Final Flashcards
What is Photoshop used for?
Create original artwork Manipulate color images Retouch photographs Repair damaged images Create images for Web pages
What are photoshop images made of
Pixels
What are steps to create a new file
Click File on the Menu bar
Click New
Enter the required width in the Width text box
Enter the required height in the Height text box
Click Ok
How should Save As be used
Save a file under a new name and to preserve a
copy of the original file
Open a file in one file format (e.g., .BMP) and save
it in another file format (e.g., .JPG)
How can you change windows you already arranged
Change to floating windows by clicking the
Arrange Documents button on the Menu bar, then
click Float All in Windows
What are the areas of the Photoshop window
Menu/Application Bar
Options Bar
Tools Panel
Status Bar
Document Window
Panels
Docks
A section within an image that can be
manipulated independently
Layers
How does the history panel record
The History panel contains a record of each task
completed in an image
What can be done with layers
Add, delete, and move layers
Drag a portion of an image (a selection) to
another Photoshop image
Hide and display layers
Change the opacity of a layer
Change the order of layers
Componetns of the layers panel
opacity slider
image layer
type layer
background layer
adjustment layer
layer style
clipping mask
layer mask
layer style button
new layer button
delete button
new layer group
commonly used layers
Type,Image, Adjustment, Background
How can layers be added
New command on the
Layer menu
New Layer command on
the Layers panel menu
Click the Create a new
layer button on the layers panel
How can layers be deleted
Layers panel list arrow next to
the layer name
Delete layer button
Drag the layer name to the
Delete layer button
[Alt] buttons with the Delete layers button
An area of an image surrounded by a marquee
Selection
Why use the crop tool
To remove a portion of an image
How is a leyer defringed
Application Bar -> Layers
Matting
Defringe
What tools can be used to organize layers?
Layer groups
Layer colors
What are two common selection methods?
Using a tool
Using a color
Slection methods using color
Tools:
Lasso tools
Marquee Tools
Quick Select Tool
Colors:
Color Range
Magic Wand
What are fastening points?
An anchor within a marquee
Which tools use them?
Polygonal Lasso Tool
Magnetic Lasso Tool
What can be done with selections?
Moved
Copied
Transformed
Adjustment
Non-printable horizontal and vertical lines, used To help position a selection
guides
How can a marquee be modified?
Add to
Subtract from
Intersect with a selection
Expand a marquee
Contract a marquee
Smooth out the edges of a marquee
Enlarge a marquee and add a border
Refine an edge
How can a selection be transformed?
By changing its size and other qualities
What does the healing brush fix
imperfections
What does the healing brush match
texture, lighting, shade of sample
What color mode is used for visual output?
RGB
Printed output color
CMYK
What is the default foreground/
background color?
Black and White
How can you change the foreground color?
Colors panel
Swatches panel
Color Picker
Eyedropper tool (sampling)
Why use the color picker dialog box?
Choose a color from a color spectrum
Numerically define a custom color
Border around a layer
stroke
What is the gradient tool used to do?
Create dynamic effects by blending colors
What are the 5 gradient options?
Linear
Diamond
Radial
Angle
Reflected
Why are filters used
To significantly alter the appearance of an image
How is the Match Color command accessed?
Application Menu -> Image
Adjustments
Match Color
Text in photoshop is called
text
Can be scaled to any size
without losing clarity
Type created in
Photoshop is initially
this type
outline
Composed of pixels
Type is converted to
this type when you
apply special filters
bitmap
Where can type be modified?
Options bar
Character panel
Paragraph panel
3 categories of text
Serif
Sans Serif
Symbol
foyr types of character spacing
Kerning
Tracking
Leading
Baseline Shift
How to add a style
Click Layer on the Application bar
Point to Layer Style or
Click on Add Layer Style on Layer Panel
Click a style
two popular styles of type
Drop shadow, bevel and emboss
What are painting tools used for
modify color in an image
Painting tools refer to any tool that uses a
_____ to apply.
brush tip
6 painting tools
Smudge
Sharpen
Blur
Dodge
Burn
Sponge
controls fade option
jitter
used to work on unwanted or damaged imagery
patch tool
What do painting tools match
texture, lighting, shading
number of brush tip libraries
12
used to restore pixel data
History brush tool
What can a layer mask cover
An entire layer or specific areas within a layer
How many masks per layer
one
What is the difference between black and
white when painting a Layer Mask?
black - increase
white - decrease
Changes that can be reversed even after the
image has been closed
non-destructive changes
where layer mask thumbnail is displayed
In the Layers panel to the right of the image
thumbnail
how can multiple layers be selected
Contiguous Layers - Press and hold Shift while
clicking additional layers on Layer Panel
Non-Contiguous Layers - Press and hold Ctrl while
clicking additional layers on Layer Panel
What is the difference between aligning and
distributing layers?
Aligning layers to each other
Distributing layers to evenly space content
What does blending pixels control?
The colors and form of an image by blending
pixels on one layer with pixels on another layer
A special layer that acts as a color filter for a single
layer or all the layers beneath
adjustment mask
How can it be clipped to create a Clipping
Mask?
Press Alt + Click on line separating the layers on
the Layers Panel
