Assignment 1 Extra Help / Resources
This is the extra help / resources page for lab assignment 1.
Concepts
What is compositing?
What is a color model?
What is HSL?
What is the alpha channel?
What is a bitmap? (note raster and bitmap are synonyms)
Raster vs. Vector
Reference Materials
The Hex Color Code Lookup Site
GIMP
See especially:
Zoom view, Zoom tool. Scale images, Quick scale, Scale tool, and Layer scale. Fuzzy Selection (a.k.a. the magic wand) Copy, Paste As, Paste as New Layer, Using copy and paste. Move tool, GIMP Concepts: Layers. Saving files.
Inkscape
In addition to the built-in Inkscape Basic tutorial, you may also wish to consult the free HTML version of the following book: Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program, Fourth Edition, 2011, by Tavmjong Bah, here: http://tavmjong.free.fr/INKSCAPE/MANUAL/html.
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