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| Bitmap Images | also called raster images, are made up of a grid of dots known as pixels. |
| Pixel | smallest part of a bitmap image. |
| Resolution | the number of pixels per inch (ppi) printed on a page. |
| Magnetic Lasso Tool | lets you select the border of an image by snaping to the edges of defined area in the image. |
| The Magic Wand Tool | lets you select a consistently colored area without having to trace its outline. |
| Slogan | Short, memorable advertising phrase. |
| Cropping | The process of removing portions of an image to create focus or strengthen the composition. |
| Composition | The arrangement or organization of the elements of art. |
| .JPEG | (Joint Photographic Experts Group), A digital image file format designed for maximum image compression. |
| .PSD | Adobe Photoshop file format |
| Layer Mask | A grayscale image, so what you paint in black will be hidden, what you paint in white will show, and what you paint in gray shades will show in various levels of transparency. |
| Balance | The ability to arrange all the elements so that no one part is overwhelming. It is a sense of stability in the body of work. It can be created by repeating same shapes and by creating a feeling of equal weight. |
| Grayscale | The use of many shades of gray from white to black to represent an image. |
| Transparency | Refers to an image that is completely invisible. Of course, only part of a graphic should be fully transparent, or there would be nothing to see. |
| .PNG | (Portable Network Graphic) Commonly used on web pages. PNG is designed as a loss-less compression format which supports transparency.. |
| Background | The part of the picture plane that seems to be farthest from the viewer. |
| Emphasis | Special stress given to an element to make it stand out. |
| Shadow | A region of darkness where light is blocked. |
| Opaque | Does not allow light to pass through. |
| Foreground | Part of the picture plance that appears to be nearer the viewer or in the front. |
| Appropriate | Suitable for a particular person or place or condition. |
| Collage | An artwork comprising of portions of various existing images such as from photographs or |
| Copyright | Law which makes it illegal for a person to copy an item such as a photo or image |
| Harmony | Harmony in design is the visually satisfying effect of combining similar, related elements. |
| Unity | Relating the design elements to the the idea being expressed in an image reinforces the |
