GMetrix Exam GMetrix Photoshop 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which blending mode makes white pixels transparent and preserves dark pixels, useful for texture overlays?
- Multiply
- Screen (Correct answer)
- Overlay
- Luminosity
Correct answer: Screen
Screen blending mode inverts and multiplies colors, making dark areas transparent and white areas fully visible, ideal for light-based overlays.
Question 2: What does the 'Content-Aware Scale' feature do that regular Free Transform does not?
- Scales the layer without affecting the canvas
- Intelligently protects important areas while resizing (Correct answer)
- Scales only the selected pixels
- Applies perspective distortion automatically
Correct answer: Intelligently protects important areas while resizing
Content-Aware Scale analyzes the image and protects detected important content (like faces and objects) while stretching less important background areas.
Question 3: In Photoshop, what is the function of a Clipping Mask?
- Merges all visible layers into one
- Clips the content of one layer to the shape of the layer below it (Correct answer)
- Removes the background of the selected layer
- Creates a mask based on luminance values
Correct answer: Clips the content of one layer to the shape of the layer below it
A Clipping Mask confines the visibility of the upper layer to the shape or transparent areas of the layer directly beneath it.
Question 4: Which tool is best suited for selecting hair or fur with fine, wispy edges?
- Magnetic Lasso Tool
- Polygonal Lasso Tool
- Select and Mask with Refine Edge Brush (Correct answer)
- Magic Wand Tool
Correct answer: Select and Mask with Refine Edge Brush
Select and Mask with the Refine Edge Brush intelligently detects and includes fine hair and fur edges that other selection tools miss.
Question 5: What is the purpose of the Histogram panel in Photoshop?
- Shows the history of recent edits
- Displays the tonal distribution of pixels in an image (Correct answer)
- Lists all used fonts in the document
- Shows layer blending statistics
Correct answer: Displays the tonal distribution of pixels in an image
The Histogram panel provides a visual map of tonal values from shadows (left) to highlights (right), helping evaluate exposure and contrast.
Question 6: Which Smart Filter behavior distinguishes it from applying a regular filter directly to a pixel layer?
- Smart Filters render faster than regular filters
- Smart Filters are applied non-destructively and can be re-edited (Correct answer)
- Smart Filters work only on adjustment layers
- Smart Filters automatically create a new layer
Correct answer: Smart Filters are applied non-destructively and can be re-edited
Smart Filters are non-destructive — they are stored as editable filter effects on a Smart Object and can be modified, disabled, or deleted at any time.
Question 7: What keyboard shortcut adds a new layer via copy of the current selection?
- Ctrl+J (Win) / Cmd+J (Mac) (Correct answer)
- Ctrl+N (Win) / Cmd+N (Mac)
- Ctrl+D (Win) / Cmd+D (Mac)
- Ctrl+Shift+N (Win) / Cmd+Shift+N (Mac)
Correct answer: Ctrl+J (Win) / Cmd+J (Mac)
Ctrl+J (Cmd+J on Mac) copies the selected area — or the entire layer if no selection — and places it on a new layer above.
GMetrix Exam GMetrix Photoshop 2
Which blending mode makes white pixels transparent and preserves dark pixels, useful for texture overlays?