Semester I | STUDY GUIDE

2017
1. noBe able to distinguish when to use PNGS,
GIFs and using JPGs.
PNGs are created from making screen shots. We
use these graphics on our websites.
GIFs are used when we create animations.
JPGs are used when we take photos.

2. Be able to list which files should be included

on the weebly website.
Quarter 2
(1) Sky School Logo & T-Shirt 10-24
(2) Calendar 2018 - 11-1
(3) Career Flyer 11-3 7. Be able to identify which resolution and
(4) Pop Art 11-8 color mode you should be using for web
(5) ADEN Logo - 11-17 graphics versus printed graphics.
(6) Animation 11-22 Web resolution is 72
(7) Holiday Cup 11-22 RGB is color mode- millions of colors
(8) Selective Coloring 11-28 Print resolution is 300
(9) Colorize a Vintage Photo 11-30 CMYK is the color mode (cyan,
(10) CBE Business Logo - 12-6 magenta,yellow, and black)- thousands of
(11) Photoshop Manipulation 12-11 colors
(12) Vintage Postcard 12-13
8. Be able to identify tools used in Photoshop
3. Be able to explain what kinds of files are and Illustrator.
produced from Photoshop and Illustrator.
Photoshop- PSD
Illustrator- AI

4. Be able to identify which program shows

the metadata from a file.
Adobe bridge

5. Be able to mix and match the descriptions

of the elements and principles of design.
Elements of design described here are
point, line, shape, form, space, color,
and texture. And I gathered information
about various design principles, like
the balance, proportion, perspective,
emphasis, movement, pattern,
repetition, rhythm, variety, harmony, and
unity.

9. Be able to describe two methods of

6. Be able to identify f-stops and shutter importing graphics into weebly.
speeds. Know when to use them for Upload file or drag and drop file onto
different circumstances. browser
10. Be able to identify the 6 different lighting
patterns to use in the photography studio.
Butterfly, split, loop, broad, short,
Rembrandt.

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11. Be able to identify the best unit of
measurement that should be used when
creating a website.
Pixels are for the screen / monitor / web
Inches are used for printing
Points are used to thicken strokes on lines or text.
It's also used to measure font size 12points, for
example.
12. Be able to explain the process of saving
files for web and devices when using
Photoshop.
File > Export Save for Web
13. Be able to describe how you can review the
size of a document in Photoshop.
Image > Image Size
14. Be able to explain how you reduce or
increase the size of the graphic without
distorting the image.
Cmd T and HOLD SHIFT TO MAINTAIN PROPORTION
15. Be able to explain the process of creating a
new website using weebly.
Sign for a new website by entering your email
address
16. Be able to identify which file extensions
match which software programs.
PSD = Photoshop, AI = Illustrator InDesign = InDD
17. Be able to identify how to change the
camera mode from aperture priority to
shutter speed priority.
Aperture priority is AV and Shutter Speed Priority is
TV
18. Be able to explain how you can import an
image into an existing page and then
explain how to change the size of image
without distorting it.
HOLD SHIFT and MOVE ONLY THE CORNERS
(not the edges)
19. Be able to identify which file type is used to
create an animation in Photoshop.
GIF
20. Identify all of the different types of blend
modes and be able to identify how each
one changes a graphic.
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Normal, dissolve, behind, clear, darken,
multiply, color burn
21. Identify which keys are used to create a
copyright symbol using a Mac keyboard.
Option G
22. Identify 2 ways to protect your artwork
online.
Copyright symbol and watermark (light colored
writing over the image)
23. Identify the different layer styles and effects
offered in the layers panel.
Google "Photoshop layer styles" and paste in an
image
24. Describe how to use a new font in
Photoshop you have found online for free.
Download and install. Look for the new font in the
font list and use it.
25. Identify how to make a photo look old-
fashioned using Photoshop.
Image > Mode > Grayscale
26. Describe how to blur the background of an
image using Photoshop.
Select the background using a selection tool and go
to Filter > Blur (select blur type)
27. Describe how to remove acne from a photo
using Photoshop.
Spot healing tool
28. Describe how to add a vignette to a photo
in Photoshop.
Image > Adjustments > Gradient (radial)
29. Describe how to use a new Photoshop
brush you have found online for free.
Look for an ABR file, download and install it
30. Describe the qualities needed in a quality
logo design.
Readable, simple
31. Describe how to remove color from one
area of a photo, while keeping color on
other areas of the photo.
Area, image adjustments, then change
hue/saturation
32. Describe how to rotate an image in
Photoshop.
Cmd T
33. If a photo is too dark and shadowed, what
can you do in Photoshop to improve it?
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Use levels I eyedropper, 3D material eyedropper, color
sampler, ruler, note, count
J spot healing brush, healing brush, patch,
34. What can you do to edit a photo in content-aware move, red eye
Photoshop if the photo is too light? B-brush, pencil, color replacement, mixer brush
Use levels S- clone stamp, pattern stamp
Y- history brush, art history brush
E- eraser tools
35. What information is provided from a JPG
G- gradient, paint bucket, 3D material drop
that was created using a DSLR camera?
O- dodge, burn, sponge
Shutterspeed, ISO, aperture P- pen tools,
T- type tool
36. What is missing from the metadata of a A-path selection direct selection
PNG that would be provided in the U- rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, polygon,
metadata of a JPG? line, custom shape
H-hand
Camera, lens, shutterspeed, aperture, s- R-rotate view
stop, ISO. Z-zoom
D-default colors
37. How would you increase the saturation of a X-switch foreground and background colors
colored photo using Photoshop? Q-quick mask mode
Image- adjustments Alt-subtract from a selection
Shift-add to a selection
38. Identify which colors should be used to F- circle through full screen modes Illustrator
V-selection
elicit different emotions or psychological
A-direct selection
responses.
Y-magic wand
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian- Q-lasso
honigman/psychology-color-design- P-pen +-add anchor point -delete anchor point
infographic_b_2516608.html shift-C anchor point
T-type /- line segment
39. Identify different career paths available in
the field of graphics, communication, C-scissors
and/or media. J-column graph
Graphic designer,
W-blend
H-hand
40. Be able to identify various filters and editing
Z-zoom
options in Photoshop.
Shift k- slice
Shift o artboard
Write out 60 keyboard shortcuts related to Adobe Shift+Cmd+N
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and general use of
the computer. Here is a link to get you started:
Cmd C = copy
Cmd V = paste
Cmd J= layer via copy https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/photosho
Cmd Z= Undo pcc2017/pc
New layer= cntrl-shift-N
V- move an dartboard tool https://makeawebsitehub.com/adobe-photoshop-
M- marquee tools keyboard-shortcuts
L- lasso tool
W- quick selection, magic wand https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/illustrato
C- crop and slice tool rcc2017/mac

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