THE POTENTIAL OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS' ARTISTIC ABILITIES
The article discusses the pedagogical aspect of using one of the modern types of computer art - computer graphics - for the artistic development of students of general secondary education. The potential of two-dimensional computer graphics is analyzed regarding its means revealed in the context of computer science and art history. The technical potential of computer graphics, which includes its software and hardware, is identified for the development of students' artistic skills in computer science, and the artistic and expressive potential (point, line, silhouette, colour, etc.) - in art history. The author substantiates the need for a convergence of potentials to consider computer graphics in terms of its artistic and technical capabilities. Convergence results in computer graphics properties, which together contribute to the development of students' artistic skills. The article characterizes these properties and determines their developmental capabilities. The theoretical aspects presented in the article can become a conceptual basis for the development of methods of teaching visual arts, computer graphics in art education of students of different age categories.