Computer graphics

DEFINITION

Pictures made with the assistance of computers. Computer graphics are often made with software called drawing, painting, illustrating and photographic programs or applications.Related links: Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory, Los Angeles, CA, has one of the finest programs. Being near near centers of the motion picture and computer industries probably helped. See demos of their work in digital renderings of Michelangelo's David and St. Matthew sculptures among the array of the work they've posted online. Also see Adobe, analog, CAD, digital image, graphic design, monitor, and photomechanical graphic.