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What does the sponge tool do?

"Soaks up color"- increases or decreases the saturation in an area

What are two ways to save your project as a PNG?

1. File>export>quick export as a PNG 2. Right click on the layer and choose quick export as PNG

What are two ways to load a saved selection?

1. Right click on the document and select save selection 2. Go to the select menu and select save selection

What are two ways to rasterize a layer?

1. Right click on the layer in the layers panel>rasterize layer 2. Layer>rasterize>smart object

What are 4 ways to rasterize a group, smart object, or text?

1. Right click>merge group 2. Type>rasterize type layer 3. Right click layer>rasterize type 4. Right click smart object>rasterize layer

What are two ways to turn a layer into a smart object?

1. Right-click a layer in the layers panel>convert to smart object 2. Layer menu>smart objects>convert to smart object

Give three ways to put layers into a group

1. Select all layers, then click the group icon (folder) 2. Select all the layers then go to layer>group layers 3. Click the group icon first, then drag the layers into the folder

What two things happen to an image when you flatten it?

1. The document size is smaller 2. No longer has separate layers

What are the only four times you can use client images?

1. The work is public domain 2. They took the images themselves 3. The images are royalty free 4. They have purchased a lisence

Name 3 reasons why Adobe Bridge is helpful to use instead of your operating system's file browser?

1. You can see previews of RAW files that your file browser would normally not show previews of 2. You can view even more metadata for the image such as the cameras model and shooting settings 3. The images open automatically in photoshop when you double click on them

What is the best resolution for printed material?

300 ppi

When resampling, try to multiply by what number?

50% or 200%

What is the recommended resolution for images that will be used on display screens, such as web or video?

72ppi

What is a model release form, and when do you need one?

A document giving you permission to use a person's likeness (face) in an image. You need one any time a person is recognizable in a photograph.

What happens when we raise the tolerance value of the magic wand tool?

A higher value will select a larger number of shades that are similar to the pixel you selected (standard is 32)

what is a vector shape?

A shape created by paths that are all connected to each other

when you add an adjustment layer, where will, it appear in the layers panel?

Above whichever layer is selected

When combining different saved selections, which operation will allow me to load several selections at a time?

Add to selecgion

What does adjusting levels in a photo do to the image?

Adjusts the black and white points within a photo

How do you create a preset to save your projects using the same settings every time?

After changing all the settings, type a name in the box and click the save preset button beside the vox

What is the effect of the merge group command in the layers panel?

All the layers and effects within a group are destructively merged into one single layer

How is an artboard similar to a group?

All the objects on the artboard are grouped together under a heading in the layers panel, and can be duplicated and moved together.

Explain the difference between an embedded and a linked smart object

An embedded smart object saves a new copy of the file within the current Photoshop document, increasing the size of the document but also allowing the file to be saved with and travel with the document. So, if you send it to a friend or teammate, for example, you will still be able to access the embedded file because it came along for the ride. A linked smart object creates a link from the Photoshop document to the original file on your hard drive. The Photoshop document's size doesn't increase, but also the file stays on your computer and doesn't automatically save with the document. So, if you send this type of document to a friend, they will not be able to access the original pixel data from the original linked file.

What is a raster image?

An image made up of pixels (also called a bitmap image)

On a color wheel, what are the colors beside each other called?

Analogous

What are the six major steps to a project plan?

Analyze, plan, design, build, test, publish

Command click on a layer mask thumbnail will

Automatically select the visible parts of your layer

Why is it a good idea to make a selection before creating a layer mask?

Because then your layer mask will automatically reveal whatever you have already sekected

In a layer mask, the color____ hides the original layer, and the color ____ let's the original layer shown through

Black, white

What will you see on your screen when you are moving a panel into a new position in you workspace or adding it to another group of panels?

Blue highlighter/line

What can you do in the interface preferences?

Change UI language, UI font size, and UI scaling

What does the blending mode setting do?

Changes how the pixels of one layer blends with the pixels of the layers below it

Define layer fill

Changes the visibility of the layer contents ONLY and leaves the effects visible

What does the relative box in the canvas size dialogue do?

Changes the way the canvas size calculated the distance, making it relative to the current size of the canvas instead of the total size. so if you want to expand the canvas by 100 px, you can check the relative box and then just enter 100. otherwise you would need to add 100 to the current size of the canvas and enter the total in the box.

How do you delete a color stop from a gradient editor?

