How are Graphics done?

[ThePixel]

The Question. How are Graphics done? Do I need a certain complier? Do I need A certain program? How do I code them? Just give me all the info you know on creating and making a simple game with graphics. Thanks.

[Bazzy]

You need a graphic library.
Try SFML http://www.sfml-dev.org/

[quirkyusername]

you need to download a library of which there are tons, SDL, Direct3D, OpenGL.

SDL is easy to use and well documented I'd recommend that.

[ThePixel]

Alright, now. Once you have a library downloaded. How do you use them with C++.

[firedraco]

You look at their tutorials and figure it out from the examples.

[Bazzy]

#include the library headers and tell the linker that you are using those libraries