Computer Graphics Vocabulary

2. acronym for three colors – red, green and blue – and describes a colour model most frequently used in digital displays.
4. The intensity or strength of a color. A highly saturated color looks bright, while a low-saturation color looks dull or grayish.
6. The digital workspace where an image or design is created. It is similar to a blank sheet of paper
10. An image made from mathematical paths, lines, and shapes rather than pixels. Vector images can be enlarged without becoming blurry.
12. How light or dark a color appears. For example, light blue and navy blue have different values.
13. An image format that supports high quality and transparent backgrounds. It is useful for logos, icons, and web graphics.
14. A common image format that compresses files to reduce their size. It works well for photographs but may lose some image quality.
17. The amount of detail an image contains, usually based on its width and height in pixels. Higher resolution generally produces a sharper image.
18. A high-quality image format often used for printing and professional image editing. TIFF files are usually larger than JPEG files.

1. The relationship between an image’s width and height. A common photo aspect ratio is 4:3.
3. A color made darker by adding black.
5. A color made lighter by adding white.
7. A vector image format commonly used for logos, icons, and web graphics. SVG images can be resized without losing sharpness.
8. A visual image or design created or displayed using a computer.
9. An image made from individual pixels. Photographs are usually raster images.
11. a color model used in printing. It stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (Black). These four ink colors are combined to create a wide range of colors in printed materials.
15. An image format that supports simple animation and a limited number of colors. Short looping online animations are often GIFs.
16. The basic name of a color, such as red, blue, or green.