Final
exam review & study guide
Digital
Arts & Design 1 rev 4_19_2014
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.
To open a JPEG (JPG) file, 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.
Be familiar with all the Photoshop tools & processes found at
http://stevecampbellhillwoodsamples.blogspot.com/
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
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:
Use the Custom Shape Tool
Place 2 photographs in the
document
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
Add color to the background layer
