FILE NAMES
PSD
Photoshop document. These files contain all the layers an artist creates so that each layer can be changed or edited later
Brightness
the measurement of a relative lightness or darkness of a color; measured in a percentage from 0% (black) to 100% (white)
Selection Tool
Helps you select the layer you want to work with.
Filters
photoshop commands that can significantly alter an image's appearance
Portable Document File enables the printing and viewing of documents
Gradient
a blend of colors used to fill a selection of a layer or an entire layer (same as gradient fill)
Healing Brush
a retouching tool that allows a user to copy an area and drag it across another area of an image to mix pixels and blend color tones to cover blemishes.
Scale
To make larger or smaller.
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.
Opacity
Allows a picture to look transparent, allowing the background to show through
Color Picker
a feature that lets you choose a color from a color spectrum or numerically to define a custom color
A named set of text and numeric characters that share the same look and feel.
Fill and Stroke
Fill is the interior color and Stroke is the outside
What tool helps you manually remove pieces of an image
A named set of text and numeric characters that share the same look and feel.
Clipping Mask
Swatches Panel
a visual display of colors that you can choose from
Burn
use these to darken parts of your image where you click and drag this tool. You can set the exposure amount and choose highlights, midtones or shadows in the options bar.
Dodge
use this tool to lighten parts of your image where you click and drag this tool. You can set the exposure amount and choose highlights, midtones or shadows in the options bar.