Iskra Alexieva

Week 2 – Understanding Photoshop Basics

VMA 105-WB

1. What is the purpose/use of the following in Photoshop:

a. (5%) Marquee – select pixels by drawing a box or ellipse around the area you want to edit.

b. (5%) Eraser – erase pixels.

c. (5%) Clone Stamp – duplicate an area of the image.

d. (5%) Blur – blurs object in your image.

2. (20%) Mention 5 ways to return an image to 100% magnification in Photoshop.

1. Double-click on the zoom tool icon in the toolbox.

2. Click 100% on the Options bar.

3. Click View and then click 100% from the menu.

4. Type 100% in the corner of the image window.

5. Right-click the image and then choose 100%.

6. Press CTRL + 1 (on a PC).

3. (20%) Explain the steps you will take to make images "snap to" guides in Photoshop.

1. Click View

2. Choose Snap To

3. Choose Guides