Vocab Padlet by Alex MTZZZ

Camera Obscura

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-18 16:02:52 UTC

Camera obscura (meaning “dark room” in Latin) is a box-shaped device used as an aid for drawing or entertainment. Also referred to as a pinhole image, it lets light in through a small opening on one side and projects a reversed and inverted image on the other.

35MM Film

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-18 16:07:02 UTC

In photography, 35 millimeter (35mm) film is a small-format photographic film used in single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs), film cameras, rangefinders, and disposable cameras. The number 35 refers to the total width of the film, including its perforated edges.

twin lens reflex camera

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-18 16:08:15 UTC

A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens" (the lens that takes the picture), while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level.

Gelatin Silver Process

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-18 16:09:11 UTC

Gelatin silver papers are commercially manufactured by applying an emulsion of light-sensitive silver salts in gelatin to a sheet of paper coated with a layer of baryta, a white pigment mixed with gelatin.

genre

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-18 16:10:03 UTC

a category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

video introduction

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-19 02:50:51 UTC

Curator

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-23 15:35:27 UTC

a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection.

Exhibition

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-23 15:36:26 UTC

a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)

Gallery

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-23 15:37:18 UTC

a room or building for the display or sale of works of art.

Museum

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-23 15:38:27 UTC

a not-for-profit, permanent institution in the service of society that researches, collects, conserves, interprets and exhibits tangible and intangible heritage.

Photography Studio

alejandro000000000 — 2023-08-23 15:40:02 UTC

A photographic studio is often a business owned and represented by one or more photographers, possibly accompanied by assistants and pupils, who create and sell their own and sometimes others’ photographs.

Radial Symmetry

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-01 15:35:28 UTC

symmetry around a central axis, as in a starfish or a tulip flower

Symmetry

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-01 15:36:38 UTC

a balanced and proportionate similarity that is found in two halves of an object.

Asymmetry

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-01 15:37:30 UTC

lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.

"there was an asymmetry between the right and left ears"

Juxtaposition

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-01 15:38:17 UTC

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

abstract

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-01 15:39:42 UTC

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Line

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-08 15:36:18 UTC

a long, narrow mark or band

Shape

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-08 15:37:07 UTC

the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

Color

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-08 15:37:54 UTC

the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light.

Space

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-08 15:39:05 UTC

the photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events, or areas of the night sky.

texture

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-08 15:39:50 UTC

the visual quality of the surface of an object, revealed through variances in shape, tone and color depth.

value

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-08 15:41:01 UTC

represents how dark or light color and its hue can be.

Form

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-08 15:41:44 UTC

when shape takes on three dimensions.

Cool colors

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-20 15:34:14 UTC

Warm colors

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-20 15:35:45 UTC

Warm colors definition in art: Warm colors on the other hand, are those hues that give the feeling of warmth,

Neutral color

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-20 15:36:44 UTC

A neutral is a color without much intensity or saturation

complementary colors

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-20 15:37:51 UTC

a color that combined with a given color makes white or black.

monochromatic colors

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-20 22:32:16 UTC

Monochromatic color refers to a color scheme that is comprised of variations of one color.

gradient

alejandro000000000 — 2023-09-20 22:33:17 UTC

A gradient is a design element made up of colors that gradually fade into one another.

rule of thirds

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-04 15:32:39 UTC

a composition guideline that places your subject in the left or right third of an image, leaving the other two thirds more open.

leading lines

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-04 15:35:06 UTC

a compositional technique where human-made or natural lines lead the viewer's eyes through a photograph to the subject or the heart of the image,

golden ratio

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-04 15:36:24 UTC

obtaining a precise ratio between the different parts of a work, an image, or an object.

negative space

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-04 15:37:20 UTC

positive space

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-04 15:38:01 UTC

the area that contains the main subject or objects of the artwork.

Diptych

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-18 15:33:38 UTC

a painting, especially an altarpiece, on two hinged wooden panels which may be closed like a book.

triptych

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-18 15:35:00 UTC

A triptych is an artwork made up of three pieces or panels. Often used to impart narrative, create a sequence, or show different elements of the same subject matter.

orthographic view

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-18 15:37:02 UTC

Orthographic views are two-dimensional views of three-dimensional objects.

barrel lens distortion

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-18 15:38:15 UTC

Barrel lens distortion is an effect associated with wide-angle lenses and, in particular, zoom wide-angles.

pincushion distortion

alejandro000000000 — 2023-10-18 15:39:35 UTC

In pincushion distortion, image magnification increases with the distance from the optical axis.

aperture

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-01 15:32:48 UTC

an opening, hole, or gap.

F/stop

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-01 15:34:37 UTC

aperture measurements on your camera

lens focal length

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-01 15:35:23 UTC

determined when the lens is focused at infinity.

depth of field

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-01 15:36:13 UTC

the distance between the nearest and furthest elements in a scene that appear to be "acceptably sharp" in an image.

bokeh

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-01 15:36:53 UTC

“the effect of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a fast lens, at the widest aperture, such as f/2.8 or wider

auto mode

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-08 16:32:14 UTC

It gives your camera complete control over its various settings, including the ISO, the aperture, the shutter speed, the autofocus mode, and even the flash.

program mode

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-08 16:32:54 UTC

the camera still sets the exposure for you

manual mode

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-08 16:34:28 UTC

in charge of adjusting the aperture

shutter priority mode

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-08 16:35:46 UTC

when a photographer manually designates a shutter speed for a given exposure, and the camera automatically chooses an appropriate aperture and ISO setting to go with that shutter speed.

aperture priority mode

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-08 16:36:52 UTC

the photographer selects an aperture, and the camera chooses an appropriate shutter speed based on the available light.

Shutter speed

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-15 16:31:42 UTC

It's the speed at which the shutter of the camera closes.

Blue mode

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-15 16:32:20 UTC

a special display mode on display units such as projectors and television sets whereby only the blue pixels or the blue cathode ray tube is used to generate the image.

motion blur

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-15 16:33:00 UTC

increases realism and a sense of speed

tripods/monopods

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-15 16:33:41 UTC

A tripod is a three-legged stand used to support a camera or other equipment.

camera shake

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-15 16:34:29 UTC

he act of accidentally shaking a camera during shooting due to unsteady hands, which results in blurry images.

long exposure

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-29 16:32:15 UTC

the technique in which the camera's shutter is left open during a somewhat lengthy period of time.

time lapse

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-29 16:32:51 UTC

a cinematography method in which a photographer takes a series of still pictures of the same frame at regular intervals over some time, then plays the whole sequence back in fast succession.

light painting

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-29 16:33:30 UTC

the point or center of light diffusion in the composition of a painting, or the luminous part of a painting in relation to the shadows.

panning

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-29 16:34:24 UTC

side-to-side motion,”

burst mode

alejandro000000000 — 2023-11-29 16:34:54 UTC

a shooting mode in still cameras where several photos are captured in quick succession by either pressing the shutter button or holding it down.

spot metering

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-06 16:32:11 UTC

evaluates light around the chosen focus point or centre of the frame.

partial metering

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-06 16:32:53 UTC

Partial metering covers only the centre 6.2% of the frame in the viewfinder

center weighted average metering

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-06 16:33:42 UTC

g concentrates the metering on the central part of the viewfinder but also takes the rest of the frame into consideration

evaluative metering

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-06 16:34:22 UTC

Evaluative metering is the mostly used automatic metering mode in everyday photography

18% gray

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-06 16:35:08 UTC

In photography, painting, and other visual arts, middle gray or middle grey is a tone that is perceptually about halfway between black and white on a lightness scale; in photography and printing, it is typically defined as 18% reflectance in visible light.

cool colors

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-08 16:35:05 UTC

Cool colors are typified by blue, green, and purple and their hybrids.

warm colors

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-08 16:35:49 UTC

Warm colors definition in art: Warm colors on the other hand, are those hues that give the feeling of warmth, such as red, orange, and yellow.

