ADOBE TOOLS & TERMinology
Adjustments Panel (in Photoshop)
(web)- The tools for making color and tonal adjustments can be found in the Adjustments panel. Clicking a tool icon both selects an adjustment and automatically creates an adjustment layer. The adjustments you make using the controls and options in the Adjustments panel create nondestructive adjustment layers. (see "nondestructive editing" below)
Brush Tool (in Photoshop)
(web)- Adobe Photoshop provides several tools for painting and editing image color. The Brush tool and the Pencil tool work like traditional drawing tools applying color with brush strokes.
Color Picker Tool (in Photoshop)
(web)- Use the Adobe Color Picker to set the foreground color, background color, and text color. You can also set target colors for different tools, commands, and options.
Image Size (in Photoshop)
(web)- In Photoshop, you can see the relationship between image size and resolution in the Image Size dialog box (choose Image > Image Size).
Layer Mask (in Photoshop)
(web)- You can add a mask to a layer and use the mask to hide portions of the layer and reveal the layers below. Masking layers is a valuable compositing technique for combining multiple photos into a single image or for removing a person or object from a photo.
Layers Panel (in Photoshop)
(web)- Photoshop layers are like sheets of stacked acetate. You can see through transparent areas of a layer to the layers below. You move a layer to position the content on the layer, like sliding a sheet of acetate in a stack. You can also change the opacity of a layer to make content partially transparent. (for more info follow the "web" link above)
Pencil Tool (in Photoshop)
(web)- Adobe Photoshop provides several tools for painting and editing image color. The Brush tool and the Pencil tool work like traditional drawing tools applying color with brush strokes.
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Resolution (in Photoshop)
(web)- The resolution of an image is the number of pixels per unit of measurement—usually the number of pixels per inch (ppi) or pixels per centimeter (ppcm). If your image is 72 pixels wide and you tell it to be 72 pixels per inch, then it's an inch wide. (also see "screen or display resolution" under "terminology and vocabulary")