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Photoshop Chapter 4
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12th Grade
10/19/2010
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Term
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
Term
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.
 Definition
pantone
Term
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
Term
While many sources of graphics are widely available, some are ____.
 Definition
All of the above
Term
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.
 Definition
Graphics tablet
Term
The ____ gradient style creates shades in a counterclockwise sweep around the starting point.
 Definition
Angle
Term
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
Term
The _________________________ tool paints the current foreground color on an image with strokes of color as you drag.
 Definition
brush
Term
Photoshop’s _________________________ translates color from the color space of one device into a device-independent color space.
 Definition
Color management system
Term
There are ____ colors that display solid, non-dithered, and consistently on any computer monitor.
 Definition
216
Term
When converting to Indexed color, Photoshop builds a ____, which stores and indexes the colors in the image.
 Definition
CLUT
Term
The _________________________ color is the color being applied with the painting or editing tool when you use blending modes with gradients.
 Definition
blend
Term
____ as a smoothness setting for a gradient indicates an equally weighted transition between color pixels.
 Definition
100%
Term
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
Term
Hexadecimal is a numbering system based on groups of ____.
 Definition
16
Term
Every Photoshop image has one or more _________________________ that store information about color elements in the image.
 Definition
channels
Term
A(n) _________________________ gradient is a gradient that contains randomly distributed colors within the range of colors that you specify.
 Definition
noise
Term
____ is a color mode that is independent of the type of device or media, used for display or printing.
 Definition
LAB Color
Term
The _________________________ color is the color resulting from the blend when you use blending modes with gradients.
 Definition
result
Term
The ____ blending mode paints each pixel to make it the result color.
 Definition
Normal
Term
The _________________________ setting is a percentage determining the smoothness of the transition between color bands in a gradient.
 Definition
smoothness
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A(n) _________________________ is the way the light reflects in the gradient.
 Definition
gradient style
Term
Photoshop uses a percentage value, called ____, to denote how solid the edge of the brush stroke is displayed.
 Definition
hardness
Term
The _________________________ bar allows you to set the style, blending mode, and other attributes for a gradient fill.
 Definition
gradient options
Term
The _________________________ color is the original color in an image when you use a blending mode with gradients.
 Definition
base
Term
Each color mode uses a numerical method called a color __________________________, which describes the color.
 Definition
model
Term
A printing press can reproduce about ____ levels of gray per ink.
 Definition
256
Term
The ____ tool samples color in a graphic or palette to assign a new foreground or background color.
 Definition
Eyedropper
Term
Pressing the ____ key while dragging with a brush creates straight brush strokes.
 Definition
SHIFT
Term
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
Term
The Only Web Colors box configures the Select stop colors dialog box to display only _________________________ colors.
 Definition
Web-safe
Term
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
Term
A(n) _________________________ is a graphic effect consisting of a smooth blend, change, or transition from one color to another.
 Definition
gradient
Term
When setting the resolution of an image, you can specify the number of ____ per inch, or per centimeter.
 Definition
pixels
Term
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
Term
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
Term
The _________________________ tools change the color of pixels in an image.
 Definition
painting
Term
A(n) ________________________ determines the number of colors and combinations or colors used to display and print the image.
 Definition
color mode
Term
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
Term
Clicking a(n) _________________________ button in the Gradient Editor dialog box accesses the Select stop color dialog box.
 Definition
color stop
Term
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
Term
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
Term
A(n) _________________________ is the range of colors that can be displayed or printed.
 Definition
color gamut
Term
To create a gradient, you select an area of an image and then click the _________________________ button in the Tools palette.
 Definition
Gradient Tool (G)
Term
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
Term
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
Term
The _________________________ dialog box allows you to choose a color from the color field or define the color numerically.
 Definition
select stop color
Term
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
Term
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
Term
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
Term
The ____ gradient style creates shades from the starting point to the ending point in a circular pattern.
 Definition
Radial
Term
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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