Feathering, in the design world, refers to the sharpness of an edge of an image or graphic. If you feather an edge, then it will appear to fade out as opposed to being a crisp continuous edge.
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A flat image is an image with no layers. For example, a JPEG is a flat image unlike a PDF or a native file like a PSD can be saved with editable layers. A flat image is a compressed version of a design.
If you add a drop shadow to an image, then you are adding a digitally produced “shadow” that mimics a natural shadow. Drop shadows are great for adding depth to your design.
DPI is the number of individual dots in square inch of a scanned image. PrintingCenterUSA’s recommended DPI is 300.
To crop an image is to change the size and/or dimensions to cut out certain areas.
Blowout refers to when a photographic image is overexposed and has completely lost the detail of the highlights.
Black and white are reproductions in one single color, as opposed to multi-tonal reproductions.
