Photoshop Deck 2

Question 1

1) What tool is this?
2) What does it do?

Answer 1

1) Spot Healing Brush Tool

Question 2

1) What is this tool?
2) What does it do?

Answer 2

1) Healing Brush Tool
2) Matches the texture, lighting, transparency and shading of the samples pixels to the pixels being healed. Hold Alt and click to sample which part of the image the brush should fill the area in with.

Question 3

1) What is this tool?
​2) What does it do?

Answer 3

1) Patch Tool
2) Repairs a selected area with pixels from another area and matches the texture, lighting and shading of the sample’s pixels to the source pixels.

Question 4

1) What is this tool?
​2) What does it do?

Answer 4

1) Clone Stamp
2) Paints one part of an image over another part of the same image, with minimal matching. Alt click to select the area you want to sample from.

Question 5

1) What is this tool?
​2) What does it do?

Answer 5

1) Sponge Tool
2) Desaturates

Question 6

1) What is this tool?
​2) What does it do?

Answer 6

1) Dodge Tool
2) Lightens

Question 7

1) What is this tool?
​2) What does it do?

Answer 7

1) Burn Tool
2) Darkens

Question 8

1) What is this tool?
​2) What does it do?

Answer 8

1) Sharpen Tool
2) Increases the contrast of edges on an image.

Question 9

What should you do with the healing brush tool to avoid visibly repeating patterns?

Answer 9

Resample often and resample from different areas.

Question 10

What makes the edges of a brush fade away from the center?

Answer 10

Turning down the hardness

Question 11

What do black and white brushes do in a layer mask?

Answer 11

Black hides part of the layer.
White reveals that part of the layer.

Question 12

What keyboard shortcut swaps the foreground and the backround colors?

Answer 12

X

Question 13

What should be checked when saving a PSD file?

Answer 13

Maximize compatibility

Question 14

RAW Images

Answer 14

• Can’t be changed/modified
• Unprocessed data straight from the camera’s censor
• Includes everything the censor sees, even if it’s not visible to the human eye
• Saved in an external XMP file when you edit in Adobe Camera RAW

Question 15

What must you do with an XMP file after editing the RAW image in Photoshop?

Answer 15

You must include the file with the image if you wish to keep the changes you made while developing.

Question 16

How can you duplicate a layer?

Answer 16

• Right click on the layer and select “duplicate”
• Dragging it to the New Layer icon
• Holding down Alt with the move tool selected and dragging the layer out

Question 17

How do you convert a layer to a smart object?

Answer 17

Right click and choose “Convert to Smart Object”

Question 18

Smart Objects

Answer 18

• Protect the pixels so nothing can be destroyed.
• Special non-destructive layers (you cannot make any changes that can’t be undone later)

Question 19

What is the Rule of Thirds?

Answer 19

• “Tic tac toe” board
• For a visually pleasing layout, keep focal points on the lines, favoring the intersections

Question 20

How do you non-destructively crop your images and why is this important?

Answer 20

Deselect the “delete cropped pixels” option. It’s important because you will be able to expand your image later if you change your mind.

Question 21

What is recommended to have more control of your brush?

Answer 21

Reduce flow for more control with the brush

Question 22

What adds color and what takes away color?

Answer 22

Saturate adds color.
Desaturate takes away color.