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Photoshop-Concepts B
JHS Skinner Photoshop
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Control+D | To remove a selection (marching ants) use this keystroke |
| Reselect | If you accidentally remove a selection, access this feature under the Select menu to get it back |
| Magic Wand | Selection tool used to easily select, typically in one click, a solid background |
| Tolerance | Adjusting this before using the magic wand will affect how "picky" the wand it |
| Options bar | The place where you modify the Tolerance |
| Refine Edge | Press this button on the Options bar to "preview" a selection and modify settings, such as expand, smooth, or increase contrast |
| Edge Detection | Using this option in Refine Edge allows you to modify the radius or access the Smart Radius option to create a better edge on a selection |
| Marquee | This selection tool can be used to select in a rectangular or elliptical shape |
| Shift | To draw a perfect circle with the Elliptical Marquee tool, hold this while dragging |
| Color Range | This selection option is not a "tool" but rather a way, through a menu, to select one whole color in an image |
| Inverse | To select the opposite of the current selection, you select the: |
| Lasso | This is a freehand selection tool that allows you to drag your mouse while holding down the button to make a selection |
| Polygonal Lasso | This selection tool allows you to click points around your image to create a selection |
| Backspace | When using the Polygonal or Magnetic lasso tools, press this to delete the current point as you are making the selection |
| Magnetic Lasso | This selection tool allows you to select an object by tracing its outline; you drag near the outline and it magically adheres to the edges of the item you are trying to select |
| Quick Selection | This selection tool allows you to drag across an image to select an item |
| [ | Use this to decrease your brush size when using the Quick Selection tool |
| ] | Use this to increase your brush size when using the Quick Selection tool |
| Hand | Holding Spacebar when selecting will switch to this tool |
| New Selection | If you want to create an entirely new selection, removing any previous selection, be sure this is clicked on the Options bar |
| Subtract from Selection | If you are using a selection tool and select too much, you can remove part of the current selection by clicking this option |
| Transparent | A "checkerboard" area on the background means the background is: |
| Double Click | If you need to unlock the Background layer, simply point to the layer and do this: |
| Opacity | Modify this on the Layers panel to make your layer partially transparent |
| 0 | Setting the Opacity to this will make the layer invisible |
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