Chapter 3
The X Files: Don’t Fight the Future
The Truth Is Out There!
Art, not matter how you produce it, requires tools and in this new millennium, the favorite tool for many artists is the computer. While it is hardware that makes it possible to create digital graphics, it is the software that enables the artist to harness the computer’s energy and create illustrations, photographs, and drawings.
Don’t let lost in the matrix of confusing image file acronyms. In this chapter, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know working with digital imaging file formats. ©2004 Joe Farace.
To those computer users who don’t work with graphics software ...
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