Click an existing stop and drag it away from the preview bar

How to you turn off an adjustment layer?

Click on the eyeball

How do you copy layer styles from one layer to another?

Click on the fx icon from the first layer and begin dragging away. After you start dragging, hold option. Then drag to the second layer and go-the fx icon should appear on the second layer, along with all the same style settings as the first kayer

Instead of double clicking on the hand tool, what is the "long way" to get to the fit on screen option?

Click on the hand tool, and in the options bar click on the fit to screen button (or press command0)

How do you download and save an image that you find online in order to get the best resolution possible?

Click on the image thumbnail to view the large Verison and the copy, rather than copying the thumbnail

How do you open the custom gradient color?

Click on the rectangular bar in the gradient picker

What are the two most important concerns when beginning a design project for a client?

Client goals and the target audience

What is the keyboard shortcut for select all?

Command A

What is the keyboard shortcut for free transform?

Command T

What is the keyboard shortcut to remove "marching ants"

Command d

What is the shortcut for edit>preferences>general

Command k

what is rob's "everything shortcut", and what does it do?

Command+option+shift+e, selects everything together

Colors that are across from each other on the color wheel and have strong contrast between each other are called what?

Complimentary

it's best to check what option when saving for the web for consistent color?

Convert to sRGB

Describe the process of straightening a crooked image

Crop tool>straighten>draw a line where it should straighten

When is the keyboard shortcut to reset the foreground and background colors to the default black and white?

D

What are demographics?

Data that describes characteristics about the target audience like age, income, interests, education level, etc.

What option should you un-check if you want to crop an image non-destructively?

Delete cropped pixels

If you make changes to a layer, those changes are_____

Destructive

What is the difference between destructive and non-destructive editing? Give examples

Destructive editing permanently changes the image (ex. Clone stamp) Nondestructive editing does not change the pixels (uses a different layer) (ex. All smart objects)

Where are destructive image adjustments located? Where are the non destructive adjustments?

Destructive image adjustments are in the L

How do you open the styles panel?

Double click a layer in the layers panel OR window menu>styles OR fx button on the bottom of the layer panel>blending options

What is a quick and easy trick in the layers panel go easily highlight all the text on a text layer?

Double click the T icon on the kayer

Where should you drag a file if you want to open it as a new document?

Drag the file directly into the document window

In the new document dialogue, what should you set the background content to if you do NOT want a background layer?

Drag the file from your folder into the photoshop workspace

What is one quick way to make a duplicate of a layer?

Drag the layer down to the new layer icon

When adjusting levels, where should the black and white points be places on the histogram?

Drag them in until they hug the sides of the "mountain" (edges of the graph)

How do you save a pattern?

Edit>define pattern

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

Edit>fill>content aware (make a selection first)

How do you flip a single layer?

Edit>transform>flip horizontal/vertical

How do you rotate an image?

Edit>transform>rotate (or use crop tool)

_______ are "nouns"

Elements

Which tool samples colors by clicking on the image?

Eyedropper

In which preference menu can you change the automatic save recovery interval?

File handling

How do you save your projects as a JPEG?

File>export save for web OR file>save as copy

How do you export individual artboards?

File>export>artboards to files

How do you export individual layers as files?

File>export>layers to files

What type of layer creates an area of color that extends forever when the canvas size changes?

Fill layer

Which command merges all visible layers and discards hidden layers?

Flatten image

What type of information can be stored in an image's metadata?

GPS location, copyright status and year, contact info, IS THERE MORE??

Which feature in style settings keeps the shadows unified?

Global light

How do you save a layer style?

Go to the styles panel and click the New Style button

Double clicking on which tool fits your image to the document window?

Hand tool

What setting controls the fuzziness of your brush?

Hardness

Which setting of the brush took will give it a soft, fade-out effect?

Hardness

In which adjustment layer can you adjust specific color channels (blues, yellows, greens, etc.)?

Hue and saturation

How do you flip an entire image?

Image>image rotation> flip horizontal>vertiavl

How do you reduce the size of an image?

Image>image size

How do you extend the canvas only in a certain direction?

In the canvas size box, move the anchor to the location of the box that sets the arrows to the direction that you want the canvas to expans

how do you reset the character panel back to its default settings?

In the character panel menu, click "reset character"

What property controls the shape of the corners in a rectangle?

In the properties panel, set the corner radius

How do you save a color to use again?

