Graphics
package are specially designed software that are used for graphic production of
images, drawing, designs, pictures and other graphic related jobs.
Graphic
package is use for designing letter head paper, birth day card, wedding card,
complementary card, invitation card, logos, banners etc
Examples of
Graphic Packages
1.
Ms-Paint
2.
Instant Artist
3.
Corel Draw
4.
Harvard Graphics
5.
Adobe Photoshop
6.
Logo Graphic
7.
Corel Photo-paint
1.
Ms-Paint:
This is drawing software you can use to create simple or elaborate drawings.
2.
Adobe
Photoshop: Photoshop is an image editing software that allows you create,
modify, combine and optimize digital images.
3.
LOGO:
This stands for Language Of Graphic Oriented is a programming language that is
use to draw figures, calculate numbers and print words by giving simple
commands with the help of the keyboard.
4.
CorelDraw:
This is an integrated vector graphics editor developed and marked by Corel
Corporation. It is also the name of the Corel graphics suite which includes the
bitmap image editor Corel photo-paint as well as other graphics related
programs.
5.
Corel
Photo-Paint: This is a raster graphics editor developed and marketed by Corel since
1992. The software is meant for windows operating systems and stores image data
as well as information objects, colour profiles, text, transparency and effect
filters.
Types of Graphic
Packages
1.
Painting Packages
2.
Drawing Packages
1.
Painting Packages: This is types of package that produces images by changing
the colour of the pixels on the screen.
2.
Drawing Packages: This is a type of graphic package that produces images that
made up from coloured lines and shapes such as circles, squares and rectangles.
FEATURES
OF GRAPHICS PACKAGE ENVIRONMENT
1. Title
Bar: This is the top most part of the graphics environment. It contains the
name of the program, the name of the file and the sizing bar. It is blue in
colour.
2.
Toolbar:
The toolbar is where all the tools needed for graphic jobs are kept.it includes
the select tool, text tool, fill tool and outline tool.
3.
Menu
Bar: The menu bar contains the menu items which contains submenus that are commands
used to carry out tasks. Examples are File, Edit, Image, and View.
4.
Printable
Area: This is where the printed drawing is been placed. Any drawing/object that
is not placed on the printable area will not be print out during printing.
5.
Colour
Palette: This can be found at the right side of your graphic screen and on the toolbox.
It is used to choose the colour needed to paint object. Examples are outline
and fill colour.