DIG 2109 Final (quizzes 5-10)

How do you prevent transparent pixels on a layer from being altered by an editing tool, such as the Brush tool?

Activate the Lock Transparent Pixels button on the Layers panel.

How do you establish a temporary canvas angle using the Rotate View tool?

All of the answers

Which of the following statements concerning Smart Objects is true?

All of the answers

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Filter Gallery?

All of the filters that are available in Photoshop can be applied via the Filter Gallery.

Which tool would you use to drag-copy a layer from the Layers panel of one document into the document window of another?

Any tool

Which of the following edits cannot be made to an editable type layer?

Apply brush strokes

Which of the following edits cannot be applied via filters in Photoshop?

Apply color and tonal adjustments

Which type of adjustment layer could you use to make an image layer grayscale?

Black & White

The Bokeh feature of the Blur Gallery produces what effect?

Brightens the blur highlights to produce abstract, colored orbs

Which of the following methods will NOT produce a Smart Object in Photoshop?

Check Place or Drag Raster Images as Smart Objects in the General Preferences dialog box, then place or drag a standard image layer from one Photoshop document into another.

How do you activate the Puppet Warp feature for a selected layer?

Choose Edit > Puppet Warp.

How can you prevent the Mixer Brush from mixing new brush strokes with existing paint on a layer?

Choose a Dry preset from the Useful Mixer Brush Combinations menu.

How do you open the Color Picker dialog box?

Click (or double-click) the Foreground or Background color square on the Tools panel or the Color panel.

How do you save a new custom layer style?

Click a layer that contains the attributes to be saved as a style, then click the New Style button on the Styles panel.

How can you add transparency to a gradient?

Click above the gradient bar in the Gradient Editor dialog box to add a transparency stop, then adjust the Opacity value.

When applying Content-Aware scaling, what are your first steps?

Click an image layer, then choose Edit > Content-Aware Scale.

How do you exit Puppet Warp mode and apply the edits to your image?

Click the Commit Puppet Warp button on the Options bar or press Return/Enter.

How can you add the current Foreground color to the Swatches panel?

Click the New Swatch button on the Swatches panel.

How can you reveal color selectively on an image layer that you have desaturated via a Black & White adjustment layer?

Click the adjustment layer mask thumbnail, then apply black brush strokes in the image.

Which tool copies the source pixels exactly and also allows you to choose specific scale and rotation values for the replacement pixels?

Clone Stamp tool

To make the HUD color picker appear, which keys would you hold down while clicking in the image with a tool that applies colors?

Command+Option+Control/Alt+Shift-right-click

How can you limit which area of an image is affected by the Smart Sharpen filter?

Convert an image layer to a Smart Object, apply the filter as a Smart Filter, then apply brush strokes to the filter effects mask.

Normally, Photoshop filters are destructive (produce permanent edits). How can you apply a filter to an image layer non destructively?

Convert the layer to a Smart Object first.

How can you keep the results of the Sharpen tool nondestructive and removable?

Create a new, blank layer, and check Sample All Layers on the Options bar.

For maximum editability when using a retouching tool (such as the Clone Stamp or Healing Brush), you should send your retouched pixels to a separate layer. How do you do this?

Create a new, blank layer, then click Sample All Layers or choose All Layers on the Options bar for the tool.

How do you include the current Options bar settings when saving a preset for the Mixer Brush tool?

Create a preset via the Tool Presets panel.

When using the Field Blur filter, which of the following is recommended?

Create at least one pin with a Blur value of 0% and at least one pin with a Blur value greater than 0%.

Which option on the Properties panel adjusts the opacity of the overall mask?

Density

How do you reopen the Layer Style dialog box to edit an existing layer effect on a layer?

Double-click the effect name below the layer listing.

How do you open the Layer Style dialog box to apply a layer effect (such as a Drop Shadow)?

Double-click the layer listing.

How do you recolor an editable type layer?

Double-click the thumbnail on the type layer, click the color swatch on the Options bar or Character panel, then choose a color via the Color Picker.

