What is a Vector image?
A vector image is an image created in a vector-drawing graphics program and is based on postscript code. A designer “plots” vector points and the points are connected with straight or curved lines. The shapes can be filled with a color, a gradient, a pattern or nothing at all. If a designer prepares a logo or drawing in Adobe Illustrator® or CorelDraw®, then the image is probably a vector image. The reason why a vector images are required for creating a flag is that the image can be enlarged without distortion. If a vector image is not available one can be created from a bitmap image, but art fees will be assigned based on an hourly rate. To create a vector image from a bitmap, the entire design will have to be manually recreated in a vector drawing program and the time may vary based on the complexity of the design.
Vector drawings can be scalable to any size without any loss in quality. This makes them ideal for company logos or other objects that have to be resized frequently. Typical uses are for stationery, large banners, signs, vehicle graphics and just about anything else you can think of! We can convert your logo from a raster or (bitmap) image to a vector illustration. Your logo will be completely redrawn using the smallest number of points possible (but still retaining image quality); the fewer the points the smaller the file size. There are two kinds of computer graphics – raster (composed of pixels) and vector (composed of paths). Raster images are more commonly called bitmap images. A bitmap image uses a grid of individual pixels where each pixel can be a different color or shade. Bitmaps are composed of pixels. Vector graphics use mathematical relationships between points and the paths connecting them to describe an image. Vector graphics are composed of paths. Bitmap images require h
Vector images are constructed from mathematical points. These points are used to determine the beginning and end of the vector line or curve. One way of thinking about a vector line is as a mathematical question represented as a line or curve. Vectors illustrations have some unique qualities. They are resolution independent. This means that it does no matter what the resolution of the screen or the printed image may be the vector illustration will remain clear and well defined. The way in which vector illustrations are encoded enables the images properties to be fully editable images built from mathematical equations. Attributed (characteristics of an objects can be changed without permanently changing the object itself. Because they are scalable vector images are resolution independent. not restricted to rectangular shape like bitmaps.
