Image Editing & Retouching Flashcards
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Which Photoshop feature lets you remove a repetitive background element by analyzing and replacing it with surrounding content in one step?
Answer: Content-Aware Fill workspace
The Content-Aware Fill workspace lets you define a sampling region and preview the fill before applying it to remove unwanted elements.
In frequency separation retouching, which layer holds the color and tonal information?
Answer: The low-frequency layer beneath the high-frequency layer
In frequency separation, the low-frequency layer contains color and tonal gradients (blurred), while the high-frequency layer holds texture and fine detail.
What is the main advantage of using a luminosity mask for dodging highlights in a landscape photo?
Answer: It targets pixels based on their brightness, protecting shadows automatically
Luminosity masks select pixels based on their brightness values, so a highlight mask automatically protects shadows from being affected during dodging.
When using Warp Transform, what does the 'Split Warp' command (right-click) allow you to do?
Answer: Add a horizontal or vertical dividing line to control localized warping
Split Warp adds a cross, horizontal, or vertical split line inside the warp grid, enabling localized control over specific regions of the warp.
Which method best preserves edge quality when retouching hair against a complex background using a selection?
Answer: Select and Mask workspace with Refine Edge Brush on hair edges
The Refine Edge Brush inside Select and Mask analyzes fine hair strands against complex backgrounds, producing the highest-quality hair selections.
What happens when you Alt-click (Option-click on Mac) on a layer mask thumbnail in the Layers panel?
Answer: The canvas displays only the mask in grayscale
Alt/Option-clicking a layer mask thumbnail switches the canvas view to show the mask itself as a grayscale image, useful for inspecting and painting mask details.
In the Reduce Noise filter, what does the 'Preserve Details' slider control?
Answer: How strongly edges are protected from noise removal
The Preserve Details slider determines how much edge and fine detail is protected when the noise reduction algorithm smooths the image.