Digital image
Resolution
The number of pixels per square inch in a digital image
Sampling
Taking information from a pixel or accessing its color
feathered edge
A blended edge
Camera resolution
The number of pixels per inch in a camera can be accessed to recreate an image
Opacity
Determines the percentage of transparency; the lower the opacity, the more transparent it is.
Grayscale image
A single-color image, normally referred to as black and white
Base layer
The layer functioning as the clipping mask
Rotating
Moving an object clockwise or counterclockwise around a center point
The outline of a selection. The area of an image where highly contrasting pixels meet
Aliased
A hard edge
Point of origin
the point from which a transformation occurs
Color stops
The color that makes up a gradient
Gradient
A blend of two more colors
Composed image
An image that brings together many different images to create one new image
Bounding box
A rectangle that surrounds an image and contains eight handles to click and drag to change the dimensions of the artwork
Flipping
Creating a mirror image of an artwork by turning it horizontally or vertically
Rasterize
To convert type or vector artwork to pixels
Transform
Change the shape, size, perspective, or rotation of an object or image
Anti-aliased
A crisp but smooth edge
Pixels
The smallest Component that makes up a digital image
A visual effect in which the edge of an image, usually an oval, gradually fades away
Alpha channel
A grayscale image that Photoshop creates and uses to render the selection
Algorithm
An ordered set of instructions to process data in a certain way
Image resolution
The number of pixels per inch in an image file