Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Glossary of Photoshop Terms
Airbrush —
Simulates physical airbrush. Gradually adds paint similar to a paint spray gun
or can. The icon appears on the options bar when a brush is selected.
Anti-Aliased/Anti-aliasing
— A process of smoothing edges around a selection. You must
choose anti-aliasing before making your selection.
Background Color
— On the toolbar with the foreground color. Toggles with one click.
Choose from the Color Picker by double clicking the toolbar icon.
Brush tool
— Select a brush and define its characteristics, including size, shape, , hardness,,
diameter, opacity, and more.
Brushes Palette
— Choose a brush preset. Characteristics are already defined.
Burn Tool
— Used to darken areas of an image.
Channels
— In RGB mode, there are three channels: red, green, and blue.
Clone Stamp Tool
— Clone any part of an image by painting it at another point in the
image.
Color Palette
— Specify Foreground and background colors at any given time.
Color Sampler
— Use the eyedropper tool to determine the exact color of any pixel in the
image.
Contiguous
— The selection only includes pixels that are adjacent to each other. Other-
wise, all pixels of the preferred color are selected.
Crop Tool
— Discard a portion of the image by boxing in what you want to keep.
Curves Tool
— Modify the histogram with precision by changing a particular tonal point
on the histogram. Surrounding tonal data is modified to maintain a smooth curve.
Dodge Tool
— Darkens areas of an image or print.
Duplicate
— A choice in the Image Menu that allows you to copy an entire image.
Edge Contrast
— Adjust the sensitivity of the Lasso Tool's edge detection capability.
When edges are not clearly defined, a low value here will improve the selection process.
Feather
— Blurring edges around a selection making it easier to blend with other objects
and backgrounds.
