Image Editing Retouching and Restoration

Question 1

Which Photoshop tool is best for removing blemishes by sampling nearby skin texture?

Accepted Answer

Healing Brush

Answer

The Healing Brush samples texture from a source area and blends it with the color and tone of the target area for seamless retouching.

Question 2

What does the 'Frequency Separation' technique separate in portrait retouching?

Accepted Answer

Texture (high frequency) and tone/color (low frequency)

Answer

Frequency Separation splits the image into a texture layer (high frequency) and a color/tone layer (low frequency) for independent editing.

Question 3

Which tool automatically finds and fills a selected area with content that matches surrounding pixels?

Accepted Answer

Content-Aware Fill

Answer

Content-Aware Fill analyzes surrounding pixels to intelligently fill in the selected area with matching texture and color.

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of the Dodge tool?

Accepted Answer

Lighten specific areas of an image

Answer

The Dodge tool mimics a darkroom technique to selectively lighten highlights, midtones, or shadows in targeted areas.

Question 5

When restoring an old damaged photo, which filter helps reduce digital noise and grain?

Accepted Answer

Reduce Noise filter

Answer

The Reduce Noise filter smooths out grain, luminance noise, and color artifacts common in scanned or old photographs.

Image Editing Practice Test