Bryan Kilgallin's
▦ Raster Graphics

Target Audience

English-speaking Australian adults will like this page. It's for folk interested in digital illustration with open-source tools. And artists might be interested in the technical side of pixel graphics.


Abstract studio work
I drew this in a community centre art class. It is a portrait of a fellow student. Ariel was a friendly chef, who was sitting opposite me at the table. I used MyPaint software.

A raster image conveys digital data. There is a grid of pixels. Each pixel specifies the colour and location of a point.

This format is capable of displaying intricate details. It is compatible with most web browsers. Such images can be viewed on a screen. Or they can be printed on paper.

Raster images can depict complex realism. Examples are photography and painting.

However, enlarging raster images poses challenges. Pixelation leads to a blocky, jagged look.

Moreover, high-resolution raster files tend to be large. Thus requiring substantial storage capacity.