Photoshop Unit 2

Adobe Camera raw Interface

An interface in which a raw photo can be edited before it is brought into Photoshop

Artboard

A canvas within a Photoshop document

Brush

A tool used to paint brush strokes of various types on a canvas

Color Picker

A tool used to choose an existing color on the screen to set the foreground or background color that can then be applied to an object or canvas

Document Preset

A combination of size color mode and bit depth set for a document template and easily reusable to add multiple files from one template

Eyedropper Tool

A tool used to choose or show the specifics of a color on the screen

Gradient

A block of multiple colors that fade into each other and are used to blend with an object or a canvas

Grid

A set of horizontal and vertical lines used to help align objects on a canvas

Guides

A horizontal or vertical line that when added to a canvas provides a point of reference for objects that need to be snapped or aligned to a specific spot on the canvas

Guide Layout

A combination of guides and a grid on a canvas

Hexadecimal Value

A measurement used to define color using numbers and letters to determine the amount of red green and blue for a specific color

Value

The amount of lightness or darkness in a color

Linear Gradient

A gradient that moves in a line from one color to the next

Menu

A list of options for performing actions on a file

Options Bar

A contextual bar across the top of the Photoshop screen containing options for whichever tool is selected from the Toolbar

Orientation

The direction of a canvas portrait or landscape

Pan

The act of using the hand tool to move around a document and focus on a specific part

Panel

A box containing options for a specific need such as layers color swatches and brushes

Pattern

A repeated design or object used as a background or for image or shape fill

Place Embedded

The act of embedding a file onto a canvas as it is added to the canvas The file will not update if the original copy of the file is updated

Place Linked

The act of linking a file when adding to a canvas giving an option to update the file on the canvas if the original copy is updated

Radial Gradient

A gradient that starts with one color in the center of the gradient and moves to another color around it

Raw File

A photo in its original format on the camera without the photo was taken

Scratch Disk

A disk that is used to store temporary RAM for when RAM is used up on a device while Photoshop is running

Slice

A piece of an image that is used for a link to a webpage

Styles

A predefined effect used to enhance a photo or set a background for a photo

Swatch

A defined color then based off an industry standard for colors

Toolbar

A bar containing tools that perform actions on a file or objects within a file

Transparency

A piece of a gradient where the gradient changes colors

Stop

A form of measurement such as for pixel point inch or centimeter

Unit

A desktop setting that shows specific panels and bars that can be used such that people can have a consistent look for the Photoshop interface

Workspace

The act of magnifying part of a canvas or work on that part of the canvas

Zoom

The act of magnifying part of a canvas or work on that part of the canva