrator uses mathematical equations to draw out the shapes.
This makes vector graphics scalable without the loss of resolution.
Advantages of
Vector Graphics
- Scalable without
resolution loss
- Lines are crisp and sharp
at any sizes
- Print at high resolution
- Smaller file size
- Good for drawing
illustrations
Disadvantages of
vector graphics
- Drawings tend to look flat
and cartoon
- Hard to produce photo
realistic drawings