

(If you've heard the term "resolution", that refers to raster images, such as photographs. Each pixel is a super tiny block of space that contains one color, and each raster image can be made up of thousands or millions of pixels.

Raster artwork or images are made up of pixels. Let me start by explaining the difference between them. These formats are fundamentally different, excel in different ways, and should be used for different purposes. There are two formats for digital artwork: Raster and Vector. Feel free to skip ahead if there's one area you're most interested in reading: I've broken this post into the following sections. If you want to know more about why I use an iPad instead of an Surface or Android tablet, please see this post. Note: Both apps are available on Android and iOS. Even though they're both drawing apps, they're fundamentally different from each other and, consequently, excel in different ways. I have two apps I use for drawing on my iPad: Procreate and Concepts.

Raster vs Vector and Kestrel's Drawing Apps
