So you've read about the different kinds of graphics out there, learned the basic tools that are used when creating a graphic, created your own, and now you're wondering what good does this do me?
Well you can print it out if you have printer, for example, you could draw your business's logo and use it on your letterhead that you made in your favorite word proccessor software.
You can use it as "wallpaper" on your desktop so instead of seeing the same picture or pattern you always have every since you got your computer you can put your new graphic up for your friends and family to see! (consult your computer's operating system's manual on details for your specific computer)
Our personal favorite of course is putting it on the web for everyone to see. Every graphic you've seen on this site has been created by one of us, and through the programming language HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) you've been able to see it on the webpage. There are many books on HTML and web programming, and there are a few good sources on the web for free. Then there are services for hosting you webpage for free in exchange for displaying a banner ad when you page first loads. So once you find such a service that allows HTML code to be entered (there are a few that don't) then you can post your graphics on the world wide web!
The basic code for a webpage starts with the tags {html} and {body}
these set up the page and the colors for text and the background.
( You must substitute < and > for the { and } so that it will work, if we were to use the <and> the code would not show up )
For and image to be used you must upload it from your computer to your hosting services server.
( Your host should have a help page if you don't know how to do something please consult that webpage )
Then you must use an image tag. (again substitute the { and } for < and >)
The image tag is {img src="filepath"}
(Filepath is where you would type the path to your image)
If you want to center the image include a center tag before and after the image tag:
{Center} {img src="filepath"} {/Center}
You'll notice the last tag has a "/" in it, this is used in a closing tag to mark the end of that set of instructions. In the previous example it shows the webbrowser to center that image then stop after it so that the other stuff isn't centered too.
When you are done with your image you need to close the page tags from the beginning, so type:
{/Body}
{/HTML}
(Remember to use < and > in the real code instead of { and }*This is important if you want the code to work*)
While this is far from a guide on building a total web page it will be enough to get your graphic displayed. If you are interested on furthering your knowledge of HTML we suggest buying a book that won't only teach you but will be good to use as a reference from time to time, so it must have a good index.