GLOSSARY
| Bounding box |
A square or rectangle around an image that allows it to be resized or distorted. When printing, check Show Bounding Box. Checking this option adds a bounding box around the image so it can be resized using the corner handles. |
Clone Stamp tool |
Lets you duplicate any area in an image and “paint” that area over any other part of the image. |
Color models |
Established models for creating and reproducing color. There are many color models, including RGB, CMYK, HSB, indexed, and more. As a screen printer, you’ll mainly be concerned with RGB and CMYK color modes, although indexed color can be useful as well, depending on your needs. |
Crop tool
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The Crop tool lets you remove extraneous portions of an image or file by selecting a specific portion of the image and deleting the area outside of it. |
Hardness |
Controls a brush’s hard center and can be set using the slider or by typing in a number. Hardness can be compared to using a pencil by pressing hard to create a darker and more forceful print; lower this number for a softer effect. |
Healing Brush tool
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The Healing Brush let you correct imperfections in images such as dirt, smudges, and even dark circles under a subject’s eyes. You can match the background texture, lighting, and shadows or shading to “cover up” these flaws. |
Pen tool
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The Pen tool is used for drawing paths and custom shapes. As lines and curves are drawn, anchor points are created that define the line, its endpoints, and its curves |