Midterm exam review & study guide
Digital Arts & Design 1 rev 12_5_15
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For the exam, know the following Photoshop information:
To create a new document in Photoshop go to File>New
To move type or shapes on a layer you should select the desired layer and select the Move Tool on the Tools Palette
To create the correct Photoshop workspace for this class, go to Window>Workspace>Essentials or
Window>Workspace>Design.
To type words on a new Photoshop layer, select the Typing Tool and click once in the document window
To resize an image in Photoshop, go to Edit>Transform>Scale or Edit>Free Transform. If you do not see handles on the resize box, go to View>Fit on Screen. When the image is the size you want it, click on the check mark in the Options Bar to apply the transformation. If the transformation is not what you want, click on the cancel button.
When you have resized type or a custom shape, click on the check mark in the Photoshop Options Bar to Apply the Transformation.
The best way to open a JPEG (JPG) file is drag the jpeg file icon to the Photoshop icon. Double clicking a JPEG file is not the best way to open this file to work on it in Photoshop.
In the layers palette, the two the visual clues that tell you a layer is visible and active are:
1. you see an eye, and 2. that the layer is highlighted blue.
You make a layer invisible by clicking once on the eye on that layer. You can make it visible again by clicking on the blank space where the eye was originally.
To select a type layer so that you can change the color of the type on that layer, double click on the uppercase "T" in the layers palette.
Explain how to place an original document such as a photo or scan into a new Photoshop document. The process is:
1. Create the new Photoshop document. Be sure you see your layers palette. If you do not, go to Windows>then check Layers.
2. Open the original photo or scan by dragging it onto the Photoshop icon in the Dock.
3. Click and hold on the original photo or scan in its layers palette. 4. Drag it into the new document.
Note: You should then go to Layer>Rasterize>Layer. If Rasterize is "greyed out", then the photo is already rasterized.
Be familiar with all the Photoshop tools & processes found at http://stevecampbellhillwoodsamples.blogspot.com/
On this site, study the following posts for exam questions:
photoshop default settings
photoshop basic tools
custom shape tool
typing in photoshop
Several questions will come from these posts
More Photoshop Tool information https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/tools.html
Know how to create and name a new folder according to directions and save it on the desktop
Know how to open Photoshop and create a Photoshop document correctly
In a new Photoshop document, you will be asked to:
Create a document to the correct size, resolution and color mode
Name the document according to directions
Use the Custom Shape Tool
Create new layers for each Custom Shape
Type words on a layer
Make the words you type a specific typeface, type size, and color
Add layer styles to type or a custom shape
Select and use the Paint Bucket Tool
Add color to the background layer
Create guidelines on the document
Place high resolution photos in the document
Scale the photos up or down in proportion
Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select an area in the document and cut out the unwanted portion of a photo
Save the document as a jpeg and email it to a specified email address http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html
You should know the meaning of the art elements and principles of design and illustrate their meaning using the Photoshop Custom Shape tool
Digital Arts & Design 1 rev 12_5_15
white out
To create a new document in Photoshop go to File>New
Window>Workspace>Design.
1. you see an eye, and 2. that the layer is highlighted blue.
1. Create the new Photoshop document. Be sure you see your layers palette. If you do not, go to Windows>then check Layers.
2. Open the original photo or scan by dragging it onto the Photoshop icon in the Dock.
3. Click and hold on the original photo or scan in its layers palette. 4. Drag it into the new document.
Note: You should then go to Layer>Rasterize>Layer. If Rasterize is "greyed out", then the photo is already rasterized.
On this site, study the following posts for exam questions:
photoshop default settings
photoshop basic tools
custom shape tool
typing in photoshop
Several questions will come from these posts
More Photoshop Tool information https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/tools.html
In a new Photoshop document, you will be asked to:
Create a document to the correct size, resolution and color mode
Name the document according to directions
Use the Custom Shape Tool
Create new layers for each Custom Shape
Type words on a layer
Make the words you type a specific typeface, type size, and color
Add layer styles to type or a custom shape
Select and use the Paint Bucket Tool
Add color to the background layer
Create guidelines on the document
Place high resolution photos in the document
Scale the photos up or down in proportion
Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to select an area in the document and cut out the unwanted portion of a photo
Save the document as a jpeg and email it to a specified email address http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html
You should know the meaning of the art elements and principles of design and illustrate their meaning using the Photoshop Custom Shape tool
Know how to navigate to the photoshop help links at stevecampbell.hillwood@blogspot.com
