<s>
Bitmap	B-Application
textures	I-Application
are	O
digital	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
representing	O
a	O
surface	O
,	O
a	O
material	O
,	O
a	O
pattern	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
picture	O
,	O
generated	O
by	O
an	O
artist	O
or	O
designer	O
using	O
a	O
bitmap	B-Application
editor	I-Application
software	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
or	O
Gimp	B-Application
or	O
simply	O
by	O
scanning	B-Application
an	O
image	O
and	O
,	O
if	O
necessary	O
,	O
retouching	O
it	O
on	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
bitmap	B-Application
textures	I-Application
can	O
be	O
created	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
repetitive	O
patterns	O
to	O
fill	O
an	O
infinite	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
designed	O
for	O
print	O
,	O
textures	O
should	O
be	O
created	O
in	O
high-resolution	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
achieve	O
good	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
print	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
,	O
if	O
these	O
textures	O
are	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
multimedia	O
,	O
3d	O
animation	O
or	O
web	O
design	O
,	O
they	O
should	O
be	O
created	O
in	O
a	O
maximum	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
that	O
equals	O
the	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
display	O
(	O
TV	O
,	O
computer	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
,	O
movie	B-Application
projector	I-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
article	O
was	O
taken	O
from	O
The	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
Roadmap	O
with	O
written	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
