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MAWD Lesson 2.01
Understand Digital Raster Graphics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inches | The standard unit of maesurement in U.S. & standard size paper |
| Pixels | Comon unit of measurement for computer screen display |
| Points | Standard unit of ,easure,emt for typefaces |
| Picas | |
| Em Space | |
| Percentage | |
| Resolution | A measurement of the amount of detail that is stored in a digital image |
| PPI | Pixels per inch > Number of pixels contained in one inch |
| On-Screen Resolution | |
| Print Resolution | |
| DPI | |
| RGB | An intensity value to each pixel rainged from 0-255 for each of the res, green, and blue components in an image |
| CMYK | a percentaage value for each of the process inks > Cyan, magenta, yellow, and black |
| Aspect Ratio | The relationship of an object's width to its height |
| Cropping | Cutting out part of an inage |
| Layering | Compliling multiple pictures or objects togethrr into one image |
| Selections | Identifiying a specific area of a layer or imaeg that allows you to move or apply techniques to only that specifc area on that specifc layer |
| Transforming | Changing a graphic size or dimensions through commands such as scalimg and rotating |
| Layer Styles | One or more effects applied to a layer or layer group > Shadows, stroke. glows. bevels. and overlays |
| Layer Masks | A non-destructive method which allows you to apply transparency to a specfic portion of a layer with precise control |
| Transparency | removing the background color of a raster image making it "see-through" in order to allow the image to blend in with its background |
| Fill | Putting a color, gradient, pattern, or texture into a object or area |
| Gradient | Filling an object with a smooth transition from one color to another |
| Adjustment Layers | non-destructive layers that can be added to allow you to apply image tonal and color adjustments |
| Filters | Used to apply special effects to na image that would be too difficult to create manually |
| Clone Stamp | Samples and area of an image and then allows you to paint over another area of the image |
| Blend Modes | Change the way layers interact by determining how a layer ill blend with the layers below it |