Prelim- Additional Flashcards
The very first Photoshop version
was released in
January 1988.
The creators of Photoshop are
Thomas Knoll and John Knoll
complete title of a file
File Name
The image size (or pixel dimensions) of an image is a measure of the number of pixels along an image’s
Width & Height
virtual canvas. Are discrete design areas, of any shape and size, within the same document, on which you can place design elements. Example measurements: Pixels, Inches, Centimeters, Millimeters, Points, & Picas
Artboards
Displaying your artboards so you can select Portrait or Horizontally.
Orientation
typically described in PPI, which refers to how many pixels are displayed per inch of an image.
Resolution
The basis for the representation of a pixel’s color value.
Color Mode
refers to the amount of color information available in the image.
bit
Layer is the base layer that contains
the original image when it is first opened. Example :White, Black, Background Color, &Transparent
Background Contents
isolates part of an image so you can work on that area without affecting the rest of the image.
Selection Tools
lets you cut your entire canvas down to size, hiding what you don’t want to show. The Slice tool helps you break your piece down into multiple images for easier editing or exporting to other applications.
Crop and Slice Tools
any area defined with the Ruler tool or with a selection tool, including irregular areas selected. You can also compute the height, width, area, and perimeter, or track measurements of one image or multiple images.
Measuring Tools
Improving the overall look and quality of a photo. Removing blemishes, imperfections, or distracting elements from the photo.
Retouching Tools
Used to paint any image, a selected color and size and used to alter an image by creating strokes and adding color
Painting Tools
To create and alter vector objects. A tools work on vector paths, which are vector-based outlines you can turn into selections. Using the Options bar, choose whether to draw paths or shape layers. Type is created in type layers that can be transformed and warped and even set along paths.
Drawing and Type Tools
Is a tool for monitoring an image; it also makes it easy to zoom and scroll in the image. The usefulness of the panel is that you can keep the current tool
active, and, at the same time, zoom in and out of your image.
Navigation Tool
is a tool that creates a chronological top-down view of everything you
do in your working session in Photoshop.
History Panel
To undo the last thing you did
Control+Z (Windows) or
Command+Z (macOS)
To redo the last thing you did
Shift + Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (macOS)
Multimedia is a combination of
content forms:
Text
Animation
Audio
Video
Still Images
Graphic design Elements
Line
Color
Shape
Texture
Form
Balance
CMYK stands for
Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black
CMYK used
ideal for designs that will be printed with
ink, such as brochures,flyers, or business cards.
RGB stands for
Red-Green-Blue
RGB use
best for digital images that will be displayed on a screen,such as a computer, TV,tablet, or smartphone.
BEST FILE FORMATS FOR RGB
Joint Photographic Experts Group-Jpeg
Adobe Photoshop- Psd
Portable Network Graphic - Png
Graphics Interchange Format- Gif
Scalable Vector Graphics- Svg
This is a widely used format that compresses the image to reduce the file size, but may also reduce the quality. is good for photos and images with many colors, but not for text, logos,or graphics with sharp
Joint Photographic Experts Group- Jpeg
which preserves all the layers, effects, and settings of your image. is good for editing and storing your original images, but not for sharing or displaying them on the web.
Adobe Photoshop- Psd
This is a lossless format that preserves the quality and transparency of your image, but may also result in a larger file size. is good for graphics, icons, logos, text, or images with transparent backgrounds.
Portable Network Graphic- Png
This is a format that supports animation and transparency, but only allows 256 colors. is good for simple animations or images with few colors, but not for photos or complex graphics.
Graphics Interchange Format- Gif
This is a vector format that uses XML code to define the shapes, colors,and paths of your image. is good for scalable graphics, icons, diagrams, or user interface elements that need to be drawn accurately at different sizes.
Scalable Vector Graphics- Svg
BEST FILE FORMATS FOR CMYK
Portable Document Format- Pdf
Adobe Illustrator- Ai
Encapsulated Postscript- Eps
Tag Image File Format- Tiff
This is a widely used format that preserves the layout, fonts, graphics, and colors of your document. is compatible with most programs and printers and can handle both vector and raster images. is good for brochures, flyers, posters, magazines, books,
Portable Document Format- Pdf
which is a vector-based software.
preserves all the layers, effects, and settings of your image, and allows you to edit them later. is good for logos, icons, illustrations, or graphics that need to be scaled without losing quality.
Adobe Illustrator- Ai
This is a similar format to AI, but it is compatible with other vector programs besides Illustrator. also preserves the vector information of your image and can be edited or scaled as needed. is good for logos, icons, illustrations, or graphics that need to be shared or printed from different software.
Encapsulated Postscript- Eps
This is a lossless format that preserves the quality and details of your raster image, but may also result in a large file size. It can handle CMYK colors and transparency and can be compressed without losing data. is good for photos, images with gradients or shadows, or complex graphics
Tag Image File Format-Tiff
digital designs that stay sharp at any size. Two-dimensional digital images are either vectors or rasters.
VECTOR GRAPHICS
also known as bitmap images, are made up of pixels, which stay the same size as you zoom in and out of an image. This means that blowing these images up or zooming in can cause pixelation as the pixels become more visible.
Raster images
are made up of geometric polygons and colors, and thanks to the mathematical equations behind them, they adjust to stay crisp and clean at any size. This makes them popular assets in graphic design and digital arts. Logos, fonts, and icons
Vector images
great format for any image that has
to change size, like logos and graphics that have to look good in a variety of contexts. The same logo might show up on business cards, t-shirts, coffee mugs, and billboards.
vector images
excel at holding detail. Digital photos and paintings. Creating an image out of thousands upon thousands of pixels means you can show off light, shadows, color, and contrasts in a more
meticulous way than you can with the equations that make up vector images.
Raster images