neutral colors

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-08 16:36:36 UTC

Neutral colors are muted shades that appear to lack color but often have underlying hues that change with different lighting. Examples of neutral colors include beige, taupe, gray, cream, brown, black, and white.

constructive criticism

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-11 05:18:16 UTC

Constructive criticism is feedback that provides specific, actionable suggestions. Rather than providing general advice, constructive criticism gives specific recommendations on how to make positive improvements. Constructive criticism is clear, to the point and easy to put into action.

plagerism

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-11 05:19:22 UTC

he practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

ethics

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-11 05:20:05 UTC

moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

objective

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-11 05:20:53 UTC

An objective is something you plan to achieve. A military objective is the overall plan for a mission. The objective for a bake sale is to raise money. If your objective is to learn a new word, you have succeeded. An objective is the point of something.

subjective

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-11 05:21:39 UTC

based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.

copywrite

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-11 05:22:27 UTC

he exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

"he issued a writ for breach of copyright"

trademark

alejandro000000000 — 2023-12-11 05:23:02 UTC

a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or produc

workspace switcher

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-24 16:35:39 UTC

What is workspace switcher?

Workspace Switcher also displays the application windows and dialogs that are open in your workspaces. T

toolbar

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-24 16:36:23 UTC

In a macOS app, the toolbar resides in the frame at the top of a window, either below or integrated with the title bar. Note that window titles can display inline with controls, and toolbar items don't include a bezel.

palettes

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-24 16:37:12 UTC

a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors. any other flat surface used by a painter for this purpose.

menu bar

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-24 16:37:53 UTC

A menu bar is a feature of most computer graphical user interfaces that implement windows. The menu bar allows the user to have point-and-click access to window-specific functions, such as saving a file, copying text, or opening a help window.

tool options bar

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-24 16:38:29 UTC

Many of the tools in Graphic have customizable settings that allow you to adjust their behavior. The settings for the currently selected tool appear in the Tool Options bar above the Canvas. Selected Tool - The name of the currently selected tool appears on the left side of the Tool Options bar.

cropping

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-31 16:31:41 UTC

remove or adjust the outside edges of an image (typically a photo) to improve framing or composition, draw a viewer's eye to the subject, or change the size or aspect ratio.

aspect ratio

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-31 16:32:38 UTC

An aspect ratio is a proportional relationship between an image's width and height.

resloution

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-31 16:33:34 UTC

a firm decision to do or not to do something.

"she kept her resolution not to see Anne any

DPI vs PPI

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-31 16:34:29 UTC

DPI refers to the number of printed dots contained within one inch of an image printed by a printer. PPI refers to the number of pixels contained within one inch of an image displayed on a computer monitor.

SOCC

alejandro000000000 — 2024-01-31 16:35:11 UTC

SOOC is a photographer's abbreviation that stands for “Straight Out Of Camera.” It refers to images that are shown exactly as they were captured by the camera, with no post-processing applied whatsoever.

file formats

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-07 16:32:15 UTC

file format is a standard way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file. It specifies how bits are used to encode information in a digital storage medium. File formats may be either proprietary or free.

raw file format

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-07 16:32:55 UTC

A camera raw image file contains unprocessed or minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, a motion picture film scanner, or other image scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed, and contain large amounts of potentially redundant data.

.PNG

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-07 16:33:51 UTC

Portable Network Graphics is a raster-graphics file format that supports lossless data compression. PNG was developed as an improved, non-patented replacement for Graphics Interchange Format

.JPEG

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-07 16:34:52 UTC

a format for compressing image files.

.PSD

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-07 16:35:57 UTC

PSD files are the native file format of Adobe Photoshop.

