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Graphic Tools

Notes z Photoshop provides several tools for painting images. We can draw and color using the
Brush tool and the Pencil tool. Tools like the Eraser tool, Blur tool, and Smudge tool can be
used to modify the existing colors in the image.
z Photoshop offers a large selection of tools and features for retouching photographs and
images. The retouching tools in Adobe Photoshop are: Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp, Healing
Brush, Patch and Color Replacement.

4.5 Keywords

Aliasing: The visual stair-stepping of edges that occurs in an image when the resolution is too
low.
Brush Tool: The Brush tool is a basic painting tool. It works like a traditional drawing tool by
applying the color using strokes. It’s located in the standard Tool Bar and its default shortcut is
the letter B.
Gray Scale Image: A black and white image.

Lasso Selection Tools: They allow you to make selections of irregular shapes.
Marquee Tool: It creates geometric, selection shapes like squares, rectangles, and circles of
painting with water colour.

Opacity: The Opacity value determines the extent of stroke applied with the Brush or Pencil
Tool.
Raster Image: It is made up of pixels (little squares) with a numerical value for their color.

Refine Edge Tool: It helps you replace tricky backgrounds and fine details of a photo.
Wet Edges: This option is available on the left side of the Brushes palette. It provides the effect.

4.6 Review Questions

1. Discuss the various selection tools available in Photoshop.
2. Give the steps to draw an image in Photoshop.
3. What are the retouching in Photoshop?.

4. Explain the various Marquee Tool Options available in Photoshop.
5. Elaborate on the lasso tools concept.
6. Discuss the steps to be followed to paint an image.

7. What are the options of the Paint and Edit Tools?
8. Explain drawing tools with examples.
9. Explain the various tools available for retouching.
10. What are raster graphics?

Answers: Self Assessment

1. True 2. False

3. True 4. True
5. “M” 6. Create, Add, Subtract, Intersect

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