I wrote this piece a few years ago on deviantArt because I got sick of defending and explaining vector, but I really wanted people to know the facts. I’m presenting it here for no apparent reason.
// What does “vector” mean? //
Vector Art is a technique, not a style. Perhaps a better term for the category would be “vector-based art,” meaning art created in a vector-based program. Vector art consists of creating paths and points in a program such as illustrator or freehand. The program keeps track of the relationships between these points and paths. Everytime the image is scaled, the paths are regenerated… this creates images that are infinitely scalable without degradation. Great for illustrations, logos and things that need to be sharp. So vector art is anything that’s created in illustrator, freehand, corel draw, flash or other & quot; vector” illustration programs. (vector programs: Illustrator, Freehand, Flash, Corel Draw…) [read more...]
