Abstract: The subject of research in this article is the use of such a type of computer art as computer graphics in the artistic development of children studying in secondary educational institutions, from the point of view of pedagogy. When analyzing the potential of two-dimensional computer graphics, its means that exist from the point of view of art history and computer science are taken into account. Particular attention is paid to the technical potential of computer graphics in the development of artistic abilities of students and includes hardware and software, and art history is focused on the artistic and expressive potential formed by the artistic and expressive means of computer graphics (dot, silhouette, color, etc.). The main conclusions of the study of the topic are the detailed disclosure of the potentials of computer graphics. We are talking about its properties, which, combined with each other, ensure the development of the artistic abilities of children. This article characterizes such properties and considers the developing possibilities of each of them. The author's special contribution to the study of the topic is the formulation of theoretical aspects, thanks to which in the future it is possible to develop effective methods for teaching people belonging to different age categories, computer graphics and fine arts within the framework of art education.