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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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