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-14 16:32:22 UTC

HDR

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-14 16:33:34 UTC

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range and refers to a technique that expresses details in content in both very bright and very dark scenes. It offers a more natural and realistic picture output even with a widened range of contrast.

double exposure

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-14 16:34:49 UTC

ouble exposure photography is a technique that layers two different exposures on a single image, combining two photographs into one. Double exposure creates a surreal feeling for your photos and the two photographs can work together to convey deep meaning or symbolism.

triadic colors

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-14 16:35:41 UTC

Red, blue, and yellow are three primary colors that create a triadic color scheme. Triadic colors create a vibrant color palette by separating each color, regardless of the specific hues.

blue hour

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-14 16:36:30 UTC

the period of time just before sunrise or just after sunset when the sun casts a diffuse light from below the horizon and the sky takes on a vivid blue tone.

golden hour

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-14 16:37:17 UTC

the period of the day just before the sun sets or after it rises, when the light is redder and softer than usual so that photographs taken in it have a pleasing quality

macro lens

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-21 16:33:45 UTC

A macro lens is a camera lens designed to capture small subjects at close distances. There are two important distinctions between a macro lens and a regular lens. A macro lens increases the magnification of the subject to make it look bigger.

prime lens

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-21 16:34:36 UTC

A prime lens is a lens with a fixed focal length, typically with a maximum aperture of f/1.2-f/2.8. They're fantastic for filmmakers and photographers who want the best optical quality and prefer a shallower depth of field in their images and footage. Popular prime lens focal lengths are 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm.

telephone lens

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-21 16:35:22 UTC

a lens with a longer focal length than standard, giving a narrow field of view and a magnified image.

fisheye lens

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-21 16:35:56 UTC

A fisheye lens is an ultra wide-angle lens that produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image. Fisheye lenses achieve extremely wide angles of view, well beyond any rectilinear lens.

vibration reduction

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-21 16:36:49 UTC

Vibration Reduction (VR) is an image stabilization technology that minimizes blur caused by camera shake. Using a VR NIKKOR lens can result in sharp images in low light, under windy conditions or when using a physically large NIKKOR lens, at up to four stops slower with a VR lens than a non-VR lens.

DSLR

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-28 16:32:15 UTC

A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a solid-state image sensor and digitally records the images from the sensor.

Metadata

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-28 16:33:19 UTC

Metadata means "data about data". Metadata is defined as the data providing information about one or more aspects of the data; it is used to summarize basic information about data that can make tracking and working with specific data easier. Some examples include: Means of creation of the data.

thumbnails

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-28 16:34:12 UTC

A thumbnail is a small image representation of a larger image, usually intended to make it easier and faster to look at or manage a group of larger images. Graphic designers and photographers typically use this term.

post processing

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-28 16:34:47 UTC

layer masking

alejandro000000000 — 2024-02-28 16:35:26 UTC

Layer masking is a nondestructive way to hide parts of an image or layer without erasing them. They're great for making image composites, modifying background colors, removing or cutting out objects, and targeting your edits so they affect only certain areas, rather than the entire layer.

lens crop factor

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-06 16:33:11 UTC

he crop factor is sometimes referred to as "magnification factor", "focal length factor" or "focal length multiplier". This usage reflects the observation that lenses of a given focal length seem to produce greater magnification on crop-factor cameras than they do on full-frame cameras.

full frame camera

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-06 16:33:55 UTC

A full-frame sensor is most simply deﬁned by its sheer size—36 mm by 24 mm—and the distinctive look it makes possible.

APS-C Camera

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-06 16:34:41 UTC

Advanced Photo System type-C (APS-C) is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System film negative in its C ("Classic") format, of 25.1×16.7 mm, an aspect ratio of 3:2 and Ø 30.15 mm field diameter.

reflector

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-06 16:35:22 UTC

a piece of glass, metal, or other material for reflecting light in a required direction, e.g., a red one on the back of a motor vehicle or bicycle.

scrim[diffuser]

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-06 16:36:20 UTC

A scrim or gauze is often a very light textile made from cotton, or sometimes flax or other materials. It is lightweight and translucent, which means it is often used for making curtains. The fabric can also be used for bookbinding and upholstery. Scrims have seen extensive use in theatre.

saturation

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-13 15:31:37 UTC

the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.

color balance

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-13 15:32:25 UTC

the state or process that occurs when no more of something can be absorbed, combined with, or added.

