ABSTRACT
This chapter is an introduction to working with images imported from various sources outside of the Processing application such as personal photography or computer-sourced clip art. Readers first learn best practices in preparing outside images such as jpegs and pngs for import into their Processing projects. The chapter then moves forward with lessons on how to manipulate imported images with code commands and custom variables that control placement, transparency, color tints, and image scaling. Readers are also introduced to keyboard inputs and customized fonts. The chapter concludes with project optimization when using imported images and discusses the specifics of the Processing's “smooth” command for anti-aliasing image edges. The end-of-the-chapter project is an animated and interactive collage project sourced from outside images of the reader's choice. Several project examples are provided for download from the publisher's website.
