Digital Painting Tools 5

Question 1

What does enabling 'Pen Pressure → Opacity' on a brush do?

Accepted Answer

Makes the brush stroke more transparent when you press lightly

Answer

Linking opacity to pen pressure means light touches produce semi-transparent strokes, while firm pressure produces fully opaque marks.

Question 2

Which tool in Photoshop is used to adjust colors and tones by dragging directly on the image?

Accepted Answer

On-Canvas Adjustment (Targeted Adjustment Tool)

Answer

The Targeted Adjustment Tool (in Curves or Hue/Saturation) lets you click and drag on the image to adjust the tones you're directly sampling.

Question 3

What is the Healing Brush tool best used for in digital painting and retouching?

Accepted Answer

Blending sampled pixels while matching the texture and lighting of the target area

Answer

The Healing Brush blends sampled pixels into the target area while preserving the local texture, tone, and lighting of the destination.

Question 4

In most digital painting apps, what does pressing 'X' typically do?

Accepted Answer

Swaps the foreground and background colors

Answer

Pressing X swaps the foreground and background colors, a common shortcut for quickly alternating between two colors.

Question 5

What is the main difference between the Eraser tool and a Layer Mask for removing parts of a painting?

Accepted Answer

Layer masks are non-destructive; the Eraser permanently deletes pixels

Answer

Layer masks hide pixels without deleting them, letting you restore them later, while the Eraser permanently removes pixel data.

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