GRD 142 Photoshop Session 4 Post Assessment

Gaussian Blur
Explanation: The blur option that allows users to soften an image so that it appears further away than it is is the Gaussian blur option.

Feather
Explanation: When modifying a selection, the action that adds a soft edge to a selection is the Feather" action. This action will take a pixel amount and add a soft edge to the selection based on that amount."

Times New Roman
Explanation: A serif font is a type of font that includes small lines at the end of each stroke. These lines are called serifs." Serif fonts are often used for body text because they are easy to read."

Shift+click a corner and drag
Explanation: There isn't a specific keyboard shortcut to scale a bounding box proportionately. However, you can hold down the Shift key while resizing the box to constrain the proportions.

Content-Aware Move tool

Selective Color
Explanation: The image adjustment that allows users to pick a color range, then adjust the color spectrums of that selected color in an image is the color balance tool. This tool allows you to adjust the colors in an image by selecting a color range and then adjusting the color spectrums of that selected color. This can be used to correct colors that are not accurate or to create a certain effect in an image.

Alt
Explanation: The eyedropper can be pulled up by pressing the Alt key.

Ctrl+T
Explanation: There is no keyboard shortcut that specifically provides scaling and manipulation options for an embedded smart object which does not fit the canvas. However, the general keyboard shortcut for scaling an object is Shift+Ctrl+Alt+S (Windows) or Shift+Command+Option+S (Mac OS), and the general keyboard shortcut for manipulating an object is Shift+Ctrl+M (Windows) or Shift+Command+M (Mac OS).

Kerning
Explanation: Kerning is the process of adjusting the spacing between individual letters to improve the overall appearance of a word or phrase. Although kerning is most often used to adjust the spacing between two specific characters, it can also be used to adjust the spacing between all characters in a word or phrase.

Pencil tool
Explanation: There is no one brush tool that is used to create pixel art. However, there are some brushes that are better suited for pixel art than others. For example, the Pencil tool is often used to create pixel art because it allows for very precise control over the placement of individual pixels.

Contract
Explanation:There is no one brush tool that is used to create pixel art. However, there are some brushes that are better suited for pixel art than others. For example, the Pencil tool is often used to create pixel art because it allows for very precise control over the placement of individual pixels.

Auto Tone
Explanation: The image adjustment that affects the value or range of darks, midrange, and highlights of an image is the levels adjustment. This adjustment allows you to control the black point, white point, and midpoint of an image. By adjusting these points, you can affect the overall contrast of an image.

Hue/Saturation
Explanation: The image adjustment that allows users to change the overall lightness of an image is the brightness adjustment. This adjustment allows users to make the image brighter or darker overall.