Photoshop

What is a layer mask? (Select all that apply.)

A non-destructive way to reveal parts of a layers. A way to hide things without deleting them. Generally speaking, a black and white overlay used to define what is hidden (black) or revealed (white) on a layer. A non-destructive way to hide parts of a layer.

Which of these best describes a smart object (sometimes called a smart layer)? (Select all that apply.)

A smart object or layer cannot be cloned, healed, or edited because it is a separate file (it must be rasterized first). A smart object or layer protects the original file from filters and other destructive effects. Smart objects or layers can be used to apply a RAW filter to a non-raw file. A smart object or layer is like putting a layer into another file.

These are the options above the canvas when the Brush (B) is selected: Match the letters shown to what they do.

A- By right-clicking this you can choose to reset the brush tool B-Manually change size or hardness C- Open brush settings D- Brush overlay mode E- How non-transparent the brush will be F- How quickly the brush lays down pixels G-How much phtoshop will steady your line H-The way to turn on "Pulled string mode"

These are the buttons at the bottom of the layer panel. Match the letters above the buttons to what they do.

A- add layer styles B- Adds a layer mask C- Adds an adjustment layer D- Adds an empty group or adds selected layers to a group E- Adds a new layer

As if there weren't enough different kinds of masks in Photoshop, when a layer has the circled icon next to it, it is called a Clipping Mask (see image).

Add clipping mask shortcut= hover between the layers hold alt add clipping mask from the dropdown menu= Select layer then create a clipping mask Defintion of a clipping mask= apply a layer above to a layer below

Which Photoshop panel allows me to add shape dynamics or scatter to my brush?

Brush settings panel.

What is the hotkey to group selected layers together in the layers panel?

Cmd or Ctrl + G.

The hotkeys for searching for something quickly (like a filter) in Photoshop is which of the following?

Ctrl or ⌘ + F.

The basic automatic "Content-Aware Fill" is found by selecting the word "fill...." in which menu?

Edit

JPEG files support layers.

False

Photoshop You can not have multiple layers inside a smart object.

False

The Select and Mask workspace is the only way to add a mask.

False

The history panel saves history (or the history of what you've done in the file) when the file is closed.

False

To warp a layer in Photoshop, go to the dropdowns and select Image then Transform then Warp.

False

What is Camera Raw? (Select all that apply)

It is a way of coloring photos. It is sort of like working with film; there are lots of options.

Content-Aware (fill, crop, move, scale) describes a feature of Photoshop that does which of the following?

Looks at surrounding pixels and "guesses" at what should go in the selected or blank areas.

To merge layers in Photoshop, simply select the layers you want to merge and do the following: (Select all that apply.)

Right click the selected layers and click merge layers. From the dropdown select layer > merge layers. Go to the layers palette dropdown window (looks like a hamburger) and select merge layers. Press Cmd or Ctrl E.

Let's say I wanted to use the Content-Aware function to resize the background of an image without stretching and distorting my subject. Which "Content-Aware" feature should I use?

Select Edit then Content-Aware Scale.

With the eyedropper tool (i) selected, holding alt and selecting a color on your canvas will do which of the following?

Select that pixel's color for the foreground color

Illustrator and Photoshop How can you access the home screen (in other words, the opening screen when you first open Photoshop or Illustrator) when you have other files already open?

Select the home button in the top left of the screen.

Pull up all the color settings through which of the following options?

Selecting the foreground or background color swatches.

The steps to correcting the perspective of an image or layer that is already open in Photoshop are the following:

Step 1: right click the layer and convert it to a smart layer Step 2: Go to the dropdown Filter then Camera raw filter Step three: Select the button above that looks like a perspective grid Step 4: Select a preset, or use the farthest right precept button

The image below is a crop of a Levels adjustment layer's controls.

The bracketed dark grey values will be reassigned as black (clipped).

What does the circled icon mean?

The layer is a smart object.

Under the Crop Tool (C), unchecking the delete cropped pixels checkbox means that after cropping an image, which of the following will happen?

The pixels outside the crop will remain, but be hidden by the new crop.

The brushes outlined in magenta are tapered (pointy at each end) because .

They accept pressure inputs from drawing tablets or stylus pens.

When enlarging an image, within the dialog image then image size, by checking the resample, you are effectively telling Photoshop which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

To add pixels. To adjust (including smoothing ) the image as best as it can.

When enlarging an image, within the dialog image then image size, by checking the resample, you are effectively telling Photoshop which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

To adjust (including smoothing ) the image as best as it can. To add pixels

Why would you want to use Unsharp Mask?

To sharpen your image, removing blur on edges, and so forth

Dialog box found in the "dropdown image then image size" adds and subtracts pixels permanently (besides undo). Though Photoshop can try adding them back, subtracted pixels cannot truly be returned (besides undo).

True

I should get in the habit of saving multiple versions of my files. Once I make the file smaller, I cannot go back to the larger file if I save and close.

True

Layer blending modes: The multiply blend mode will knock out the white of a layer and only show the black or darker areas.

True

Layer blending modes: The overlay blend mode is a good way of adding both light and dark values because it mostly removes gray or midtones.

True

Layer blending modes: The screen and lighten blend modes will knock out the black of a layer and only show the white or lighter areas.

True

The following image is a crop from the Curves Adjustment Controls. This is called an "S" curve.

True

This icon can be found in the adjustment layers such as Curves and Hue/Saturation and is used to adjust by selecting pixels in an image. TRUE or FALSE: In the Hue/Saturation Adjustment, it can be used to select a color to desaturate it by clicking and dragging or it can be used to change the selected color by holding command/control while clicking and dragging.

True

To add to an existing selection with another selection tool, simply hold Shift and then select or click and drag depending on your selection tool. Often it is important to let go of Shift after you have started selecting.

True

Under the dropdown, select then subject does what?

Uses artificial intelligence to find the "subject" of your photo.

Adobe Bridge is which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

What the LinkedIn tutorial person likes to use. A good way to view files such as Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Raw, and so on. A file browser. A shortcut to editing raster (pixel-based) images with Raw settings in Photoshop.

These appear in the options palette above the canvas when you've selected a selection tool like the rectangle marquee: Pressing the button under the red arrow will allow you to subtract from an existing selection. You can bypass this button by holding the key while selecting what you do not want.

alt or opt

You can activate Free Transform to scale, move, rotate, skew, or add perspective to layers. What is the hotkey to free transform?

cmd + t (Mac) or ctrl + t (PC)

For non-destructive healing, cloning, patching, and other photo editing, .

create a new layer above and select sample all layers from the tool drop down

Layer blending modes: To quickly cycle through blending modes of a layer, select the layer in the layer panel and .

hold shift and + or - on the keyboard

While using the clone or healing brushes you must first select an area by .

holding opt/alt and clicking somewhere

Selecting the file preview icon at the top of the history panel . (Select all that apply.)

reverts the file back to when it was last opened

The major difference between the spot healing brush and the healing brush is that the spot healing brush .

samples the surrounding areas automatically

If you are looking for specific options to show up above in the options bar you'll need to select the specific that goes along with what you want to accomplish. For example, you won't see any options above for typography until you select the type . (There is one answer for both blanks.)

tool