Vector+Graphics+Introduction

Object oriented graphics data is quite different from digitised data in that the graphics are created on the computer rather than sampled.

Object oriented graphics (or vector graphics) store different properties (or attributes) about the image e.g. etc.
 * shape = square
 * fill colour = red
 * position = (100, 210)
 * line width = 4
 * line colour = blue

Unlike bitmapped images, vector graphics can be stretched and scaled. They take up less memory than bitmapped graphics and look better on high resolution monitors. The disadvantage of vector graphics is that individual pixels cannot be edited, only each individual shape can be edited.

The following images are all vector graphics: