Get All Information About 2d Icons And Models

2D web icons as well as other objects are notable for their flexibility. This is achieved by the peculiarity of rendering them at different resolutions suitable for various output devices.

2D Icons items:

• raster pictures (digital graphics);
• styled text as a typeset for 2D Icons;
• vector models (geometric graphics).

All these items can be managed by 2D transformations for example rotation, scaling or angular position etc. Meshing basic models you will get more advanced ones.

Due to the layers technique 2D icons can create the illusion of all 3D characteristics like shadow, reflection or highlighting. The layers really should maintain the definite hierarchy and order carefully. This makes editing 2D icons and similar objects easier.

2.5D Icons as the pseudo 3D kind of 2D Icons

2Dicons are also well-known as 2.5D models. This technology offers web designers ability to work with any layer without the need of touching the others. The most of the well known graphics editors prefer this kind of 2D object development.

2.5D is a synonym to pseudo 3D. It means "two-and-a-half-dimensional" graphics. Models which were built with a help of with 2.5D technology appear to be tridimensional while in fact they are not. The featured projection represents both front and side views.

This technology used for designing 2D web icons is frequently achieved by the special lighting effect. 3D illusion can be reached as a result of virtual light source to the left or to the right side and above the users monitor.