Photoshop Foundation - The Difference between Vector and Bitmap Graphics

This series aims to both guide you through the more confusing aspects of Photoshop and show you the very best ways to use this application.

In this first article we are going to look at the difference between vector and bitmap graphics, which is one of the most important principles to understand when working with graphics on a computer, inside or outside of Photoshop. Although Photoshop primarily is a bitmap image editor, it is capable of handling vector graphics to a certain extent. This can be a little confusing for people new to creating graphics on a computer, but by the end of this article you should have a clear idea of the difference between these two types of graphics.

Bitmap graphics are made up of colored pixels.

Vector graphics on the other hand are actually made-up of mathematical expressions and instructions that produce lines, curves and filled shapes.

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