Photoshop Vocabulary 1 |
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1. background color Color that is revealed by the Eraser Tool when it is used on a layer that has transparency locked; It is white by default and is
use to make gradient fills and fill in areas of an image that have been erased
2. Clone Stamp tool A retouching tool that allows a user to copy a selected area and paste it over another area to cover blemishes or other
problems in the photo.
3. color picker a feature that lets you choose a color from a color spectrum or numerically to define a custom color
4. Crop To cut off
5. Fastening Points Points created by the Magnetic Lasso Tool that hold the selection border to the edges in the image.
6. Feathering A fading-out effect created at the edges of a selection.
7. foreground color The color applied by painting tools in Photoshop; Black by default and is used to paint, fill, and apply a border to a selection.
use to make gradient fills and fill in areas of an image that have been erased
2. Clone Stamp tool A retouching tool that allows a user to copy a selected area and paste it over another area to cover blemishes or other
problems in the photo.
3. color picker a feature that lets you choose a color from a color spectrum or numerically to define a custom color
4. Crop To cut off
5. Fastening Points Points created by the Magnetic Lasso Tool that hold the selection border to the edges in the image.
6. Feathering A fading-out effect created at the edges of a selection.
7. foreground color The color applied by painting tools in Photoshop; Black by default and is used to paint, fill, and apply a border to a selection.
Photoshop Vocabulary 2 |
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1. gradient a blend of colors used to fill a selection of a layer or an entire layer (same as gradient fill)
2. History panel shows you all the moves you have done in the current session of Photoshop. It takes the multiple-undo system and puts
it in a list you can pick from.
3. JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG or .jpg) is an image file format that supports millions of colors and works best
for photographs and other images with continuous tones.
4. Layer Styles Special effects such as drop shadows, beveled edges, and colorful outlines that can quickly be applied to an entire layer.
5. Layers Parts of Photoshop file that keeps different parts of the design separate from each other.
6. magic wand a selection tool that selects an area based on similarly colored pisels, and may be adjusted for color tolerance.
7. Options Bar Located just below the Menu bar. When you click on any tool in the tool's panel, the tool's options (or settings) appear
here.
8. Panels/Palettes Small windows that contain a variety of related settings. Main ones used include: Layers, Channels, and History.
2. History panel shows you all the moves you have done in the current session of Photoshop. It takes the multiple-undo system and puts
it in a list you can pick from.
3. JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG or .jpg) is an image file format that supports millions of colors and works best
for photographs and other images with continuous tones.
4. Layer Styles Special effects such as drop shadows, beveled edges, and colorful outlines that can quickly be applied to an entire layer.
5. Layers Parts of Photoshop file that keeps different parts of the design separate from each other.
6. magic wand a selection tool that selects an area based on similarly colored pisels, and may be adjusted for color tolerance.
7. Options Bar Located just below the Menu bar. When you click on any tool in the tool's panel, the tool's options (or settings) appear
here.
8. Panels/Palettes Small windows that contain a variety of related settings. Main ones used include: Layers, Channels, and History.
Photoshop Vocabulary 3 |
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1. PDF Portable Document File enables the printing and viewing of documents. Tjhe document appears the same regardless of
which operating system or computer is used.
2. pixels dots that make up an image
3. PNG an image file format that supports grayscale, 256 color, true color images and alpha transparency.
4. polygonal
lasso
A selection tool useful for creating a selection that is made up of straight lines
5. PSD Photoshop document. These files contain all the layers an artist creates so that each layer can be changed or edited later.
6. Red eye
tool
a retouching tool in Photoshop that allows a user to neutralize red tones by blending them with the eye color of a person in
an image.
7. Resolution Quality level of an image. Measured in pixels per inch (ppi) or dots per inch (dpi)
8. RGB a color mode that is popular for computer graphics and has a maximum of 16.7 million colors.
9. Scale To make larger or smaller.
10. Styles A variety of effects, such as drop shadows and beveled edges, applied to text or shapes.
11. swatches
panel
a visual display of colors that you can choose from
which operating system or computer is used.
2. pixels dots that make up an image
3. PNG an image file format that supports grayscale, 256 color, true color images and alpha transparency.
4. polygonal
lasso
A selection tool useful for creating a selection that is made up of straight lines
5. PSD Photoshop document. These files contain all the layers an artist creates so that each layer can be changed or edited later.
6. Red eye
tool
a retouching tool in Photoshop that allows a user to neutralize red tones by blending them with the eye color of a person in
an image.
7. Resolution Quality level of an image. Measured in pixels per inch (ppi) or dots per inch (dpi)
8. RGB a color mode that is popular for computer graphics and has a maximum of 16.7 million colors.
9. Scale To make larger or smaller.
10. Styles A variety of effects, such as drop shadows and beveled edges, applied to text or shapes.
11. swatches
panel
a visual display of colors that you can choose from