Into to Comp Graphics Study Guide

.jpg

a digital image format which contains compressed image data

afrofuturism

a movement in literature, music, art, etc featuring futuristic or science themes which incorporates elements of black history and culture.

photoshop

a photo editing and manipulation software on the market that is pretty predominate.

purpose of critique

a systematic yet personal response and evaluation of what you read

zoom tool (Z)

zooms in or out of an image

comedy art

comedy art is a type of drama or other art form the chief object of which, according to modern notions, is to amuse.

raster imaging

created with pixel based software or captured with a camera or scanner. more common in jpg,gif, and png.

type tool (T)

creates and edits text on your image

DPI

dots per inch the amount of ink dots the printer will put on each pixel of your image

careers that apply to computer graphics

graphic designer 3-d production artists web designer multi media designer

vector imaging

math defined shapes created with vector software and are not as common. used in 3d animation and graphic design processes.

.psd

photoshop document an image format that supports layers of graphics in a single file

PPI

pixels per inch digital raster images are measured in pixels, or picture elements.

spot healing brush tool (J)

removes spots from your photos

lasso tool (L)

selects an area in your image in a free shape form

magic wand tool (A)

selects the pixels with similar colors in a single click

blur tool (R)

softens hard edges or areas in an image by reducing details

where to find photoshop tutorial

this is located in the "dropbox" portion of blackboard

why am i in this class?

to better my knowledge and skill set within photoshop and to also learn more about computer graphics as well

eraser tool (E)

erases the pixels in the image as you drag through them