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MAWD Lesson 2.01
Understand Digital Raster Graphics
Term | Definition |
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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 |