The document summarizes various tools and techniques used in Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Illustrator. In Photoshop, tools like the Magic Wand, Quick Selection Tool, and Adjustment tools allow for selecting areas and adjusting colors and tones. Premiere Pro features include the Source Monitor for viewing clips, Timeline for assembling sequences, and Lumetri Color panel for color grading. Illustrator tools include basic shapes, modifier keys, grids for alignment, and direct selection for isolating objects.

1. Tools / Techniques used - Skills
Photoshop:
Tool / feature /
technique
What it does /
Description
Where you used it /
Reason
Value / usefulness
/ advantage
Magic wand
selection tool
It selects areas of
similar colour. The
value in the Options
Bar sets the range
of colours that then
you can select.
When selected I
could change the
hue and saturation.
This an automatic
and fast selection
tool, which is more
accurate than trying
to select it manually.
Quick Selection
tool
It selects an object
by painting over it
with a brush. Enable
Auto-Enhance in the
Options Bar for
better quality
selections.
In the options bar. Used the Quick
Selection tool to
quickly paint a
section using an
adjustable round
brush. When used
the selection
expanded and it
defined the edges of
the image.
Adjust selections Can add or subtract
pixels to selections.
Can also save and
reload a selection to
use later.
Add To Selection
option in the options
bar.
Saves you from
having to restart
making a new
selection.
Adjust hue and
saturation
Enables you to
adjust the colors in
your image based
on their hue,
saturation, and
lightness. Hue is the
colour in your
image. Saturation is
the intensity or
richness of that
colour.
Found in image
adjustments.
Gives a more
intense effect when
producing an overly
smooth, overly
saturated synthetic
appearance if used
aggressively.
Replace colour
tool
Samples the original
colours​ and
replacing​ them with
your selected
foreground ​colour​.
Right-click
Control-click, on the
Brush ​Tool​ to select
the ​Color
Replacement Tool​.
Colour Replacement
tool​ is that it
maintains the
midtones, shadows,
and highlights of the
original image so
you get a
realistic-looking

2. colour​ adjustment.
Spot healing /
healing brush tool
It paints with
sampled pixels from
an image or pattern
and matches the
texture, lighting,
transparency, and
shading of the
sampled pixels to
the pixels being
healed.
In the Vertical
ToolBar.
Quickly removes
blemishes and other
imperfections in
your photos.
Clone stamp tool Selects and
samples an area of
your picture and
then uses these
pixels to paint over
any marks.
Click and hold the
rubber ​stamp​ in the
toolbox, and then
select ​Clone Stamp
Tool​.
Acts like a brush so
you ​can ​change the
size, allowing
cloning​ from just
one pixel wide to
hundreds.
Crop tool It deletes parts and
edges of an image
manually to a
specific size.
Choose the ​crop
tool​ from the toolbar,
or press the C key.
I can delete the
parts of an image
that I do not want
and it comes with a
rule of thirds grid
which helps a lot.
Rectangular and
elliptical marquee
tool
Allows us to draw
oval​ or circular
selections.
From the ​Marquee
flyout menu in the
Tools​ panel.
It is designed for
circular selections.
You can easily
select objects such
as clocks, balls, and
full moons by using
this ​tool.
Eyedropper It is​ ​used to sample
a colour from an
image to use this
colour further.
Select the
foreground or the
background in the
Tools panel or the
Color panel.
It facilitates colour
selection.
Dodge and burn
tool
Technique used in
the darkroom. Film
developing in the
darkroom is a
negative to positive
process.
In the Vertical
ToolBar​ with the
Sponge ​Tool​.
To increase the
contrast on parts of
the image by
increasing or
reducing the amount
of light exposure on
the print.
Layer opacity / To have a Opacity​ drop-down It can make every

3. transparency foundation ​layer​,
then a retouching
layer​, then a ​layer
for any other added
objects and a ​layer
for colour toning.
arrow at the top of
the ​Layers​ panel.
edit​ easy to reverse.
Zoom tool Allows you to ​zoom
in on the image to
get a better idea of
the actual pixel
makeup of a section
you are working on.
Click and hold in the
image to ​zoom​ in.
Press Alt (Windows)
or Option (Mac OS)
to ​zoom​ out.
Zooms in to fill the
image window at the
highest
magnification that
includes the
selected area.
Lasso tool It allows you to
soften the edges of
your ​selection​ or
add a feathering
effect.
Keyboard shortcut L
to access the ​Lasso
Tool​. You can also
access the ​Lasso
Tool​ from your
Toolbar. Then, use
your right mouse
button on the ​Lasso
Tool while​ selecting
and use the drop
down menu to select
the three ​tools​.
Helpful for drawing a
free-form border
around a selected
object within an
image.
Premiere Pro:
Tool / feature
technique
What it does /
Description
Where you used it /
Reason
Value / usefulness
/ advantage
Source monitor The ​Source Monitor
playback individual
clips. In the ​Source
Monitor​, you can
prepare clips that
you want to add to a
sequence.
Right click the
image in the Source
Monitor. The ​Panel
Menu​ icon in the
Source Monitor​.
Lets you view video
clips and edit video
sequences.You can
customize controls
and ​display​ modes
in the ​monitors​.
Program monitor Plays back the
sequence of clips
that you are
assembling. It's your
view of the active
sequence in a
Timeline panel.
Right click the
image in the
Program Monitor.
The ​Panel Menu
icon in the ​Program
Monitor​.
You can set
sequence markers
and specify
sequence In points
and Out points.

