Photoshop Tools
What tool is used to select a specific object in your photo?
What is Object Selection tool or Quick Select tool
When we talk about the number of pixels in a picture (ex - 1920 x 1080 vs 720 x 640), we are referring to what?
Resolution
True or False.
You don't need to save your work often or regularly while you are working on a project
FALSE - Saving your work regularly will prevent you from losing all of the work you have done in case something "glitches" out on the computer.
This tool allows the user to add text to their photo.
Text Tool
What tool will fill an entire area with a solid color?
What is Paint Bucket
How do you create an exact copy of a layer in a project so that you have more then one layers that are exactly the same.
Right click the layer - Duplicate Layer
or
Under the layers menu - Duplicate Layer
How do you get a picture file into Photoshop?
Drag it from your desktop/downloads/etc into an open project
What do we call an outline around a text?
Stroke
Where do you change the settings for a tool you are using?
The Options bar
This slider changes the amount of transparency, or how well you can see through a layer.
The Opacity slider in the Layers Panel
What file extension do Photoshop files have?
.PSD
How can you change the size of text?
Changing the character size value in the option bar or the Character Panel
or
Edit - transform - scale - then dragging the corner control points
What tool is used to select a specific/certain color in your design if you were trying to match it?
What is Eyedropper
Which icon to hides or turns off a layer?
The Eyeball icon on the layer
Name two types of file formats Photoshop can save to other than the Photoshop Document format.
.JPEG, .JPG, .GIF, .TIFF, .PNG
What do we call a set of letters, numbers, and other symbols of the same style?
Font
When you are using a mask on a layer and you want to add to that mask (to cover more of the image up), what color do you paint on the mask of the layer?
Black
What keyboard shortcut is used for adjusting the brush size of a tool
What are the Brackets
[ - makes the brush smaller
] - makes the brush larger
What is the difference between Save and Save As
Save - will save work into the current file and overwrite the original file
Save As - will create a new file and allow the user to specify a new file name, type, or location.
The "Layer Style" Panel is where you can add drop shadows, strokes, fill gradients, and other things to your text. How do yo get to the "Layer Style" panel?
Double click on the gray part of the layer (in the layers panel) you want to effect.