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Adobe Photoshop Tools And Commands

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. Creating a 'hole' in the layer to see the layer below






2. Mode which allows you to use the paint brush to more precisely select areas






3. Determines how the layers colored pixels mix together with underlying pixels in an image (hue - saturation - color - etc)






4. Area you take pixels from






5. Indicates the layer you are currently editing






6. Add writing to a photo






7. Selections of a similar color






8. Like layers work in the same way in that you can see through them but they don't change anything actually below them. So you can apply an adjustment (such as hue/saturation changes) on a transparency/layer and it will become an adjustment layer.






9. Protects parts of your selection you dont want edited






10. RGB - alpha (gray scale)






11. A feature used to automatically locate and correct spelling errors






12. Amount of pixels






13. A mask that can be added to specific layers rather than all the layers below






14. Colors being used - default black and white






15. Lets you view your layers






16. Makes edits using the history palette






17. Randomness






18. Deletes part of a layer






19. Creating an identical copy of an image






20. It makes the file size smaller and do that you can work with more layers than one at a time.






21. Special effects you apply to layer to affect the appearance of the layer's contents






22. Lets you apply transformations (move - rotate - scale - skew - distort - perspective and wrap) in one continuous operation.






23. normal viewing and editing mode






24. Select everything but the selection






25. Whether or not the crosshair will move with the edit brush or whether it will stay in one area






26. Keeps the selection size fit to a certain shape






27. This action allows editors to merge different layers of changes and combine them into a single layer






28. An image created by using a series of mathematically defined lines and curves rather than pixels - making the image easier to rescale; also called draw- type graphics; images do not lose quality when resized; can typically be edited






29. Perserve earlier states of your work






30. Copy pixels from a source area to a new area






31. The arrangement of all elements on the same layer - determining which appears to be in front of which






32. Adjusts lightness






33. How much colors clash with each other






34. This action allows editors to merge different layers of changes and combine them into a single layer






35. Controls how objects blend with objects on layers below






36. Makes layers snap to a position while moving






37. force foreground - force background - etc...






38. Search files to be edited withing photoshop






39. Stores previous steps made within photoshop






40. Creates colors that are darker than the original clors






41. A group of actions






42. To edit an image repeatedly without making a permanet change to the colors or tonal range






43. Part of an image






44. Links two or more layers together so whatever you do to one layer - happens to the other layers






45. Selection tool used to select square or rectangular areas






46. Used to adjust the contrast of the edge detail of an image by creating an illusion of a more focused image






47. Usually removed by the eraser tool - deletes parts of the image






48. The double sided arrow between black and white while using quick mask






49. Combination of lasso and healing brush - drags pixels from a source area onto another area






50. Removing color