Final Study Guide

1. Be 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.

Sky school logo & t shirt
Magazine SWF
Calendar
Career flyer
Pop art
ADEN logo
Animation
Holiday cup
Selective coloring
Colorize a vintage photo
CBE logo
Photoshop manipulation
Vintage postcard
BONUS color sphere
3. Be able to explain what kinds of files are 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.
6. Be able to identify f-stops and shutter speeds. Know when to use them for different
circumstances.

7. Be able to identify which resolution and color mode you should be using for web graphics
versus printed graphics.
Web resolution is 72
RGB is the color mode- millions of colors
Print resolution is 300
CMYK is the color mode ( Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) thousands of colors
8. Be able to identify tools used in Photoshop and Illustrator.

9. Be able to describe two methods of importing graphics into weebly.

Upload file or drag and drop file onto browser

10. Be able to identify the 6 different lighting patterns to use in the photography studio.
Split lighting
Loop lighting
Rembrandt lighting
Butterfly lighting
Broad lighting
Short lighting
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.
Normal
Dissolve
Behind
Clear
Darken
Multiply
Color burn
Linear burn
Ligthen
Screen
Color dodge
Overlay
Hard light
Vivid light
Linear light
Pin light
Hard mix
Difference
Exclusion
Subtract
Divide
Hue
Saturation
Color
Luminosity
Lighter color
Darker color
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.

32. Describe how to rotate an image in Photoshop.

Choose Edit > Transform > Rotate.

33. If a photo is too dark and shadowed, what can you do in Photoshop to improve it?
Image, image rotation

34. What can you do to edit a photo in Photoshop if the photo is too light?
Brightness

35. What information is provided from a JPG that was created using a DSLR camera?
Brightness or light

36. What is missing from the metadata of a PNG that would be provided in the metadata of a
JPG?

37. How would you increase the saturation of a colored photo using Photoshop?
For Saturation, enter a value or drag the slider to the right to increase the saturation or
to the left to decrease it.

38. Identify which colors should be used to elicit different emotions or psychological responses.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-honigman/psychology-color-design-
infographic_b_2516608.html
In the text it says that when it comes to it, it shows that buisness logos with the colors of black,
white, silver and gold are proven to help enhance the feeling of sophistication.

39. Identify different career paths available in the field of graphics, communication, and/or
media.

Computer short cuts

1. Cmd= copy
2. Cmd v= paste
3. Create new layer = cmd/shift/n
4. Switch between open documents= cmd/tab
5. New layer via cut= shift/cmd/j
6. Select all= cmd/a
7. Merge layers= cmd/e
8. Intersect with a selection= shift/alt
9. Reselect last selection= cmd/shift/d
10. Cycling down or up through blending modes= shift/plus or minus
11. Fill selection with background color= ctrl/backspace
12. Fill selection with foreground color= alt/ backspace
13. show/hide actions panel= alt/F9
14. Re-apply last transformation= ctrl/shift/t
15. Re-apply last filter used= ctrl/f
16. hide= cmd/h
17. quit= cmd/q
18. open= cmd/o
19. Close window= cmd/w
20. undo/redo=cmd/z
21. find= cmd/f
22. Color settings= cmd/shift/k
23. slideshow=cmd/L
24. Review mode= cmd/b
25. Image size= alt/ctrl/i
26. Canvas size= alt/ctrl/c
27. Auto colour= shift/cmd/b
28. New group layers=cmd/g
29. Merge layers=cmd/e
30. rulres= cmd/r
31. Hide selection artwork= cmd/3
32. Switch between selection and direct selection= cmd/option/tab
33. Show all artwork= cmd/option/3
34. Zoom in tool= cmd/spacebar
35. Zoom out tool= cmd/option/spacebar
36. Zoom in to exact size= cmd/option/spacebar
37. Switch between outline and preview modes= cmd/y
38. To go back= cmd/z
39. Justify last line=cmd/shift/f
40. Reset horizontal/vertical scale to 100=cmd/shift/x
41. show/hide info panel-cmd f8
42. show/hide symbols panel- shift,cmd, f11
43. Anchor point- shift C
44. Touch type- shift T
45. Shaper- shift N
46. Eraser- shift E
47. Perspective selection- shift Y
48. Save- cmd S
49. Print- cmd P
50. Check spelling- ctrl l
51. Go to page- ctrl J
52. Actual size- ctrl 1
53. Export- cmd E
54. Save a copy- alt, ctrl, S
55. Check out- ctrl f9
56. Pate into- alt, ctrl, V
57. Update content- ctrl, f5
58. Go back- ctrl, page up
59. Go forward- ctrl, page down
60. Zoom out tool= cmd/option/spacebar