Understanding the concepts behind computer graphics is vital for application developers, innovators, designers, marketers, artists, CAD engineers and architects. Having even a basic comprehension of these technical concepts can make the difference between success and failure when it comes to creative visual projects. This list of 29 terms and concepts will help you stay on top of the current chatter about computer graphics.

From the glossary:

ANISOTROPIC FILTERING

A method of enhancing the image quality of textures on surfaces of tessellation-rendered graphics that are at oblique viewing angles with respect to the viewer. This method is used to improve the viewer’s perception of depth in a rendered frame.

ANTIALIASING

An algorithm to remove or reduce the number of jagged edges created during rendering. Rendering a 2D frame from a 3D model using tessellation can cause artifacts and imperfections where polygons intersect; these are commonly referred to as jaggies.