The Big Guide to GFX Terms

Digintary Posts : 2681 Registration date : 2008-01-27

Enjoy :lig:

======Shorter Words======
GFX- another word for Graphics

Pic- another word for picture

Sig- another word for Signature

Bg- another word for Background

Av- another word for avatar

C4D- another word for a cinema 4d render [see Render-2.]

.PSD- another word for a photoshop document
Fractal- A Fractal Render [see Render-2.]
======General Terms======
Render- 1. A "cut-out" from a picture
2. A 3D or Fractal render are renders created using various program.

Transparent- Not visible

Brush-(brushes,brushing) I tool found in many graphics programs that adds to an image depending on the color and type of brush chosen.

Lighting- The amount and placing of light in an image.

Border- The Pixels on the edge of an image
======File Types======
.jpg
.jpeg
.png
.gif
.tiff
.bmp
--Exclusive Program Filetypes--
.pdn (Paint.net)
.xcf (GIMP)
.psd (Photoshop)
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Post anything you want added to this here.
(I know it's missing a lot of things)

Digintary Posts : 2622 Registration date : 2008-01-27

Theres a File Type called .ico
Its used for the icons In MS Windows

Super-Human Posts : 3179 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Yeah, but that's not generally used too often.

Hero for Hire Posts : 1313 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Great Guide! *Stickys*

Super-Human Posts : 3179 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Lol.

There are a few things missing, but it's a very good guide, none the less!

Hero for Hire Posts : 1166 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Good guide. If you guys have any ideas I will add some to the post.

Hero for Hire Posts : 1187 Registration date : 2008-01-25

Wow. You helped me out. Great guide.

Paragon Posts : 7114 Registration date : 2008-01-27

Great Guide. Pretty much the basics. Good job! :D

Wanderer Posts : 105 Registration date : 2008-02-11

I can only think of a few...

Stock - Picture renders generally come from.

CnC - Comments and Criticisim.

Criticisim - Can be either good or bad. Good critiquing tells the plus side of the art. Bad critiquing tells the bad parts of it. Normally also accompanies ways to help get better.

Comments - Any comments on the art.

Ratings - Rates from 1-10.

Lurker Posts : 11 Registration date : 2008-03-04

hi 8)

Lurker Posts : 11 Registration date : 2008-03-04

uh ;)

Lurker Posts : 11 Registration date : 2008-03-04

you are cool ;)

Subject: Re: The Big Guide to GFX Terms March 12th 2008, 4:40 pm

Umm ok..

Also, good guide! I didnt see this before

Hero for Hire Posts : 1313 Registration date : 2008-01-26

oliver wrote:: uh ;)

Please don't spam. I won't give you an infrction because you're new.

Subject: Re: The Big Guide to GFX Terms March 12th 2008, 5:16 pm

Nice, but you should write that the best quality is .PNG.

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11494 Registration date : 2008-03-08

Good guide!!! I need some of this because I have nothing about graphics in my head at the moment.

-I think critisism is only saying the bad side. It isn't about what's good. If you're critisizing someone you aren't saying good about them. Commenting is good or bad...-

Adept Posts : 1586 Registration date : 2008-01-26

Cool Guide!

Super-Human Posts : 3025 Registration date : 2008-01-27

Its cool! Although, Avi is the shorter word for Avatar, not Av.

**Hero of Time** Posts : 11494 Registration date : 2008-03-08

I call avatars avvy, another way to put them.

**Retired Staff** Posts : 8359 Registration date : 2008-02-09

Great guide

Paragon Posts : 7260 Registration date : 2008-01-27

SWEET! Short, but helpful. And Oliver... triple posting? Read the rules

**Retired Staff** Posts : 8359 Registration date : 2008-02-09

mickey4741 wrote:: SWEET! Short, but helpful.

I agree.

Digintary Posts : 2802 Registration date : 2008-04-08

wait so waht's a stock?

Sidekick Posts : 614 Registration date : 2008-01-29

A stock is a peice of a picture or jsut a picture that is not rendered.

also you forgot:

Composition: The placement of objects in the sig/tag

Tag: Another def. for sig

Color's:the colors in a sig how they look and do they somwhat blend with tag

Super-Human Posts : 3475 Registration date : 2008-01-29

Also, .ico and .cur are also file formats.

.ico - Icons. For example, internet explorer's is an "e" with orange around it.
.cur - Cursor. For example the pointing cursor on main PC's.

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