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Image Retouching and Restoration Flashcards

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  1. What does enabling 'Sample All Layers' on the Spot Healing Brush allow you to do?

    Answer: Apply healing to a separate blank layer above the original

    With Sample All Layers enabled, you can work on an empty layer while the Spot Healing Brush reads pixel data from all layers beneath it.

  2. In a skin retouching workflow, dodge and burn adjustments are most effectively applied using:

    Answer: A 50% gray layer set to Overlay or Soft Light blend mode

    Painting on a 50% gray layer in Overlay or Soft Light mode is fully non-destructive and creates smooth, natural-looking dodge and burn effects.

  3. When using the Clone Stamp to repair a brick wall, why should 'Aligned' mode be turned off?

    Answer: With Aligned off, every new stroke resets to the original sample point, helping maintain consistent brick pattern

    Turning off Aligned mode makes each new stroke start from the same sample point, which is useful for repeating a specific texture pattern consistently.

  4. Which Camera Raw slider is most effective for recovering detail in shadows without affecting midtones?

    Answer: Shadows

    The Shadows slider in Camera Raw targets the darker tonal range independently, lifting shadow detail without significantly shifting midtones.

  5. A retoucher is fixing skin tone inconsistency across a face. Which tool targets only a specific color range without affecting others?

    Answer: Hue/Saturation with a targeted color range

    Hue/Saturation allows you to select a specific color range (e.g., Reds or Yellows) and shift only those hues, protecting other color areas.

  6. When restoring a torn photograph, what is the recommended order of operations?

    Answer: Scan at high resolution, repair structural damage, then address color and tone

    Scanning at high resolution preserves maximum detail, then structural repairs (tears, missing areas) are addressed before tonal corrections.

  7. What is 'focus stacking' used for in restoration and retouching contexts?

    Answer: Combining multiple images at different focus points to achieve full sharpness throughout

    Focus stacking merges multiple exposures focused at different depths, creating a composite image that is sharp throughout its entire range.