Image Editing

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The process of improving the quality of an image or photograph using tools and techniques in software such as Adobe Photoshop.

Color Theory: The study of colors and their interactions.
Image File Types: The different types of image files and their uses.
Resolution: The clarity and sharpness of an image.
Layers: The use and manipulation of layers in image editing software.
Selection Tools: How to effectively select parts of an image for editing.
Retouching: Techniques for editing, enhancing or correcting images.
Filters: The use of pre-made effects and filters to enhance images.
Text and Typography: How to add text to images and make use of typography.
Image Optimization and Compressing: Techniques for saving images in the right file format for different applications.
Masking: How to remove parts of a layer selectively to create a desired effect.
Blending Modes: Techniques for blending layers and elements together.
Channels: How to separate an image into its individual color channels for greater control.
Photo Manipulation: Techniques for altering or distorting images to create something entirely new.
Brush and Painting Tools: How to use painting tools to create unique and artful images.
Background Removal: Techniques for removing the background of an image to isolate the subject for further editing.
Retouching: This involves removing blemishes, smoothing skin, and making other adjustments to improve the appearance of an image.
Color Correction: This involves adjusting the colors of an image to make it look more natural or to create a specific mood.
Cropping: This involves trimming the edges of an image to remove unwanted content or to change the composition.
Compositing: This involves combining multiple images to create a new, cohesive image.
Restoration: This involves repairing and restoring old or damaged photographs.
Cloning: This involves duplicating or removing parts of an image.
Masking: This involves creating a mask to selectively edit specific parts of an image.
Sharpening: This involves enhancing the details and edges of an image to create a sharper look.
Conversion: This involves converting an image into a different format or size.
HDR Imaging: This involves combining multiple images with different exposures to create one image with a wider dynamic range.
Vignetting: This involves darkening or lightening the edges of an image to draw attention to the center.
Lens Correction: This involves correcting distortion or other issues caused by the lens used to take the photograph.
Texturing: This involves adding texture to an image to create a unique look.
Object Removal: This involves removing unwanted objects from an image.
Illustration: This involves creating illustrations or drawings based on an existing image.
Panorama Stitching: This involves combining multiple images to create a panoramic view.
3D Rendering: This involves creating a 3D model of an object or scene and rendering it into a 2D image.
Special Effects: This involves adding visual effects or filters to change the look of an image.
"Image editing encompasses the processes of altering images, whether they are digital photographs, traditional photo-chemical photographs, or illustrations."
"Traditional analog image editing is known as photo retouching."
"Tools such as an airbrush are used to modify photographs or editing illustrations with any traditional art medium."
"Graphic software programs, which can be broadly grouped into vector graphics editors, raster graphics editors, and 3D modelers, are the primary tools with which a user may manipulate, enhance, and transform images."
"Many image editing programs are also used to render or create computer art from scratch."
"The term 'image editing' usually refers only to the editing of 2D images, not 3D ones."
"Image editing encompasses the processes of altering images, whether they are digital photographs, traditional photo-chemical photographs, or illustrations."
"Graphic software programs... are the primary tools with which a user may manipulate, enhance, and transform images."
"Using tools such as an airbrush to modify photographs or editing illustrations with any traditional art medium."
"Using tools such as an airbrush to modify photographs or editing illustrations with any traditional art medium."
"Graphic software programs can be broadly grouped into vector graphics editors, raster graphics editors, and 3D modelers."
"Traditional analog image editing is known as photo retouching, using tools such as an airbrush to modify photographs or editing illustrations with any traditional art medium."
"Graphic software programs... are the primary tools with which a user may manipulate, enhance, and transform images."
"Many image editing programs are also used to render or create computer art from scratch."
"Image editing encompasses the processes of altering images, whether they are digital photographs, traditional photo-chemical photographs, or illustrations."
"Graphic software programs... can be broadly grouped into vector graphics editors, raster graphics editors, and 3D modelers."
"Using tools such as an airbrush to modify photographs or editing illustrations with any traditional art medium."
"Graphic software programs, which can be broadly grouped into vector graphics editors..."
"Graphic software programs, which can be broadly grouped into... raster graphics editors..."
"Graphic software programs, which can be broadly grouped into... 3D modelers..."