Vector art consists of creating paths and points in a program such as Illustrator, Freehand, Corel Draw or Flash. The program keeps track of the relationships between these points and paths. Vectors are scaleable objects that keep their proportions and quality when sized up or down. They're defined as solid objects, and can be moved around in full, or grouped together with other objects. Vectors can be defined by mathematical and numeric data. Vector art is usually used for print.
Raster art consists of pixel information, where every pixel is assigned a color value. This can create smoother and more detailed images for photos and paintings, but if the image is scaled, the program has to create new information resulting in that distorted or jagged look. Raster art is usually used to view images on the web. |
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