Dots do not become large rectangles as they are enlarged. Adobe Postscript Level 1 fonts exhibit this characteristic. There are many dramatic effects possible with the tools provided. Here is a summary of some of major features. Fills are applied to objects.
Most fills create a continuous transition between two colors.
Different fill types control the shape of the transition. Fill types include conical, elliptical, circular, flat, and linear. Bitmap and fractal fills insert an image into an object. This is might be one way to start the conversion of a font or graphic into a scaleable image. Named colors can be assigned to objects to allow the easy substitution of a color which is associated with that name.