o Unlike a bitmap graphic, created by superimposing a grid of pixels over an image, a vector graphic consists of a set of instructions for creating a picture. Vector graphics are stored as a collection of and their corresponding sizes, colors, and positions. The big advantage of vector graphics is that they can be enlarged without becoming Vector graphics are created by using software. A vector graphic can be converted into a bitmap by a process called Once converted, however, the resulting graphic loses the object-editing qualities it had in its vector state. The most common vector graphics format for the Web is .3-D graphics are stored as a set of instructions that contain the locations and lengths of lines that form a(n) for a 3-D object. This framework then can be covered by colored, patterned, and textured surfaces. This process, called produces a bitmap image of the 3-D object. tracing adds highlights and shadows to the image. 3- D graphics can be animated to produce special effects for movies and animated characters for 3-D computer games