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.
PNGs are created in Firewoks.
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.
(1) Sky School Logo & T-Shirt 10-24
(2) Calendar 2018 - 11-1
(3) Career Flyer 11-3
(4) Pop Art 11-8
(5) ADEN Logo - 11-17
(6) Animation 11-22
(7) Holiday Cup 11-22
(8) Selective Coloring 11-28
(9) Colorize a Vintage Photo 11-30
(10) CBE Business Logo - 12-6
(11) Photoshop Manipulation 12-11
(12) Vintage Postcard 12-13
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 resolutions is 72
RGB is the color 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
Drag and drop
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
1

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.
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)
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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.
Simple, readable
31. Describe how to remove color from one
area of a photo, while keeping color on
other areas of the photo.
Sponge Tool
32. Describe how to rotate an image in
Photoshop.
To rotate the image and layer together,
go up to the menu bar > select "image"
> "image rotation" > desired rotation.
Use the transform tools, use Ctrl+T,
then take the cursor outside of the box.
You can rotate it by moving the cursor.
33. If a photo is too dark and shadowed, what
can you do in Photoshop to improve it?
Levels
34. What can you do to edit a photo in
Photoshop if the photo is too light?
Levels
35. What information is provided from a JPG
that was created using a DSLR camera?
Camera Lens, time, date, dimensions, ISO,
shutter speed, photo speed, F Stop
2

36. What is missing from the metadata of a
PNG that would be provided in the
metadata of a JPG?
Date, Time, and Dimensions
37. How would you increase the saturation of a
colored photo using Photoshop?
CMD U and increase saturation by moving
the slider to the right
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
39. Identify different career paths available in
the field of graphics, communication,
and/or media.
Graphic designer, Typographer,
Videographer, Photographer
40. Be able to identify various filters and editing
options in Photoshop.
Write out 60 keyboard shortcuts related to Adobe
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and general use of
the computer. Here is a link to get you started:
1. Cmd C = copy
2. Cmd V = paste
3. Optiondrag selection=Draw marquee
selection from center
4. Shift=Add to a selection
5. CmdShiftN=Create new layer
6. Cmdclick layers=Select non-contiguous
layers
7. Click one layer, then Shiftclick another
layer=Select contiguous layers
8. Delete key=Delete Layer
9. Optionclick layer mask icon=View
contents of layer mask
10. Shiftclick layer mask icon=Temporarily
turn off layer mask
11. Optiondrag=Clone layer as you move it
12. Controlclick on object w/Move
tool=Find/Select layer containing object
13. Number keys (w/Move tool selected)=
Change layer opacity
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14. ShiftPlus(+) or Minus()=Cycle down or
up through blending modes
15. (w/Move tool) ShiftOptionletter (i.e.:
N=Normal, M=Multiply. etc.)= Change to a
specific blending mode
16. Option[ or Option]=Switch to layer
below/above current layer
17. Cmd[ or Cmd]=Move layer below/above
current layer
18. Doubleclick on T thumbnail in Layers
panel=Select all text on layer
19. CmdShift> or <=Increase/Decrease size
of selected text by 1 pt
20. CmdOptionShift> or
<=Increase/Decrease size of selected text
by 5 pts
21. OptionRight/Left
Arrow=Increase/Decrease
kerning/tracking
22. CmdShiftL/C/R=Align text
left/center/right
23. CmdDelete= Fill selection with
Background color
24. OptionDelete= Fill selection with
Foreground color
25. OptionShiftDelete= Fill selection with
Foreground color using
Lock Transparent Pixels
26. CmdOptionDelete= Fill selection with
source state in History panel
27. ShiftDelete= Display Fill dialog box
28. Optionclick w/Eyedropper tool= Sample
as background color
29. While in any painting/editing tool, hold
Cmd= To get Move tool
30. Option= To get Eyedropper with painting
tools
31. Number keys= Change paint opacity (with
Airbrush OFF)
32. ShiftNumber keys= Change paint opacity
(with Airbrush ON)
33. Number keys= Change Airbrush flow (with
Airbrush ON)
34. ShiftNumber keys= Change Airbrush
flow (with Airbrush OFF)
35. While in any painting/editing tool, turn
Caps Lock on= To get Crosshair Cursor
36. [ or ]= Decrease/Increase brush size
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37. Shift[ or Shift]= Decrease/Increase
hardness of brush
38. < or >= Switch between preset brushes
39. Ctrlclick in image window= Open Brushes
pop-up panel
40. OptionEraser= Erase to History panel's
source state
41. ShiftPlus(+) or Minus()=Cycle down or
up through blend modes
42. ShiftOptletter (i.e.: N=Normal,
M=Multiply, etc.)= Change to a specific
blend mode
43. Shiftclick in image window= Create fixed
color target from within a dialog box
44. Optionclick on target with Color Sampler
tool= Delete fixed color target
45. Cmdclick on New Channel button in
Channels panel=Create new Spot Color
channel from current selection
46. Cmd= To get Direct Selection tool while
using Pen tool
47. Option= Switch between Add Anchor and
Delete Anchor Point tools
48. CmdOption= Switch from Path Selection
tool to Convert Point tool when pointer is
over anchor point
49. Optionclick= To select a whole path
w/Direct Selection tool
50. Cmdclick on path name (in Paths panel)=
Convert path to a selection
51. F5= Show/Hide Brushes panel
52. F6= Show/Hide Color panel
53. F7= Show/Hide Layers panel
54. F8= Show/Hide Info panel
55. OptionF9= Show/Hide Actions panel
56. CmdOptionO= Open Adobe Bridge
57. V=Move and Artboard tools
58. M=Marquee tools
59. L=Lasso tools
60. C=Crop and slice tools