HUE

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-13 15:32:34 UTC

Hue refers to the pure spectrum colors, while value describes the lightness or darkness of a color.

vibrance

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-13 15:34:32 UTC

the state of being full of energy and life.

contrast

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-13 15:35:16 UTC

the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

move tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-20 15:32:19 UTC

Move Tool - The move tool allows you to move a selection or entire layer by dragging it with your mouse or using your keyboard arrows keys. The move tool is located at the top right of the Photoshop Toolbox. When the move tool is selected, click and drag anywhere in the image.

patch tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-20 15:32:58 UTC

The Patch tool is one of the most used and most helpful tools for photo editors. If you want to remove something distracting from the background of an image or even out an area that appears irregular, such as acne on a model's face, you're going to want to use this tool.

clone stamp tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-20 15:33:54 UTC

the Photoshop Clone Stamp tool copies one area of an image onto another area of an image. Photographers and designers often use the Clone Stamp tool to remove unwanted elements from a photograph.

spot healing tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-20 15:34:53 UTC

The Spot Healing Brush tool magically removes unwanted spots, marks, or small objects in your image. Photoshop selects and replaces pixels from another part of your image to blend in seamlessly.

healing brush tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-03-20 15:35:38 UTC

The Healing Brush and Patch tools allow you fix imperfections, like scratches, wrinkles, dust spots, etc., causing them to disappear into the surrounding image. They work very much like the cloning tools. You sample pixels in one are of an image, then paint over another area replacing it with the sampled pixels.

lasso tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-03 15:31:55 UTC

The Lasso tool is the original freehand selection tool in Photoshop. Whereas the Marquee tool is ideal for selecting circles and rectangles, and the Magic Wand tool is perfect for selecting color ranges, the Lasso tool is your go-to function when you need to outline irregular shapes.

magic wand tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-03 15:32:32 UTC

he Magic Wand tool automatically selects an object or area of your image, using machine learning to discern what you might be trying to select. If you click on the sky, it selects the sky; click on a person's face, and you have the entire face selected in just seconds.

polygonal lasso tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-03 15:33:21 UTC

The Polygonal Lasso is what you use when you need to select an unusual, angled shape. It is ideal for shapes that are not proportional and are therefore poorly suited to the marquee. Likewise, it is the right choice for complex, multi-sided shapes.

quick selection tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-03 15:34:08 UTC

The Quick Selection tool allows you to quickly and easily select one area or section of an image.

rectangle / elliptical marquee tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-03 15:35:04 UTC

The Rectangular Marquee tool makes a selection in the shape of a rectangle. Select the Rectangular Marquee tool (M) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like Add to Selection or Subtract from Selection, to get the selection you want.

brush tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-10 15:31:29 UTC

y locate and select the Brush tool from the Tools panel, then click and drag in the document window to paint. You can also press the B key on your keyboard to select the Brush tool at any time.

zoom tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-10 15:32:03 UTC

You use the Zoom Tool to magnify or reduce your view of a drawing. You can zoom in to see detail or zoom out to view the entire drawing. The property bar works in concert with the Zoom Tool. When the Zoom Tool is selected, the property bar displays zoom-related icons.

hand tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-10 15:32:39 UTC

What Does the Hand Tool Do? The Hand tool allows you to move your image around its window by dragging. The tool is useful for maneuvering around an image to focus in on specific details within the picture.

horizontal type tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-10 15:33:31 UTC

Locate and select the Type tool in the Tools panel. You can also press the T key on your keyboard to access the Type tool at any time. In the Control panel near the top of the screen, choose the desired font and text size. Click the Text Color picker, then choose the desired color from the dialog box.

gradient tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-10 15:33:39 UTC

The Gradient tool allows you to create gradual changes of color and light across an image with power and precision. You can use different types of gradients to blend with or overlay other images to create stunning backdrops for logo designs, poster art, stylized photos, and more.

