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GMetrix Photoshop: Layers and Selections Flashcards

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  1. What is the purpose of Quick Mask mode (Q) in Photoshop?

    Answer: It lets you paint and edit a selection using brush tools before converting it back

    Quick Mask mode overlays a red mask where there is no selection, letting you refine the selection by painting with black (removes) or white (adds) before exiting back to marching ants.

  2. Which layer type automatically appears at the bottom of the layer stack when you create a new document with a white or colored background?

    Answer: Background layer

    Photoshop creates a locked Background layer at the bottom of the stack when a new document is made with a white or color background option.

  3. How can you select multiple non-contiguous layers in the Layers panel simultaneously?

    Answer: Ctrl-click (Cmd-click on Mac) each layer name

    Ctrl/Cmd-clicking layer names in the Layers panel selects multiple non-adjacent layers; Shift-click selects a contiguous range.

  4. What does the 'Refine Edge' (or 'Select and Mask') workspace help you accomplish?

    Answer: Improving selection edges, especially around fine details like hair or fur

    Select and Mask (formerly Refine Edge) provides tools to fine-tune selection boundaries, with specific options for soft or complex edges like hair.

  5. If you want a layer's style effects (such as Drop Shadow) to scale proportionally when you resize the layer, which setting must you enable?

    Answer: Layer Style > Scale Effects

    Layer Style > Scale Effects lets you scale all effects applied to the layer by a percentage so they remain proportional to the resized layer.

  6. Which selection option in the Options bar adds to an existing selection when a selection tool is active?

    Answer: Add to Selection (two overlapping squares with a plus)

    Clicking the 'Add to Selection' icon (or holding Shift) tells the selection tool to expand the current selection rather than replace or subtract from it.

  7. A 'Fill Layer' in Photoshop (Layer > New Fill Layer) can contain which of the following content types?

    Answer: Solid Color, Gradient, or Pattern

    Fill Layers provide non-destructive solid color, gradient, or pattern fills that can be edited at any time via their layer thumbnail.