Class 12th
Lesson 8
IMAGE EDITING FILE CONVERSION TOOLS
Exercise
1. Multiple choice Questions:
I. ……………………tools allow us to select a drawing with a free hand.
a. Fuzzy Selection b. Lasso
c. Text d. Bucket Fill
II. Shift+C is a shortcut for ………………….
a. To create a duplicate image b. To Delete Layer
c. TO copy of an Image d. To Crop an Image
III. Scale option is used to change the ………………. Of an image.
a. Color b. Size
c. Area d. All of Above
IV. …………………. Is known as a group of sheets looking at each other.
a. Masking b. Tools
c. Layers d. None of Above.
V. ……………… helps to make a duplicate copy of the active layer.
a. Smudge Tool b. Dodge Tool
c. Prospective Tool d. Duplicate Layer
Answers: I. Lasso II To crop the layer
iii. Size IV Layers
V. Duplicate Layer
2. Fill in the blanks:
I. To resize the layer……………… tool is used.
II. To move the layer ……………… tool is used.
III. To remove the object the canvas………. tool is used
IV. The quality of the picture decrease when the picture is ………………………...
V. An important part of the Image Window is …………………. When the picture is
show
Answers: I. Scale Layer II Move
iii. Eraser IV Scaled
V. Canvas
Part B (Question Carrying 3 marks)
2. Short Answer Type Questions. (Write the answers in 4-5 lines)
I. What is Image Editing.
Ans. Changes and modification made as needed in an image like color correction,
adjusting the brightness, and contrast levels, crop, rotate, flip etc. are called image
editing or retouching.
II. What is a mask?
Ans. Making or mask means a new separate layer that is created for another layer so that
the opacity (transparency) of that layer can be set. By using layers, Masks hide some
part of the main layer that we want to edit.
III. How can a duplicate image be made?
Ans. It is recommended to create a duplicate copy of the original image before editing to
avoid unwanted change to the original image. For creating duplicate image, click
Image > Duplicate or use shortcut CTRL+D key.
IV. How Image is opened in GIMP.
Ans. To open an existing image, click on File > Open or use shortcut key CTRL+O or
double click in working area of main interface of GIMP. A dialog box will appear.
Select the image to edit and click open.
V. Enter Full names: gif, ping, tif, jpg, psd, bmp
gif. Graphic Interchange Format
png. Portable Network Graphic
tif. Tagged Image File Format
jpg. Joint Photographic Expert Group
psd. (Photoshop Document)
Part C (Question Carrying 5 marks)
I Write down the names of any 4 tools of GIMP and explain their uses.
Ans. GIMP provides many tools for working an image that can be used to perform
different task of an image. Let’s learn some tools: -
(i) Selection Tools: these tools are used to select part of the active layer. Each
selection layer has its own set of features. They can also be selected from the
Tool Box.
(ii) Eraser Tool: This tool is used to delete the area of active layer. If the image
has no alpha channel then this tool will erase the area with the background
color. If the image has an alpha channel this tool will erase the area with
transparent color and no color will be used.
(iii) Text Tool: This tool is used for writing text on picture. Use the tools > Text
command to access this tool. This tool also be activated by clicking on the
symbol A in the tool box.
(iv) Move Tool: This tool is used to move the selection i.e. texture, layers etc. To
use this tool, use the Tools > Transform Tools > Move command or click on
the move tool icon in Tool Box.
II. How to resize a picture in GIMP.
Ans. Sometimes we need to change the size of the image i.e. to increase or decrease the
Width or Height of the image. Changing the image dimensions is called resizing.
Click on Images > Scale Image to resize the image.
Adjust Width and Height of image with any unit such as px, percentage,
centimeters, meters, inches, feet etc.
III. What are Layers in GIMP.
Ans. Layers mean Stack of Slides. Layers are groups of sheets that look out over one
another. The picture can consist of more then one layer and number of Maximum
Layers depends on the memory available in the computer. If the computer is
powerful is powerful and has a lot of memory, there may be as many layers as we
want in one picture. Each Layer can be edited separately from the rest of the
Layers. Layers are set on top of the each other and the bottom layer is the
background of the image. Layers can be easily set to be on the foreground or back
of the other layer. Layers can also be grouped as needed.
Layers are managed by the Layer Dialogue Box. The Duplicate Layer Tool helps to
create duplicate copies of Active Layer.
IV. How to create images for a website in GIMP?
Ans. To creating a new image, click File > New or use shortcut key CTRL+N
“Create a New Image” dialog box will open, in which values for width and height
can be entered. Foe more advanced settings, click on advanced option.
V. What are Image Properties in GIMP?
Ans. It is essential that user must be aware of image properties before editing an image.
To view image properties, click on Image > Properties or use shortcut key
ALT+ENTER. Image properties like size in pixels. print size, resolution, file name,
location, file name, location. file size, file type etc. are shown in image properties
dialog box