How can you change the overall shape of a block of paragraph type without scaling the type characters?

Double-click the type layer thumbnail, then drag a handle on the bounding box.

How can you control the Blur intensity setting when applying the Iris Blur filter?

Drag around the blur ring.

How do you move (not copy) a layer effect from one layer to another?

Expand the list of effects for the layer, then drag the effect name to the target layer.

The Show Sampling Ring box on the Options bar controls whether a color ring appears when you use which tool?

Eyedropper tool

In which dialog box will you find an option that replaces an area with Content-Aware pixels?

Fill dialog box

Which Photoshop feature would you use to apply a gradient to type, if you want it to appear only within the type characters?

Gradient Overlay effect

When using the HUD color picker, which color attribute should you choose first?

Hue

Which of the following statements concerning layer scaling is true?

If you Scale a Smart Object layer, Photoshop uses the pixel information from the embedded file, which helps preserve the image quality.

To enlarge the live area of a Photoshop document, which command would you use?

Image > Canvas Size

Where can you change the format of the HUD color picker (e.g., from a wheel to a strip)?

In the General panel (HUD Picker menu) of the Preferences dialog box

Where can you edit the settings for a gradient before applying it with the Gradient tool?

In the Gradient Editor dialog box (click the Gradient preset picker on the Options bar to open)

What does the Unsharp Mask filter do?

Increases the contrast along shape edges to make the image look sharper

What is the function of the Clipped option on the Clone Source panel?

It confines the source overlay to the diameter of the brush cursor.

What is the function of a layer blending mode?

It controls how pixel values from a layer combine with pixels in the layer directly below it.

What is the function of a clipping mask?

It controls which areas in one or more layers above the base layer are visible.

What is the function of the Auto Hide option on the Clone Source panel?

It hides the source overlay once you begin cloning pixels.

What is the effect of the Edit > Paste Special > Paste Into command?

It pastes the pixels onto a new layer and converts the former selection area to a layer mask.

What happens when you click a color in an image with the Eyedropper tool?

It samples the color you click and makes it the current Foreground or Background color.

What feature would you use to adjust the spacing between a pair of horizontal type characters?

Kerning

Which key would you press on the keyboard to re-size a brush?

Left bracket [ or right bracket ] key

Which filter would you use to change the depth of field in an image (blur the foreground or background area)?

Lens Blur

Which filter can you use to apply a vignette to an image (darken the outer area)?

Lens Correction

What kind of adjustment layer would you use to screen back a layer?

Levels

What is the cause of red-eye in a portrait photo?

Light from a camera flash reflecting off the subject's retina

How can you add gray areas to a layer mask with the Brush tool to hide areas partially?

Lower the Opacity setting for the Brush tool.

Which tool would you use to drag-copy a selection of pixels from one open document to another?

Move tool

With the Clone Stamp tool, how many clone sources can you clone from at a time?

One

To sample an area of an image with the Clone Stamp tool before using it to clone pixels, which key would you hold down while clicking that area?

Option/Alt

How do you establish a sample point in a source document when using the Clone Stamp tool?

Option/Alt-click a location in the source document.

How do you copy a layer effect and add it to a target layer?

Option/Alt-drag the effect name from one layer to another.

Where are the align buttons (e.g., Align Top Edges, Align Vertical Centers) located in Photoshop?

Options bar

What kind of type wraps to the edge of a bounding box?

Paragraph type

With which retouching tool must you select the area to be repaired first, before dragging from inside the selection to a sample area?

Patch tool

To use the Rotate View tool, the Use Graphics Processor option must be checked in which panel of the Preferences dialog box when Photoshop is launched?

Performance

If your image is in Puppet Warp mode, clicking in various areas of the image has what effect?

Pins are created, which you can drag to manipulate the mesh.

How do you exit Puppet Warp mode and cancel your edits?

Press Esc.

When using the Sharpen tool, which Options bar feature helps minimize the addition of artifacts?