paint bucket

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-17 15:33:47 UTC

Select the Paint Bucket tool (G) from the toolbar. If you can't find the Paint Bucket tool, click and hold the Gradient tool to show the other related tools, and then select the Paint Bucket tool. In the tool options bar, choose to fill the selection with the foreground color.

straighten tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-17 15:35:05 UTC

Now that you've activated the Crop tool, check the tool menu at the top of the interface. You should see a set of crop-specific options, such as Ratio, Delete Cropped Pixels, and a handy little Straighten icon (it looks like a ruler).

crop tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-17 15:35:37 UTC

The Crop tool allows you to select an area of a photo and remove or crop everything outside the selected area. Select the Crop tool (C) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like setting the aspect ratio or width and height values, to get the effect you want.

smudge tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-17 15:36:18 UTC

What is the Smudge Tool? The Smudge tool is a Photoshop feature that allows you to mix or blend the content in an area of your image. It is included among the program's Focus tools and works a lot like painting in real life. Used correctly, this tool can help you create a variety of unique artistic effects.

sponge tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-17 15:37:05 UTC

Cycle through tools that have the same keyboard shortcutShift-press keyboard shortcut (preference setting, Use Shift Key for Tool Switch, must be enabled)

dodge tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-24 15:32:07 UTC

The Dodge tool allows you to lighten specific areas of your image without affecting hue or saturation. Select the Dodge tool (O) . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like brush size, range, and exposure, to get the effect you want. Drag over the part of the image you want to lighten.

burn tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-24 15:32:37 UTC

The Burn tool darkens areas of an image. The more you paint over an area with the Burn tool, the darker it becomes. From the toolbar, click and hold the icon for the Dodge, Burn, or Sponge retouching tool, whichever is active.

blur tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-24 15:33:04 UTC

The Blur tool allows you to paint blur effect on specific areas of an image. Select the Blur tool . Use the Options bar to customize tool settings, like Size, Hardness, and Strength, to get the effect you need. Click and drag over the part of the image you want to blur.

sharpen tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-24 15:33:33 UTC

The Sharpen tool focuses soft edges in a photo to increase clarity or focus. Oversharpening a photo gives it a grainy look. You can avoid oversharpening by setting a lower Strength value in the options bar.

select and mask tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-04-24 15:34:13 UTC

With the Select and Mask screen open, the toolbar on the left side of the screen changes to a new set of tools. These tools are designed to assist users in defining and refining the selected portion of the canvas.

tracking text

alejandro000000000 — 2024-05-01 15:34:05 UTC

To apply a stroke, select the text layer in the Layers panel, then go to Layer > Layer Style > Stroke. You can also access this option by right-clicking on the text layer and choosing "Layer Style > Stroke." This feature works with any font in Photoshop.

leading text

alejandro000000000 — 2024-05-01 15:34:39 UTC

Select the text you want to change.
Do any of the following: In the Character panel or Control panel, choose the leading you want from the Leading menu . In the Character panel or Control panel, choose the leading you want from the Leading menu .

kerning

alejandro000000000 — 2024-05-01 15:35:17 UTC

Select the text and place the cursor between the letters you want to adjust.
Use the Character Panel or the keyboard shortcut (Alt/Option + Left/Right Arrow keys) to alter the kerning value.
Keep adjustments subtle to maintain the natural flow of the text.

transforming tool

alejandro000000000 — 2024-05-01 15:36:00 UTC

The Free Transform tool in Photoshop allows us to modify the size, position, rotation, and skew of an object or image. To access it, select the object or layer and press Ctrl+T (Windows) or Command+T (Mac). Once activated, you can click and drag the corner handles to manipulate the item as desired.

clipping mask

alejandro000000000 — 2024-05-01 15:36:31 UTC

Open Photoshop and import the desired image and shape files. Arrange the shape layer below the image layer in the Layers panel. Select the image layer and navigate to the "Layer" menu. From the drop-down menu, choose "Create Clipping Mask" or use the shortcut