Design Basics
The way elements are arranged within a design
Composition
This is what we call the color itself.
Hue
A tool that combines geometric shapes to build new shapes
Shape builder
Difference in size, also called Perspective
Free Transform Tool
Ctrl T
This type of graphic is easily scalable because it's made up of complex algorithms.
Vector
This is the brilliance of the color; when this setting is lessened, color is removed from a layer.
Saturation
An image that can be infinitely resized
Vector image
Balance
Copy
Ctrl C
RGB stands for this; a color mode meant for all digital screens.
RED GREEN BLUE
This word refers to the lightness or darkness of an image on a grayscale. It can also be referred to as brightness.
Value
Lets you create negative space within shapes by combining them in different ways
What is pathfinder
Extreme difference in color, generally used to create emphasis
Contrast
Change your cursor size on tools like Eraser, Brush and Quick Select.
Brackets
This refers to the sharpness of an image, meaning the number of pixels per one-inch square can make an image blurry or sharp.
Resolution
Colors opposite to each other on the color wheel (example: yellow and purple)
What are complementary colors?
Field of design that focuses on fonts
Typography
Use of color to highlight or bring attention to one part of the design to assign importance
Emphasis
Paste
Ctrl V
This file format is native to Photoshop, meaning that when you save your image this way, you can later return to make changes to each of your layers.
PSD - Photoshop Document
A color palette that uses three colors that are evenly spaced around the color wheel, forming a triangle
What is a triad?
Allows you to change a raster image into a vector image (made of strokes, fill and pathways)
Image Trace
The quality of a visually interesting image; contains multiple shapes, lines or colors thoughtfully arranged within a work of art
Variety
Use this key to select multiple shapes, or when resizing an image to maintain proportion.
Shift