2d Web Icons And Models Material

2D icons are really well known for their flexibility. This flexibility is achieved by rendering them at various resolutions ideal for various output devices.

2D Icons items:

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

The above-mentioned items can be managed by 2D transformations such as rotation, scaling or angular position etc. Meshing basic models you will get more complex ones.

2D icons aren't like the real three-dimensional objects but due to the layers technique they can create the illusion of all 3D characteristics like shadow, reflection or highlighting. The layers really should maintain the certain hierarchy and order carefully. This makes modifying 2D icons and similar objects easier.

2.5D Icons vs 3D and 2D Icons

2Dicons also are well known as 2.5D models. This technology allows website designers to work with any layer with no need of touching the others. The best of the prominent graphics editors choose this kind of 2D object development.

2.5D is a synonym to pseudo 3D. This means "two-and-a-half-dimensional" graphics. Models that were created with a help of with 2.5D technology appear to be tridimensional but in fact they are not.

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