<s>
Graphic	B-Application
art	I-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
a	O
subclass	O
of	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
used	O
for	O
graphic	O
design	O
,	O
multimedia	O
development	O
,	O
stylized	O
image	O
development	O
,	O
technical	B-Application
illustration	I-Application
,	O
general	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
,	O
or	O
simply	O
to	O
access	B-Application
graphic	I-Application
files	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Art	B-Application
software	I-Application
uses	O
either	O
raster	B-Algorithm
or	O
vector	O
graphic	O
reading	O
and	O
editing	O
methods	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
and	O
view	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
graphic	B-Application
art	I-Application
software	I-Application
may	O
be	O
more	O
efficient	O
than	O
rendering	O
using	O
traditional	O
media	O
by	O
requiring	O
less	O
hand	O
–	O
eye	O
coordination	O
,	O
requiring	O
less	O
mental	O
imaging	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
utilizing	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
quicker	O
(	O
sometimes	O
more	O
accurate	O
)	O
automated	O
rendering	O
functions	O
to	O
create	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
art	B-Application
software	I-Application
includes	O
common	O
functions	O
,	O
creation	O
tools	O
,	O
editing	O
tools	O
,	O
filters	O
,	O
and	O
automated	O
rendering	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graphic	O
design	O
professionals	O
favor	O
general	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
page	O
layout	O
software	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
desktop	O
publishing	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multimedia	O
development	O
professionals	O
favor	O
software	O
with	O
audio	O
,	O
motion	O
and	O
interactivity	O
such	O
as	O
software	O
for	O
creating	O
and	O
editing	O
hypermedia	O
,	O
electronic	O
presentations	O
(	O
more	O
specifically	O
slide	O
presentations	O
)	O
,	O
computer	B-Application
simulations	I-Application
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	O
development	O
professionals	O
may	O
use	O
general	O
graphic	B-Application
editors	I-Application
or	O
may	O
prefer	O
more	O
specialized	O
software	O
for	O
rending	O
or	O
capturing	O
images	O
with	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
images	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
from	O
scratch	O
with	O
most	O
art	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
specialized	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
or	O
advanced	O
features	O
of	O
generalized	O
applications	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
more	O
accurate	O
visual	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
editors	O
are	O
ideal	O
for	O
solid	O
crisp	O
lines	O
seen	O
in	O
line	O
art	O
,	O
poster	O
,	O
woodcut	O
ink	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
mosaic	B-Application
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
generalized	O
image	B-Application
editors	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
are	O
used	O
for	O
digital	O
painting	O
(	O
representing	O
real	O
brush	O
and	O
canvas	O
textures	O
such	O
as	O
watercolor	O
or	O
burlap	O
canvas	O
)	O
or	O
handicraft	O
textures	O
such	O
as	O
mosaic	B-Application
or	O
stained	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
photo	B-Application
editing	I-Application
,	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
Corel	B-Operating_System
Painter	I-Operating_System
and	O
Photo-Paint	B-Application
were	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
rendering	O
with	O
digital	O
painting	O
effects	O
and	O
continue	O
to	O
evolve	O
with	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
hand-rendering	O
styles	O
that	O
do	O
n't	O
appear	O
computer	O
generated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specialized	O
software	O
may	O
contain	O
3D	O
modeling	O
and	O
ray	B-Algorithm
tracing	I-Algorithm
features	O
to	O
make	O
images	O
appear	O
photographed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
3D	O
software	O
is	O
for	O
general	O
3D	O
object	O
modeling	O
,	O
whereas	O
other	O
3D	O
software	O
is	O
more	O
specialized	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Poser	B-Application
for	O
characters	O
or	O
Bryce	B-Application
for	O
scenery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
such	O
as	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
3D	O
effects	O
from	O
2D	O
(	O
flat	O
)	O
images	O
instead	O
of	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MetaCreations	O
Detailer	O
and	O
Painter	B-Operating_System
3D	O
are	O
discontinued	O
software	B-Application
applications	I-Application
specifically	O
for	O
painting	O
texture	O
maps	O
on	O
3D	O
Models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
2-D	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	I-Application
may	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
trace	O
photographs	O
or	O
rotoscope	O
animations	O
from	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technical	O
professionals	O
and	O
technical	B-Application
illustrators	I-Application
may	O
use	O
technical	O
graphic	B-Application
software	I-Application
that	O
might	O
allow	O
for	O
stylized	O
effects	O
with	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
clarity	O
and	O
accuracy	O
and	O
little	O
or	O
no	O
emphasis	O
on	O
creative	O
expression	O
and	O
aesthetics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
designing	O
or	O
technical	B-Application
illustration	I-Application
of	O
synthetic	O
physical	O
objects	O
,	O
the	O
software	O
is	O
usually	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
CAD	B-Application
or	O
CADD	B-Application
,	O
Computer-Aided	B-Application
Design	I-Application
and	I-Application
Drafting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
physical	O
objects	O
,	O
technical	O
graphic	B-Application
software	I-Application
may	O
include	O
software	O
for	O
visualizing	O
concepts	O
,	O
manually	O
representing	O
scientific	O
data	O
,	O
visualizing	O
algorithms	O
,	O
visual	O
instructions	O
,	O
and	O
navigational	O
aids	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
information	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specialized	O
software	O
for	O
concept	O
maps	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
technical	O
purposes	O
and	O
non-technical	O
conceptualizing	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
considered	O
technical	B-Application
illustration	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
may	O
include	O
software	O
for	O
handling	O
specialized	O
graphic	O
file	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
Fontographer	B-Operating_System
software	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
creating	O
and	O
editing	O
computer	O
fonts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
general	O
image	B-Application
editing	I-Application
software	I-Application
has	O
unique	O
image	O
file	O
handling	O
features	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vector	O
graphic	B-Application
editors	I-Application
handle	O
vector	O
graphic	O
files	O
and	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
load	O
PostScript	B-Language
files	O
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
tools	O
enable	O
professional	O
photographers	O
to	O
use	O
nondestructive	O
image	O
processing	O
for	O
editing	O
digital	B-Application
photography	I-Application
without	O
permanently	O
changing	O
or	O
duplicating	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Raw	B-Application
image	I-Application
format	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
special	O
handling	O
software	O
includes	O
software	O
for	O
capturing	O
images	O
such	O
as	O
2D	B-Application
scanning	I-Application
software	O
,	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanning	I-Algorithm
software	O
and	O
screen-capturing	B-Application
,	O
or	O
software	O
for	O
specialized	O
graphic	O
format	O
processing	O
such	O
as	O
raster	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
processing	O
and	O
file	O
format	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
