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Lesson 2.01 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Inches | The standard unit of measurement for the United States and U.S. standard sized papers |
Pixels | The most common unit of measurement for computer screen display |
Points | The standard unit of measurement for typefaces |
Picas | One pica equals 1/6 of an inch. Six picas per inch |
Em Space | Equal to the current font size |
Percentage | The value of an item out of a whole. |
Resolution | A measure of the amount of detail that is stored in a digital image, measured in pixels per inch |
PPI | Pixels Per Inch |
On-screen Resolution | The amount of detail on an digital image |
Print Resolution | The amount of detail on a print image |
DPI | Dots Per Inch |
RGB | Red, Green, and Blue, used for digital displays |
CYMK | Cyan, Yellow, Magenta, and Black, used for print displays |
Aspect Ratio | The relationship of 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 and 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 | The invisible part of an image |
Fill | Putting a color, gradient, pattern, 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 create manually |
Clone Stamp | Samples and 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 |