LBJ Photoshop 2

1. Why do you use layers in Photoshop?

You can work on certain areas of a photo without affecting other parts of the photo.

They allow you to erase parts of the photo.

They are for combining text and images

2. Why would you need to scale an image?

To spin it.

To increase the contrast.

To make it bigger or smaller

3. How do you move a layer to the front of a document.

Drag it down

Drag it up

Select it and then hit the command key

4. Why is masking better than selecting?

You can adjust your selections at any time

More tools available.

Quicker to remove blemishes.

5. How do you hide a layer?

Click on the eyeball next to the layer

Highlight the layer, then hit the enter key

Click hide in the edit menu.

6. Why is it better to search for larger images?

Smaller images are tiny.

In smaller images you can see the pixels.

Big pictures have less resolution.

7. How do you copy an image into a layer?

Highlight the layer and hold the option key

Highlight the layer and hold command and v

Click on the layer and hit the enter key

8. What key do you hit when you want to download an image from a browser

Option

Control

Command

9. If you want to copy an image you need to select all first. How do you do this?

Option A

Command A

Control A

10. When using the mask tool, why do you paint in black or white?

To erase or add to the picture.