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Adobe Photoshop Graphic Design

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Go to layers palette - right click on layer or go to submenu - CONVERT TO SMART OBJECT






2. _____ is a color mixed with black.






3. An image in which individual pixels are visible.






4. Hows you the distribution of blacks - whites and greys in an image






5. To merge all the layers in an image into a single layer.






6. To choose an object so that you can manipulate it in some way.






7. ______ is the file extension for a photoshop document that has maintains its layers






8. A compressed and flatttened image file






9. Use to draw a precise path around an object - click or clicking and dragging to place each point






10. Clone stamp - healing brush - patch






11. Refers to white - not transparent - referring to GIF.






12. Full screen






13. Should be used to modify layers so you can change the effect






14. File format that is uncompressed/unprocessed






15. Is like a stencil. The area around the mask is protected from change and the area of the mask maybe changed. The mask itself cannot be printed - but a masked image can be printed.






16. Jump selection or layer to new layer






17. A selection tool based on shape






18. Adjusts the brightness and darkness of the blacks - whites and greys in an image






19. To correct a poor _______ apply a photo filter to an image






20. Two or more colors that gradually blend into each other.






21. Makes affected areas of your image lighter






22. Typing a word using a certain ________ - Text tool - use the menu to select the color and font.






23. This tool corrects imperfections by letting them disappear into the surrounding image and matches texture - lighting - transparency - and shading of pixels.






24. Adds a special effect to objects on layers






25. Just click once to clear up minor blemishes on an image






26. Allows the use of copyrighted material on a website without first getting permission from the author






27. Used to fix red eye in images






28. A series of lines and points plotted mathematically






29. Once you get color - go over the picture and it becomes an _________.






30. Double click on the palette name to ________






31. The correct balance of composition or color that produces a harmonious effect






32. Used for ________: the magic wand tool - the lasso tool - and the rectangular marquee






33. An image that uses geometrical primitives such as points - lines - curves - and polygons to represent images. This type of graphic is scalable and does not pixelize.






34. The process of softening the edges of an image in the foreground so that it blends into the background image with less contrast.






35. The basic Photoshop tool icons that help you modify and monitor images. Each palette performs a specific function and may be positioned and resized as desired.






36. An image made up of a rectangular grid of pixels. This type of graphic distorts if you try to enlarge it.






37. To delete a layer drag it to the ______ at the bottom of the layers panel






38. The act of comparing or estimating two things - one against the other - and the contrast between






39. JPEGs don't show _________ - only PNG and GIF do.






40. The working surface of a Photoshop image. It is like a transparent sheet that sorts the paint and filter effects.






41. ____ is a color mixed with gray.






42. Allows you to record steps you take in photoshop.






43. Used in photo editing to integrate a defined area over another






44. To change ________ - foreground and background Click on either the foreground or background squares - and use the color picker to get the color needed. Switch them using the bent arrow in the top right of that section.






45. Using __________ allows you to modify images non-destructively






46. A temporary frame around a selected object that shows the objects outer dimensions






47. To ______ a palette elsewhere - Click on it - drag it to where you need it. Blue outline signifies where it will be docked.






48. Show/hide layers






49. To create a _________ of two layers from the Menu: Layer> Create Layer Mask. Or - ALT- Click on the line dividing the two layers.






50. Alternate name for palettes