In the swatched panel, click the new swatch icon and give the swatch a anme

Setting a layer to 0% opacity it will be visible or invisible?

Invisible

What does the chain icon between the layer thumbnail and the mask thumbnail mean? What happens when you turn the chain icon off?

It links the image and the layer together. When you turn it off, you can move the mask around on the tip of the image or move the image around below the mask

Where do you click to lock the movement of the layers in a group?

Layer>lock all layers in this group and select position

how do you add a solid color layer?

Layer>new fill layer>solid color

What are the 8 elements of art?

Line, shape, form, type, texture, space, color, value

What are the five types of gradient directions?

Linear, radial, angle, reflected, diamond

What is one benefit to using linked smart objects?

Linked smart objects automatically update in the project if the original file is changed

Why is it important to organize your layers in photoshop?

Makes your layers easier to find

Which command merges selected layers?

Merge layers

Which command merges visible layers?

Merge visible layers

Is it legal to use any image you find that doesn't have a copyrighted symbol or notice on it? Why?

No, you always need permission

You can try turning the ____ all the way down to help you line things up when placing an image over another image

Opacity

When using the healing brush or clone stamp tools, which key do you press to select the area you want to sample from?

Option

Which key do you hold to subtract while using the quick selection tool?

Option

What keyboard shortcut fills a selection with the current foreground color?

Option+shift+backspace/delete

What is the default file format for a quick export?

PNG

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

PNG, JPG, GIF, and SVG (2019-2021), PNG, JPG, GIF (2022)

Give three examples of edits that can only be done on rasterized layers

Paint and erase, fill, spot healing brush (or any correction tool)

Which adjustment simulates the screw-on filters that can be attached to a traditional camera lens?

Photo filter

________ are "verbs"

Principles

What does the scale to fit media option do in the print dialogue box?

Prints the project as large as it can fit on the type of paper in the printer

Which three panels combined can you use to completely control your text appearance?

Properties, character, and paragraph panel

What tool should you select in order to see the "select subject" option appear in the options bar?

Quick select, magic wand, or object select

What are RAW files?

RAW files are like "uncompressed" 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

What is the best color mode to work within photoshop? Why?

RGB- because this is photoshop's native language. When using RGB mode, all photoshop tools and effects are available to you

What must a done to smart objects before you can destructively edit them?

Rasterize

What does resampling mean?

Resampling is when photoshop redraws the image to enlarge or reduce the image by changing the number of pixels

What should you do if the panels in your workspace get out of order of misplaces, so your workspace appears again the way you set it up?

Reset essentials

How do you export a group of layers as a single file?

Right click on group>quick export as PNG

How do you correct an error with a linked smart object that isn't displaying its modified content?

Right click on the layer and choose relink to file, or update modified content

How can you remove effects from a layer?

Right-click the layer in the layers panel> clear layer styles

What are the two modes of the sponge tool?

Saturate and desaturate

What's the difference between save and save as commands?

Save replaces the previous version of the currently open document with all the current changes (resulting in one saved document) Save as makes a new copy of the currently open document (resulting in two separate saved documents)

how do you invert your mask selection?

Select and mask>invert

What must you do before you can align two objects together?

Select both objects

How do you modify the size of an existing artboard?

Select the artboard tool, then click on the artboard to be resized. Enter the new size values under W and H in the options bar to change its size

What is an easy way to create a vector shape of a specific size?

Select the vector tool and click anywhere on the canvas. A dialogue box will open that allows you to specify the exact size of the shape

How do you flip a selection inside out?

Select>inverse

How do you transform an active selection itself (without transforming the pixels inside the selection?)

Select>transform selection

which keys can you use to add and subtract while making a selection with any tool, such as the magic wand?

Shift and option

What effect does the flow setting have when painting with your brush tool?

Simulates layers of paint (similar to opacity)

Describe the size and shape of a brush you might use for detailed paintings

Size small and hardness set to 100%

Filters applied to smart objects are called what?

Smart filter

Which sliders can you use to perfect the edges of your selection?

Smooth and shift edge

when using any other tool, what key should you hold down to temporarily switch to the hand tool, letting you "drag" your image around within the document window?

Spacebar

When creating a vector star, which setting controls the depth of the corners between each arm?

Star ratio

In which panel can you save and name colors to use again later?

Swatches

In the hue/saturation adjustment panel, what does the saturation slider change?