Protect Detail

Which step would you need to take before you can apply filters or a gradient (Gradient tool) to type in a Photoshop document?

Rasterize the type layer.

Which dialog box can be used to add a rough artistic border to an image?

Refine Edge

To quickly load multiple files as layers into a new Photoshop document from Mini Bridge, you would select two or more file thumbnails, then perform which of the following?

Right-click one of the thumbnails, then choose Photoshop > Load Files Into Photoshop Layers from the context menu.

How do you open the Warp Text dialog box to apply a warp effect to type?

Right-click the type layer listing, and choose Warp Text from the context menu.

How do you convert point type to paragraph type?

Right-click the type layer on the Layers panel, and choose Convert to Paragraph Text from the context menu.

How can you whiten the teeth in a portrait photo?

Select the teeth using a Quick Mask or the Quick Selection tool, then use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to lighten the Yellow color range.

To apply a gradient in a straight line, which key would you hold down while dragging in your document with the Gradient Fill tool?

Shift

To select multiple layers for aligning, which key(s) would you hold down while clicking layers on the Layers panel?

Shift

While drag-copying an image or layer from one document to another, which key would you hold down to make the duplicate appear in the center of the target document?

Shift

What shortcut would you use to cycle through the blending modes for the current layer?

Shift + or -

Which filter provides the most choices in the types of blur problems it can correct?

Smart Sharpen

Which tool does the best job of zapping a blemish from a portrait photo?

Spot Healing Brush tool

Which tool lets you correct flaws without your having to click or lasso a sample area?

Spot Healing Brush tool

What steps do you need to follow in order to use type characters as a clipping mask?

Stack the type layer below the image layer, then hold down Option/Alt and click the line between the two.

Which of the following two statements is correct?

The Fill Opacity setting (Layers panel) affects layer content, but not layer effects, whereas the Opacity setting affects both layer content and effects.

What happens when you press the D key (if you're not using a type tool)?

The Foreground and Background colors are reset to black and white.

What is the difference between applying a gradient via a Gradient Map adjustment layer versus via a Gradient Fill layer?

The adjustment layer applies the gradient to corresponding tonal ranges in an image, whereas the fill layer applies the gradient across the entire layer, irrespective of tonal ranges in the image.

If you erase an area of the Background with the Eraser tool, what are the erased pixels replaced with?

The current Background color

What does an exclamation point on the Color panel indicate?

The current color is not within the printable gamut.

What is the difference between creating a Solid Color fill layer and applying a Color Overlay effect?

The fill layer tints the whole underlying layer, whereas the effect tints only nontransparent pixels on a layer.

What is the advantage to applying Unsharp Mask or Smart Sharpen as a Smart Filter?

The filter settings will remain editable and removable.

What happens to a layer when you apply a Black-to-White linear gradient to its mask?

The layer content is hidden gradually from one side of the image to the other.

What characteristic of type is controlled by the Adobe Single-Line Composer and Adobe Every-Line Composer options on the Paragraph panel menu?

The line breaks in paragraph type, for a better overall appearance

What does the Opacity setting on the Clone Source panel control?

The opacity of the temporary overlay below the pointer

When applying a Black & White adjustment, what is the function of the color sliders?

They control the lightness of gray shades, which correspond to each of the original colors.

Which filter would you use to produce a miniaturized effect in an image?

Tilt-Shift Blur

What is the purpose of using layer styles?

To apply layer effect, layer opacity, and blending mode settings collectively to a type or image layer

Which of the following features cannot be applied via the Layer Style dialog box?

Transformation settings

If you erase an area of an image layer with the Eraser tool, what are the erased pixels replaced with?

Transparent pixels

To change the lightness of a color via the Color Picker, in which direction would you drag the circle in the large square?

Upward or downward

Which type of adjustment layer lets you adjust color saturation while minimizing potential over saturation?

Vibrance

Which of the following statements is true of Smart Filters?

You can edit the settings for a Smart Filter at any time.