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Measurement, Resolution, and Color Mode
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inches | Standard unit of measurement in the United States. |
| Pixels | Most common unit of measurement on a computer screen display. |
| Points | Standard unit of measurement for typeface. |
| Picas | Often used for print design, easily divisible (6 picas per inch), works well with rule of thirds. |
| Em Space | The current point size of the font. |
| Percentage | The percentage of base colors in a color. |
| Resolution | A measure of the amount of detail that is stored in a digital image. |
| PPI | Pixels per inch, used to measure resolution. |
| On-screen Resolution | Do not need a high resolution. |
| Print Resolution | Need to be printed at a higher resolution. |
| DPI | Dots per inch, used to measure printer resolution |
| RGB | Assigns an intensity value to each pixel for red, green, and blue. Best used for images on the web or images viewed on a computer screen. |
| CMYK | Assigns a percentage value for each of the process inks, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. Best used for printed images. |
| Aspect Ratio | The relationship between an object’s width to its height. |
| Cropping | Cutting out part of an image. |
| Layering | Compiling multiple pictures or objects together into one image. |
| Selections | Identifying a specific area of a layer or image that allows you to move or apply techniques to only that specific area on that specific layer. |
| Transforming | Changing a graphics size or dimensions through commands such as scaling or rotating. |
| Layer Styles | One or more effects applied to a layer or layer group. |
| Layer Masks | A non-destructive method which allows you to apply transparency to a specific 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, patter, or texture into an 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 an image that would be too difficult to apply manually. |
| Clone Stamp | Samples an area of an image and then allows you to paint over another area of the image with the sampled area. |
| Blend Modes | Change the way layers interact by determining how a layer will blend with the layers below it. |