Getting Started with Photoshop: Essential Concepts and Tools

This video tutorial demystifies Photoshop, covering its interface, tools, and essential functions. It explains the home screen, workspace, and how to customize settings. Key tools like the move, brush, and text tools are detailed, along with file management techniques. The tutorial concludes with a practical project, reinforcing learned concepts.

What is the primary function of Photoshop as described in the video?

• Image editing and creation

• Video editing

• 3D modeling

• Web design

What does the 'home screen' in Photoshop display?

• Only the toolbar

• Photoshop tutorials

• Recent projects and assets

• A list of available filters

What are the three major components of the Photoshop workspace?

• Layers, Channels, Paths

• Tools, Panels, Canvas

• Brushes, Actions, History

• Menu, Options, Status

How can you save a new workspace configuration in Photoshop?

• Window > Workspace > Save

• Edit > Preferences > Save Workspace

• File > Save As

• Window > Workspace > New Workspace

What file format supports layers in Photoshop?

• GIF

• PSD

• PNG

• JPEG

What is the shortcut key for the move tool in Photoshop?

• M

• B

• T

• V

How can you temporarily activate Auto Select when it's turned off?

• Hold the Ctrl or Command key

• Click on the layer

• Press the A key

• Use the move tool

What does pressing Ctrl or Command + 0 accomplish in Photoshop?

• Saves the current project

• Closes the current document

• Fits the image to the screen

• Opens a new document

Which tool is used to blur the background in Photoshop?

• Gaussian blur filter

• Gradient tool

• Lasso tool

• Magic wand

What function does the anchor point serve in transformations?

• Changes the color of the layer

• Locks the layer in place

• Sets the rotation and scaling point

• Determines the layer visibility