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Photoshop Vocabulary

Use these activities to re-enforce you understanding of basic Photoshop terms.

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LayerThe working surface of a Photoshop image. It is like a transparent sheet that sorts the paint and filter effects.
PaletteThe basic Photoshop tool icons that help you modify and monitor images. Each palette performs a specific function and may be positioned and resized as desired.
SwatchA preset group of colors on a palette.
GradientsTwo or more colors that gradually blend into each other.
ModeThe color structure of an image. Examples are CMYK, RGB, Grayscale, or indexed.
FilterCreated special effects that maybe applied to an image or image layer.
MergeTo group one or more layers or objects in a layer together.
ThumbnailA miniature version of an image.
Flatten imageTo merge all the layers in an image into a single layer.
PixelShort for Picture Element, it is a single point in a graphic image.
Magic Wand ToolA selection tool that selects pixels with similar values to the pixel that the artist clicks on.
FeatherThe process of softening the edges of an image in the foreground so that it blends into the background image with less contrast.
SelectTo choose an object so that you can manipulate it in some way.
RGBA color image made up of color in the Red, Green, and Blue Channels. Often used when printing digital color.


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