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Photoshop Chapter 4
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Computer Science
12th Grade
10/19/2010

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A shape is usually a(n) _________________________ object, like the one shown in the accompanying figure, which means it does not lose its crisp appearance if it is resized or reshaped cleanly.
Definition
vector
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When you click the Color Libraries button, Photoshop displays a dialog box with other custom color systems, such as _________________________, a standard color-matching system used by printers and graphic designers for inks, papers, and other materials.
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pantone
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The ____ Photoshop color mode is a color mode where the palette of colors is limited in order to reduce file size yet maintains some visual clarity.
Definition
Indexed Color
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While many sources of graphics are widely available, some are ____.
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All of the above
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Graphic designers who create a lot of free-hand brush strokes sometimes use a(n) _________________________, which is an input device that uses a stylus to draw on a tablet surface.
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Graphics tablet
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The ____ gradient style creates shades in a counterclockwise sweep around the starting point.
Definition
Angle
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If Photoshop displays an exclamation point inside a ____ in the Select stop color dialog box, it means that the chosen color cannot be printed using CMYK inks.
Definition
triangle
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The _________________________ tool paints the current foreground color on an image with strokes of color as you drag.
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brush
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Photoshop’s _________________________ translates color from the color space of one device into a device-independent color space.
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Color management system
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There are ____ colors that display solid, non-dithered, and consistently on any computer monitor.
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216
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When converting to Indexed color, Photoshop builds a ____, which stores and indexes the colors in the image.
Definition
CLUT
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The _________________________ color is the color being applied with the painting or editing tool when you use blending modes with gradients.
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blend
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____ as a smoothness setting for a gradient indicates an equally weighted transition between color pixels.
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100%
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If you create a shape and later decide it should be larger or smaller, simply press ____ to display the shape’s bounding box, and then resize the shape by dragging the sizing handles and then press the ENTER key.
Definition
CTRL+T
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Hexadecimal is a numbering system based on groups of ____.
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16
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Every Photoshop image has one or more _________________________ that store information about color elements in the image.
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channels
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A(n) _________________________ gradient is a gradient that contains randomly distributed colors within the range of colors that you specify.
Definition
noise
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____ is a color mode that is independent of the type of device or media, used for display or printing.
Definition
LAB Color
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The _________________________ color is the color resulting from the blend when you use blending modes with gradients.
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result
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The ____ blending mode paints each pixel to make it the result color.
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Normal
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The _________________________ setting is a percentage determining the smoothness of the transition between color bands in a gradient.
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smoothness
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A(n) _________________________ is the way the light reflects in the gradient.
Definition
gradient style
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Photoshop uses a percentage value, called ____, to denote how solid the edge of the brush stroke is displayed.
Definition
hardness
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The _________________________ bar allows you to set the style, blending mode, and other attributes for a gradient fill.
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gradient options
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The _________________________ color is the original color in an image when you use a blending mode with gradients.
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base
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Each color mode uses a numerical method called a color __________________________, which describes the color.
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model
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A printing press can reproduce about ____ levels of gray per ink.
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256
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The ____ tool samples color in a graphic or palette to assign a new foreground or background color.
Definition
Eyedropper
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Pressing the ____ key while dragging with a brush creates straight brush strokes.
Definition
SHIFT
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The ____ palette displays information about the color values beneath the mouse pointer and other useful information depending on the tool that you use.
Definition
Info
Term
To constrain a line angle to a multiple of 45 degrees, hold down the ____ key as you drag.
Definition
SHIFT
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The Only Web Colors box configures the Select stop colors dialog box to display only _________________________ colors.
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Web-safe
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Three basic parameters make up the ____ color mode: lightness of the color, the color’s position between magenta and green, and the color’s position between yellow and blue.
Definition
LAB
Term
Once colors are selected in the Gradient Editor dialog box, the small diamond below the color bar is the _________________________ button, which indicates the place in the gradient where it displays an even mix of the starting and ending colors.
Definition
color midpoint
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A(n) _________________________ is a graphic effect consisting of a smooth blend, change, or transition from one color to another.
Definition
gradient
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When setting the resolution of an image, you can specify the number of ____ per inch, or per centimeter.
Definition
pixels
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A shape can be a(n) _________________________ object, like the one shown in the accompanying figure, which is composed of a fixed number of individual pixels and cannot be resized or reshaped.
Definition
raster
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If Photoshop displays a ____ in the Select stop color dialog box, it means that the chosen color is not Web-safe.
Definition
cube
Term
In Photoshop, you will see a(n) ____ warning if you select colors that have to be converted from RGB used in editing, to CMYK used in printing.
Definition
out of gamut
Term
The process of translating colors from the color space of one device into a device-independent color space is called _________________________.
Definition
color mapping
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The _________________________ tools change the color of pixels in an image.
Definition
painting
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A(n) ________________________ determines the number of colors and combinations or colors used to display and print the image.
Definition
color mode
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The Mode box arrow displays a list of _________________________ modes, which are the ways in which pixels in the image are affected by a color.
Definition
blending
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Clicking a(n) _________________________ button in the Gradient Editor dialog box accesses the Select stop color dialog box.
Definition
color stop
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Clicking a(n) _________________________ button in the Gradient Editor dialog box allows you to enter a percentage of opacity and a location within the color bar for the opacity to begin.
Definition
opacity stop
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On the right side of the Gradient options bar, shown in the accompanying figure, Photoshop includes a ____ checkbox to create a smoother blend with less banding.
Definition
Dither
Term
Pressing ____ on the Eyedropper Tool button in the Tools palette assigns the color to the background.
Definition
ALT+click
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A(n) _________________________ is the range of colors that can be displayed or printed.
Definition
color gamut
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To create a gradient, you select an area of an image and then click the _________________________ button in the Tools palette.
Definition
Gradient Tool (G)
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The _________________________ lets you define a new gradient by modifying a copy of an existing gradient or preset, or by choosing colors to create a new blend.
Definition
gradient editor
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In addition to the _________________________ gradient that creates a solid color spectrum transition through the gradient, you alternately can choose the noise gradient.
Definition
solid
Term
The default blending mode value is Normal, which is sometimes called the _________________________.
Definition
theshold
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The _________________________ dialog box allows you to choose a color from the color field or define the color numerically.
Definition
select stop color
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Because the gamut of color that can be reproduced with ink is smaller than what we see with our eyes, any color that cannot be printed is referred to as _________________________.
Definition
out of gamut
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A convenient way to select and edit colors is to use the _________________________, which is usually docked below the Navigation palette in the workspace.
Definition
color palette
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The word _________________________ stands for binary digit.
Definition
bit
Term
Given a bit depth of 8 in RGB color mode, each channel has 8 binary settings, resulting in ____ possible colors per channel.
Definition
256
Term
The _________________________ measures how much color information is available for displaying or printing each pixel in an image.
Definition
bit depth
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The ____ gradient style creates shades from the starting point to the ending point in a circular pattern.
Definition
Radial
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The _________________________ in the Gradient Editor dialog box has stop buttons for opacity above it and for color below it.
Definition
color bar
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