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Photoshop Deck 1 Flashcards

1
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Toolbar

A

Houses Photoshop Tools

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2
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Options Bar

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Context sensitive - whatever tool is active will change the options bar. The icon on the left will always show you the active tool.

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3
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Menu bar

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The bar that allows you to Save to Edit an image.

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4
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Workspace Settings

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Allows you to reset or save your arrangements of panels.

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5
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Adjustment Panel

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Allows you to non-destructively edit and image.

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6
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Layers Panel

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Allows you to organize layers, layer groups and layer effects in an image.

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7
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What is the shortcut for Edit -> Preferences -> General?

A

ctrl + k (Windows)

cmd + k (Mac)

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8
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What can you do in the interface preferences?

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Change UI Language, the UI Font Size and the UI scaling.

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9
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In the File Handling Preferences, what interval should you do automatic save recovery?

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Every 5 minutes.

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10
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What four file types can you export your work into when using the Quick Export format preferences?

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PNG, JPG, GIF, SVG

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What do FNG files offer that JPG files do not?

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Transparency

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12
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What adds the Copyright and Contact info to a project?

A

Metadata

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13
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What is recommended if you experience weird crashes or strange visuals for the video card in Photoshop.

A

Turn off Graphic Processor

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14
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What is the best resolution for print?

A

300 dpi

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15
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What is the learn panel?

A

A set of tutorials

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16
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A designer in the real world works how?

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Designers work visually and not by specific numbers.

17
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What indicates where the panel will be placed when moving it around?

A

A blue line

18
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What indicates which panel group will be joining?

A

A blue box

19
Q

How do you zoom to 100% quickly?

A

Double-click on the zoom tool.

20
Q

How do you fit a document to window?

A

Double-click on the hand tool.

21
Q

What do you need to do to temporarily switch to the hand tool to “drag” your image around within the document window?

A

Hold the spacebar

22
Q

What keys on the keyboard changes the brush size?

A

The left and right square brackets [ ] change the brush size (left smaller, right larger)

23
Q

Describe how the clone stamp works

A

Alt+Click where you want the brush to copy from. Then paint with the tool and it copies from your original location to where you want to paint.

24
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What is the difference between destructive and non-destructive editing?

A

Destructive editing changes the original image. Example: Going to Image -> Adjustments. The eraser tool also makes destructive edits. The adjustment panel makes non-destructive changes. Does not change the pixels.

25
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When adjusting elements in your design, what is the best practice?

A

Look at the whole image when adjusting. It’s easy to focus on just one section and miss changes elsewhere in the image.

26
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How do you turn off the adjustment layer?

A

Click on the eyeball (also called the toggle).

27
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What is opacity?

A

How visible something is. Opacity is the opposite of transparency so 0 opcity is 100% transparency.

28
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What is the default file for Quick Export?

A

PNG

29
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What do you change as the default for your exported files?

A

Metadata to copyright and contact info. This will include any info you’ve included and if there is no info it will just be empty.

30
Q

It’s best practice to check what option when saving for the web?

A

Convert to sRGB

31
Q

What Metadata gets recorded when a picture is taken with most smart phones?

A

The GPS location of where the picture was taken.

32
Q

If a preview doesn’t show in your finder, how should you view your photos and see the metadata?

A

Adobe Bridge

33
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What are RAW files?

A

RAW files are like “unprocessed” film from a camera and they are very large files. When you develop them, the files get smaller because it throws away any information you can’t see.

34
Q

What images are best to get from the client?

A

RAW

35
Q

What option allows you to fill a selection using the surround pixels in an image?

A

Edit -> Fill -> Content Aware

36
Q

What is the shortcut to remove the “marching ants”? (a selection)

A

Ctrl + D (Windows)

Cmd + D (Mac

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