Semester I | STUDY GUIDE

2017
1. Be able to distinguish when to use PNGS, different circumstances.
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)
3 - Calendar 2018 (11/1)
4 - Career Flyer (11/3) 7. Be able to identify which resolution and
5 - Pop Art (11/8) color mode you should be using for web
6 - ADEN Logo (11/17) graphics versus printed graphics.
7 - Animation (11/22)
8 - Holiday Cup (11/22) 300 resolution for printing 72 for web on the
9 - Selective Coloring (11/28) screen)
10 - Colorize a Vintage Photo (11/30) RGB is for the screen and to use filters.
11 - CBE Business Logo (12/6) CMYK (cyan magenta pink black)
12 - Photoshop Manipulation (12/11)
13 - Vintage Postcard (12/13) 8. Be able to identify tools used in Photoshop
BONUS: Color Sphere (12/15) and Illustrator.

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.
Metadata in 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 Illustrator
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

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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.
Shift+cmnd t or edit- transform

15. Be able to explain the process of creating a

new website using weebly.
Sign up with your email

16. Be able to identify which file extensions

match which software programs.
Photoshop- psd
Illustrator Ai
Indesign- INdd
9. Be able to describe two methods of Fireworks- png
importing graphics into weebly.
Upload it by inserting the picture, or drag and 17. Be able to identify how to change the
drop camera mode from aperture priority to
shutter speed priority.
10. Be able to identify the 6 different lighting Av is your aperture priority
patterns to use in the photography studio. Tv is for time priority or shutter
Split lighting
18. Be able to explain how you can import an
image into an existing page and then
Loop lighting
explain how to change the size of image
without distorting it.
Rembrandt lighting File- place embedded
Shift + Cmd t
Butterfly lighting
19. Be able to identify which file type is used to
create an animation in Photoshop.
11. Be able to identify the best unit of Create in psd but export in GIF
measurement that should be used when
creating a website. 20. Identify all of the different types of blend
modes and be able to identify how each
one changes a graphic.
Normal
Dissolve
printing inches Behind
web- pixels Clear
Darken
Multiply
Color Burn
12. Be able to explain the process of saving Linear Burn
files for web and devices when using Lighten
Photoshop. Screen
File- export- save for web Color Dodge
Linear Dodge (Add)

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Overlay 29. Describe how to use a new Photoshop
Soft Light brush you have found online for free.
Hard Light File on the internet that ends in abr download it
Vivid Light 30. Describe the qualities needed in a quality
Linear Light logo design.
Pin Light Easy to read and simple
Hard Mix 31. Describe how to remove color from one
21. Identify which keys are used to create a area of a photo, while keeping color on
copyright symbol using a Mac keyboard. other areas of the photo.
The G key Sponge tool
32. Describe how to rotate an image in
22. Identify 2 ways to protect your artwork Photoshop.
online. Image - rotate
33. If a photo is too dark and shadowed, what
Add a copy write or add a watermark can you do in Photoshop to improve it?
You can adjust the shadows and highlights in the
23. Identify the different layer styles and effects adjustments panel
offered in the layers panel. 34. What can you do to edit a photo in
Photoshop if the photo is too light?
Adjust the shadows and highlights
35. What information is provided from a JPG
that was created using a DSLR camera?

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?
You would go to the adjustments panel and
change the saturation
24. Describe how to use a new font in 38. Identify which colors should be used to
Photoshop you have found online for free. elicit different emotions or psychological
Download and install responses.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-
25. Identify how to make a photo look old- honigman/psychology-color-design-
fashioned using Photoshop. infographic_b_2516608.html
Desaturation the colors, image mode grayscale,
edit adjustments hue saturation. 39. Identify different career paths available in
the field of graphics, communication,
26. Describe how to blur the background of an and/or media.
image using Photoshop. Web designer, logo designer, photo editor,
Select background filter- blur- choose blur journalism, marketing,publishing
27. Describe how to remove acne from a photo 40. Be able to identify various filters and editing
using Photoshop. options in Photoshop.
Spot healing tool

28. Describe how to add a vignette to a photo Write out 60 keyboard shortcuts related to Adobe
in Photoshop. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and general use of
In layers go to adjustment select gradient- radial the computer. Here is a link to get you started:
gradient- inverted https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/photosho
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C-scissors
https://makeawebsitehub.com/adobe-photoshop- J-column graph
keyboard-shortcuts W-blend
H-hand
https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/illustrato Z-zoom
rcc2017/mac Shift k- slice
Shift o - artboard
https://redokun.com/blog/indesign-shortcuts

http://jetsetcom.net/images/downloads/Bridge_CC_
2017_keyboard_shortcuts_2017_01_30.pdf

V- move an dartboard tool

M- marquee tools
L- lasso tool
W- quick selection, magic wand
C- crop and slice tool
I eyedropper, 3D material eyedropper, color
sampler, ruler, note, count
J spot healing brush, healing brush, patch, content-
aware move, red eye
B-brush, pencil, color replacement, mixer brush
S- clone stamp, pattern stamp
Y- history brush, art history brush
E- eraser tools
G- gradient, paint bucket, 3D material drop
O- dodge, burn, sponge
P- pen tools,
T- type tool
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
Alt-subtract from a selection
Shift-add to a selection
F- circle through full screen modes
Illustrator
V-selection
A-direct selection
Y-magic wand
Q-lasso
P-pen
+-add anchor point
-delete anchor point
shift-C anchor point
T-type
/- line segment