Design Visualization and
Character Development
Artistic Rendering Using Illustration Software
Visual Aspects in a Video Game
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Sprites
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Pictures, Illustrations, and Images
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Menu Screens
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Credit Screens
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Logos for companies, products, and services
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User Interfaces
Basic elements of an image
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Pixels
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Low-Resolution
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High-Resolution
Elements of color
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RGB Color Model – additive color model; based on human perception of
colors and widely accepted in electronics.
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CMYK Color Model – subtractive color model; background is usually white or
light color
RGB Color Model
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Called additive because the model is based on light beams. When the colors
are added together, the result is white.
CMYK Color Model
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Called subtractive because ink subtracts brightness from white
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Colors added together gives an imperfect black