Image Types

BITMAP IMAGES - A bitmap image is simply a drawing built up of pixels. Each individual pixel has its own colour which produces an image. Alternatively a bitmap image can be called "raster graphics."

VECTOR GRAPHICS - Vector graphics are an alternative to bitmap images, which is the representation of images as in an arrangement of pixels, as it is usually used for the representation of photographs. Vector graphics tend to be very accurate too. There are various advantages with using vector graphics, firstly saved files are small, secondly, when vector images are re-sized it does not affect the quality of the image and does not pixelate it.