The amount of color in the image (intensity)

Which keys are used to nudge a layer around the canvas in small increments?

The arrow keys

What keys on the keyboard change the brush size?

The brackets

Which keys quickly increase or decrease your brush size?

The brackets

When a client hires you to create a design for them, who owns the copyright to the work you created?

The client who hired you

When creating a vector shape, what does the stroke option control?

The color around the vector path itself

When creating a vector shape, what does the fill option control?

The color in the area between the vector paths

what determines the resolution of your image?

The device you will be displaying the image on

What is tracking?

The distance between all the letters of a selected text

Which icon toggles visibility?

The eye icon on each layer in the layers lanel

What is the benefit to converting a layer to a smart object before applying a filter to it?

The filter effect will be non-destructive and can be adjusted/removed at any time

Which menu contains the command to put all the selected layers into a new group?

The layer menu

What is the purpose of the learn panel?

The learn panel allows easy access to skill tutorials directly within the photoshop workspace

What is tracking?

The space between all the letters(universal)

In the hue/saturation adjustment panel, what does the hue slider change?

The specific color of the image

In which menu can you go to turn on the grid and rulers?

The view menu

What menu should you choose if you can't see your guides?

The view menu

When can you turn the guides feature on and off?

The view menu

What is an easy way to remember while file formats are supported by web browsers?

They all have the letter G in them

Describe one important benefit to using vector shapes

They can be resized infinitely without losing quality

How are scope and deadlines often communicated in a design project?

Through sketches and specifications

How do you add a color stop to a custom gradient editor?

To add a stop, click in any open space directly below the gradient preview bar

What does it mean to scrub a setting's values?

To click on the setting's icon with your mouse and drag left/right to change the vakue

Which option on the magic wand tool controls how sensitive the tool is to different colors?

Tolerance

What setting can you change if you experience weird crashes or strange visuals for the video card in photoshop?

Turn off graphics processor

How do you straighten an image?

Use the crop tool, draw a line using the straighten button and it will striaghten

How do you create a vector star shape in photoshop?

Use the polygon tool, then click the gear in the options bar. Enter the number of points for the star, and check the star box

What adjustment layer selectively adjusts the saturation of all the unsaturated colors in an image, while leaving the saturated colors alone?

Vibrance

In the select and mask window, what setting allows us to change the background so we can see the edges better?

View

How do you get the text to "snap" in like with the guide

View>snap

What is a project creep?

When a client starts to ask for more than you originally agreed on

To effectively use the rule of thirds, where should you place the object of interest?

Where the lines on the rule of thirds grid intersect

What are some settings you can change in the Camera Raw editor?

White balance, shadows/highlights, black/whites, vibrancy, luminosity, clarity

What is another term for negative space?

White space

What is the keyboard shortcut to switch the foreground and background colors?

X

What is the benefit of using custom workspaces?

You can arrange panels and tools exactly how you want so you can work more efficiently

Describe how the clone stamp works

You click the part you want to copy and choose where you want to copy it

How do you know a linked smart object has been modified outside of photoshop?

You will see a yellow warning symbol appear on the layer's thumbnail

Which tool do you double click to reset your zoom level to 100%?

Zoom tool

define layer opacity

changes the visibility of the layer contents and the effects

What does the lasso tool do?

draws a selection freehand as though you were naturally drawing with a pencil

When are you allowed to use a portion of copyrighted material according to fair use?

education, critique, analysis, and review

what metadata gets recorded when a picture is taken with most smartphones?

gps location

In your photoshop preferences, which setting for the metadata in your quick export files will include any copyright and contact info you've listed?

metadata to copyright and contact info

what makes something copyrighted?

recorded in fixed form

What are photoshops primary colors?

red, green, blue

how do you make an adjustment layer only affect the layer directly underneath it and not all the other layers?

select the adjustment layer, then click the clipping mask button in the properties oanel

Which key do you hold to add while using the quick selection tool?

shift

what is kerning?

space between each letter (individually)

Which menu option contains the load and save selection?

the select menu

how is an artboard different than a group?

they show up on their own canvas

What do PNG files offer that JPG files do not?

transparency

What is the opposite of opacity?

transparency

What is a vector image?

vector images are made up of paths, which are mathematical formulas creating lines and curves

What is leading?

vertical space between the lines

When painting the mask, what color should the foreground be in order to reveal more of the image?

white