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Stretch your vocabulary
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• To break something down into smaller chunks.
bitmap
• Bitmap graphics are made from pixels. Resizing will cause loss of quality, not to be used in animations.
vector
• Vector graphics are made from shapes. They resize without any loss of quality. Colours of individual shapes can be changed. Used to create clean, smooth animations.
squashing
• Squashing a graphic will create the illusion of weight and contact.
stretching
• Stretching a graphic will create the illusion of speed. A slow-in and out of frames can be used to build and reduce momentum.
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Knowledge Base: Computing ‘I love Computing & Animation.’ Year 7 | Spring Term