Semester I | STUDY GUIDE

2017
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.
Quarter 2
1 - Sky School Logo & T-Shirt (10/24)
2 - Magazine SWF (10/26) 7. Be able to identify which resolution and
3 - Calendar 2018 (11/1) color mode you should be using for web
4 - Career Flyer (11/3) graphics versus printed graphics.
5 - Pop Art (11/8) Web resolution is 72
6 - ADEN Logo (11/17) RGB is the color mode
7 - Animation (11/22)
Print/Resolution is 300
8 - Holiday Cup (11/22)
9 - Selective Coloring (11/28) CMYK is the color mode (Cyan, Magenta,
10 - Colorize a Vintage Photo (11/30) Yellow, and Black) thousands of colors
11 - CBE Business Logo (12/6) 8. Be able to identify tools used in Photoshop
12 - Photoshop Manipulation (12/11) and Illustrator.
13 - Vintage Postcard (12/13)
BONUS: Color Sphere (12/15)
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.

6. Be able to identify f-stops and shutter

speeds. Know when to use them for
different circumstances.

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9. Be able to describe two methods of
importing graphics into weebly.
Upload 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,
and 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 I
mage 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)
Semester I | STUDY GUIDE
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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.
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.
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Spot healing tool 39. Identify different career paths available in
28. Describe how to add a vignette to a photo the field of graphics, communication,
in Photoshop. and/or media.
Image > Adjustments > Gradient (radial) Graphic designers, Photographers, Flash
29. Describe how to use a new Photoshop Designer/Developer, Mobile Designer and
brush you have found online for free. Presentation Specialist
Look for an ABR file, download and install 40. Be able to identify various filters and editing
it options in Photoshop.
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.
Sponge tool (under the dodge / burn tools)
Select area, go to Image > Adjustments >
Hue/Saturation and slide saturation left
32. Describe how to rotate an image in
Photoshop. Write out 60 keyboard shortcuts related to Adobe
CMD U or Image > Adjustments > Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and general use of
Hue/Saturation and increase saturation by the computer. Here is a link to get you started:
moving the slider to the right 1. Cmd C = copy
33. If a photo is too dark and shadowed, what 2. Cmd V = paste
can you do in Photoshop to improve it?
Use LEVELS (CMD L) or Adjust
Brightness /Contrast. Use burn/dodge tools V Move and Artboard tools
34. What can you do to edit a photo in
Photoshop if the photo is too light?
Use Levels CMD L
35. What information is provided from a JPG M Marquee tools
that was created using a DSLR camera?
Camera, lens, date, dimensions, file type,
color mode, shutter speed, aperture/f-stop, L Lasso tools
ISO
36. What is missing from the metadata of a
PNG that would be provided in the
metadata of a JPG? W Quick Selection, Magic Wand
Camera, lens, shutter speed, aperture/f-stop,
and ISO. Provides resolution and
dimensions C Crop and Slice Tools
37. How would you increase the saturation of a
colored photo using Photoshop?
CMD U or Image > Adjustments >
Hue/Saturation and increase saturation by I Eyedropper, 3D Material Eyedropper, Color Sampler, Ruler, Note
moving the slider to the right
38. Identify which colors should be used to
elicit different emotions or psychological J Spot Healing Brush, Healing Brush, Patch, Content-Aware Move
responses.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-
honigman/psychology-color-design-
infographic_b_2516608.html B Brush, Pencil, Color Replacement, Mixer Brush

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https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/photoshopc
c2017/pc
S Clone Stamp, Pattern Stamp
https://makeawebsitehub.com/adobe-photoshop-
keyboard-shortcuts

Y History Brush, Art History Brush https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/illustratorcc

2017/mac

https://redokun.com/blog/indesign-shortcuts
E Eraser tools
http://jetsetcom.net/images/downloads/Bridge_CC_2
017_keyboard_shortcuts_2017_01_30.pdf
G Gradient, Paint Bucket, 3D Material Drop

O Dodge, Burn, Sponge

P Pen tools

T Type tools

A Path Selection, Direct Selection

U Rectangle, Rounded Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon, Line, Custom Shape

H Hand

R Rotate View

Z Zoom

D Default colors

X Switch Foreground and Background colors

Q Quick Mask Mode