4. Timeline Where your video
takes shape. By
dragging items from
the project panel or
source monitor and
placing them.
From the project
panel or source
monitor
Can be created in a
desired order, you
create a sequence
of clips and events
which play in the
timeline​ from left to
right.
Audio mixer C​ontrols each track
as a whole that the
video layers are
placed onto while
the ​audio​ clip ​mixer
controls individual
Clips within each of
those tracks.
In the Sound panel. It is an easy tool.
Audio gain Gain​ is the input
level of the clips and
volume is the
output. This adds or
subtracts the value
you enter here to
the current audio
gain setting of the
clip​.
In the Sound panel. T​he easiest way to
set gain is to drag
the audio.
Ultra-key Can​ be used to set
any color in an
image to become
transparent and
offers additional
controls to refine the
result.
Go to Effects >
Video Effects
That it ​is​ fast and
looks amazing.
Lumetri colour
panel
Lets you export your
settings as a look
file, which ​can​ be
used in another
Premiere Pro
project. You ​can
also export your
settings as a . cube
file, which ​can​ be
used in any ​colour
grading software.
Select ​Colour ​in the
workspace toolbar
to open the ​Lumetri
Color panel​.
For more powerful
grading platforms.
Video / audio
transitions
To ​fade​ out a clip's
audio​, drag an ​audio
transition​ from the
Effects​ panel to a
Go to the Effects tab
and click ​Audio
Transitions​ >
Crossfade.
Video transitions are
mostly used for
showing a change in
time and location.

5. Timeline panel so
that it snaps to the
Out point of the
audio​ clip.
Audio transitions are
a useful way to
avoid abrupt editing
that jar the listening
person.
DeNoiser This noise takes the
form of a slight hiss.
The ​denoiser​ effect
can​ be found in the
effects window.
Provides an easy
way to remove
background tape
noise commonly
found in older
analog tape formats.
Illustrator:
Tool / feature
technique
What it does /
Description
Where you used it /
Reason
Value / usefulness
/ advantage
Basic shapes To choose from
these other ​shapes​,
right click on the
Rectangle ​Tool​ and
select the one you
want to make.
To make a ​shape​ in
Illustrator​, you'll
need to choose from
the ​Shape Tools​.
The default ​shape is
a Rectangle, but you
can​ also choose
from a Rounded
Rectangle, Ellipse,
Polygon, Star, or
Flare.
Modifier keys To change the
behavior of
something you are
using. Are only
acting only while
they are being held
down.
ALT (PC) / ​OPTION
(Mac)
Once they are
released the
behavior returns to
its original state.
Grid Creates rectangular
grids​ of a specified
size and number of
horizontal and
vertical dividers.
Where the tool
panel is under the
line ​tool​.
Creates concentric
circles of a specified
size and specific
number of
concentric and
radial dividers.
Snap to grid To ​snap​ shapes or
other objects to ​grid
lines that go through
the vertical and
horizontal edges of
other shapes or
Choose View >
Snap To Point.
Allows us to ​snap
each​ object to the
Grid​, making our
process a lot more
straightforward.

6. objects.
Gradient tool Is​ a graduated blend
of two or more
colours or tints of
the same colour.
You ​can​ use
gradients​ to create
colour blends, add
volume to vector
objects, and add a
light and shadow
effect to your
artwork.
Hold the Shift key. Allows for very
flexible and detailed
application of colour
to objects. A
Gradient Mesh
creates a grid inside
the object that
follows the contour.
Shape builder It combines edits,
and fills ​shapes​ on
your artboard. The
selected ​shapes​ are
combined into one
shape​.
The ​Shape Builder
tool​ also enables
merging objects,
breaking
overlapping ​shapes​,
and subtracting
areas.
Lets you merge and
exclude portions of
shapes​ to create
compound paths,
with very little effort.
Direct selection
tool
Allows you to isolate
any single object or
path, even if it's
already part of a
group.
Direct Selection tool
from the ​Tools
panel, click inside
the desired object,
or click and drag
around part of the
object's path.
Selects entire
objects or groups.
This ​tool​ activates
all anchor points in
an object or group at
the same time,
allowing you to
move an object
without changing its
shape.
Text tool and text
on a path
To create horizontal
text along a path,
select the Type tool
or the Type On A
Path tool. To create
vertical text along a
path, select the
Vertical type tool.
Set text-formatting
options in the
Control panel,
Character panel, or
Paragraph panel.
To show the credits
of a movie. Has
different fonts and
positions.
Zoom tool Using the ​Zoom
tool​, you ​can​ click
the Document
window to ​zoom​ in
Alt-click (Windows)
or Option-click
(Mac).
It is handy when you
want to make a
precise shape.

7. and to ​zoom​ out.
Double-click with the
Zoom tool to​ quickly
resize the Document
window to 100
percent.