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| Actual, physical size of the image. (5x7 or 4x8) |
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| Change the size of the image without changing the number of pixels |
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| Change the number of pixels in an image (making the picture larger) |
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| Where do you find the option to resize or resample an image? |
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| Image>Image size> Height, Width, Resolution |
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| What decides the required resolution of an image? |
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Low Resolution - Internet
Mid & High Resolution - Printing |
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| How much resolution does an image need for the web, output for color prints from a photo lab, and output for commercial offset printing? |
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Web - 72 Pixels
Individual Prints (Walgreens/Home) - 200 Pixels
Commercial (Brochures) - 300 Pixels |
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| What are the tools and commands to crop an image? |
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| Crop Tool OR Crop Tool>Options |
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| When using the Crop tool, how to you change the image size and resolution? |
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Crop Tool - Arrows on image corner (+Shift)
OR
Resize on top Menu |
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| How do you add work space on an image? |
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| Explain the various interpolation methods. |
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1. Nearest Neighbor - Low quality. Adds a pixel of whatever the next one looks like.
2. Bi linear - Med quality. Looks at 4 sides to fill in pixels.
3. Bicubic - Best quality. Looks at 16 pixels to fill in the space. (Always use bicubic smoother) |
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| Explain the CMYK color mode. |
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| Cyan (blue). Magenta (hot pink). Yellow. Black. Used for color printing. |
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| Explain the RGB color mode. |
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| Red, Green, Blue. Used for web pages, monitors and viewing. |
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| How do you change the color mode on an image? |
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| What are the 3 types of selections? |
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| Geometric, Edged Based, Color Based. |
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| List the selection tools and describe how each one makes a selection. |
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Geometric: Marquee tools. Square, Eliptical, Single Row, Single Colomn.
Edged: Lasso tools. Lasso, Polygonal lasso, magnetic lasso.
Colored: Quick selection, magic wand tool |
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| What keys to you hold down to add and subtract from a selection? |
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Add: Shift + Click Area
Subtract: Option + Click Area |
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| What key do you hold down to create a rectangular and elliptical selection from the center out? |
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| Option Key (like when we did the head light) |
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| What key do you hold down to create a perfect square or perfect round selection? |
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| Shift Key (Keeps shapes proportional) |
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| What area of a selection can be edited? |
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| Anything inside the dashed lines/running ants. |
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| How do you control the range of colors that the Magic Wand will select? |
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| What are the advantages of using layers? |
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| Allows you to change the "stacking order" of your pictures. Hide and unhide layers. |
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| What are the various ways to create a new layer? |
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Create New Layer - (button on layers panel)
Top Menu - Layer > Add new layer |
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| What are the various ways to rename a layer? |
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| Double click on layer's name OR Top Menu - Layer > Rename layer |
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| What are the various ways to link a layer? |
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Select each layer, Drop down menu > link layer.
Menu bar layer > Link Layer |
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| How do you make a layer active and what does it look like? |
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| Clicking/highlighting the layer and if the eyeball is present. |
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| What does it mean to flatten an image? |
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| Makes the file smaller. Flatten image once you are completely done and send to printer. |
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| How do you flatten an image? |
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Layer > Drop Down > Flatten Image
Menu Bar Layer > Flatten Image |
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| Highlight layer > Click pad lock |
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| How do you move a layer to the front? |
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| Highlight layer and move it to the top. |
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