Monday, May 21, 2018

final exam study sheet 2018


2018 Final exam review & study guide
Digital Arts & Design 1 5_8_18


To create the correct Photoshop workspace for this class, go toWindow>Workspace>Design or Window>Workspace>Essentials

To type words on a Photoshop layer Select the typing tool and click once in the document window

When you have resized an image or type, click on the check mark in the Photoshop Options Bar or press the return/enter key on your keyboard to Apply the Transformation

To move type or shapes on a layer you should select the desired layer andselect the move tool on the Tool Bar

The best way to open a a JPEG (JPG) file in Photoshop is to_drag the jpeg file icon to the Photoshop icon.

The exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc. is called copyright

 To create a new document in Photoshop, go to File>New

What should you do if you have resized an image and do not want to keep that size? Click the cancel button

To resize an image, go to Edit>Free Transform

In the layers palette, what are the visual clues that tell you a layer is visible  and active?
An eye is visible and the layer is highlighted blue

How do you make a layer invisible? Click once on the eye on the layers palette

Compositing is another word for layering several images in Photoshop.

To scale an image using Edit>Free Transform and keep the exact proportions, press and hold the Shift  key while dragging from a corner. 

The best Photoshop tool for erasing solid color backgrounds is the Magic Eraser Tool.

The state of belonging or being available to the public as a whole, and therefore not subject to copyright  is any image in the public domain

When you are working with several layers in Photoshop, you should go to the Move Tool and in the Options Bar and check Auto Select>Layer


Before you begin working in Photoshop in this class, it is a good practice to go to Window and be sure the following are checked: Tools, Options, Application Frame and Layers

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. 

Be able to identify and label some of the Photoshop Tools we have used this year



Be familiar with all the Photoshop tools & processes found at 



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Know how to create and name a new folder according to directions and save it on the desktop













Saturday, May 5, 2018

grid design

1. Open Photoshop

2. File>New

3. Name: Mathematical Cultures

4. Document size
Width: 8 inches
Height: 10 inches
Resolution: 100

5. Go to Window
Check:
   Layers 
   Tools
   Application Frame
   Options

6. In the document application bar, check Auto Select>Layer

7. File>Save

8. Type in title and text or place photos


Arranging words and pictures in a design layout is easy with a grid













To make guidelines. 

               
click on images for larger view





Go to the ruler on the left, click, hold and drag a guideline in a few inches. Drag another in a few  inches. 

Go to the ruler on the top, click, hold and drag a guideline down a few inches. Drag another down a few inches. 

The guidelines on your document are create what is called a grid. The grid is a great way to decide where to place images and text in a layout. 



To select rectangles in grid

Go to the Rectangular Marquee Tool.

Click, hold and drag to make a selection in one rectangular grid area. 

You can either fill this rectangle in with color or place a photo in it.

Go to Select>Deselect after you fill in the selected area.



Be sure all resizing is in proportion by pressing and holding the shift key as you drag from a corner.

If you do not see a corner, go to View>Fit on Screen




8. Save the document as a JPEG.
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/11/saving-as-jpeg.html



How to cut out part of a photo:


Copy your photo into the Photoshop document

If the photo has an X across it, click the check mark or press Return

Be sure you are on the layer you want to edit

Go to Layer>Rasterize>All layers

Go to the Rectangular Marquee tool

Select the area you want to edit and click, hold and drag to select it

Go to Select>Inverse

Press delete

Go to Select>Deselect





Other help links

tools


resizing_click and scroll down to copy and scale