Semester I | STUDY GUIDE
2017
Be able to distinguish when to use PNGS, GIFs and
using JPGs. You use pngs when printing and
submitting, gifs for animations, and jpgs for
websites on online files
1.
Be able to list which files should be included on the
weebly website. Png and gifs and jpgs
2.
3. Be able to explain what kinds of files are
produced from Photoshop and Illustrator.
Psd and ai
Be able to identify which program shows the
metadata from a file. bridge
4.
5. Be able to mix and match the descriptions
of the elements and principles of design.
Elements-
Line,shape,form,colour,texture,space,value
Principles- Pattern,contrast,emphasis,
balance,scale,harmony,rhythm
6. Be able to identify f-stops and shutter
speeds. Know when to use them for
different circumstances.
f-stop are how big the camera lenses are
open, Shutter speed is how long the lens is
open for.
7. Be able to identify which resolution and
color mode you should be using for web
graphics versus printed graphics.
RBGs should be used. Nothing less than
300 dpi
8. Be able to identify tools used in Photoshop
and Illustrator. Eye dropper, type on
path shape fill ect...
9. Be able to describe two methods of
importing graphics into weebly.
Click and drag, or importing
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.
inches
12. Be able to explain the process of saving
files for web and devices when using
Photoshop. Control click, save from web
13. Be able to describe how you can review the
size of a document in Photoshop. Image
tab, canvas size
14. Be able to explain how you reduce or
increase the size of the graphic without
distorting the image. Hold shift
15. Be able to explain the process of creating
a new website using weebly. You can go
to weebly.com, select create new,
and insert your information once
you do that you create a theme, after
you can insert text and images.
16. You can go to weebly.com, select create
new, and insert your information once
you do that you create a theme, after you
can insert text and images.
Photoshop: PSD Adobe:
17. Be able to identify which file extensions
match which software programs.
AV is aperture while shutter speed is TV
18. Be able to identify how to change the
camera mode from aperture priority to
shutter speed priority.
You can download the image and file place
onto the page, once you have doe that hold
shift and drag the corners of the to make it
to size.
You can download the image and file place
onto the page, once you have doe that hold
shift and drag the corners of the to make it
to size.
19. Be able to explain how you can import an
image into an existing page and then
1

To make an animation it has to be a
GIF
20. explain how to change the size of image
without distorting it.
To make an animation it has to be a GIF
Bur tool: blends the pixels,Sharpen tool:
Increases the pixels to make it more clear
and smudge tool: Distorts the pixels in a
smudging pattern.
21. Be able to identify which file type is used to
create an animation in Photoshop.
Option G
22. Identify all of the different types of blend
modes and be able to identify how each
one changes a graphic.
Bur tool: blends the pixels,Sharpen
tool: Increases the pixels to make it
more clear and smudge tool: Distorts
the pixels in a smudging pattern.
23. Identify which keys are used to create a
copyright symbol using a Mac keyboard.
Lock image pixels, lock position,
prevent auto nesting
24. Identify 2 ways to protect your artwork
online.
Click and download the font, then
install it, then it can be found in
photoshop
25. Identify the different layer styles and effects
offered in the layers panel.
You can put a filter or blend an
image over the one you want to
make old fashioned.
26. Describe how to use a new font in
Photoshop you have found online for free.
Click and download the font, then install
it, then it can be found in photoshop.
27. Identify how to make a photo look old-
fashioned using Photoshop.
Create a vignette and then blur the
background.
28. Describe how to blur the background of an
image using Photoshop.
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Create a vignette and then blur the
background.
29. Describe how to remove acne from a photo
using Photoshop. You can use the
clone stamp or the spot healing tool.
30. Describe how to add a vignette to a photo in
Photoshop. Double click the layer
name in the layers panel to open the
layer style dialog, then turn on the
gradient overlay effect. Apply the
following layer style settings. With
the layer style dialog still open, you
can click and drag on your canvas to
move the centerpoint of the vignette.
31. Describe how to use a new Photoshop brush
you have found online for free. You can
go under edit > presets > preset
manager, select brushes from the
dropdown menu, and then add your
brushes using the "load" button.
32. Describe the qualities needed in a quality
logo design. Qualities in a good logo
design are: Displays your message,
is pleasing to the eye, incorporates
intriguing design related to your
message, is clean cut, and gets your
message across and proper colors
to provoke emotion.
33. Describe how to remove color from one
area of a photo, while keeping color on
other areas of the photo.You select your
magic eraser tool, select the range
of colors you don't want the pixels
to expose and then as you erase,
the colors in that range disappear
leaving black and white and grey.
34. Describe how to rotate an image in
Photoshop. You select your magic
eraser tool, select the range of
colors you don't want the pixels to
expose and then as you erase, the
colors in that range disappear
leaving black and white and grey.
35. If a photo is too dark and shadowed, what
can you do in Photoshop to improve
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it?Select your rotate tool in the Industrial designers create concepts
program you are in and then click for products ranging from cars, to
the image and drag your cursor left appliances to toys, Drafters, Desktop
or right and it will turn it Publishers, Multimedia Artists and
counterclockwise or clockwise. Animators.
36. What can you do to edit a photo in
Photoshop if the photo is too light?Click 42. Be able to identify various filters and editing
the adjustment layers button at the options in Photoshop.
bottom of the Layers palette. Then
select the tool you wish to use, such
as brightness/contrast, or curves. Write out 60 keyboard shortcuts related to Adobe
37. What information is provided from a JPG Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and general use of
that was created using a DSLR the computer. Here is a link to get you started:
camera?Select choose image, https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/photosho
adjustments, and then shadow and pcc2017/pc
highlight. It will then take you to your
https://makeawebsitehub.com/adobe-photoshop-
options of adjusting the light.
keyboard-shortcuts
38. What is missing from the metadata of a
https://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/illustrato
PNG that would be provided in the
rcc2017/mac
metadata of a JPG?The missing
information from the metadata that is
https://redokun.com/blog/indesign-shortcuts
missing is the F-stop and ISO.
http://jetsetcom.net/images/downloads/Bridge_CC_
2017_keyboard_shortcuts_2017_01_30.pdf
39. How would you increase the saturation of a 1. Command z,
colored photo using Photoshop? Select 2. z
the Sponge tool. Then Set tool 3. command option z,
options in the options bar: Mode. 4. command b,
Increases or decreases color 5. b
saturation. Choose Saturate to 6. command x,
intensify the color's saturation. In 7. command g,
grayscale, Saturate increases 8. Option g
contrast. Drag over the part of the 9. command i,
image you want to modify. 10. i
11. []command shift 4,
12. c,
40. Identify which colors should be used to 13. command l,
elicit different emotions or psychological 14. shift b,
responses. The colors used to elicit 15. shift g,
different emotions are red, blue, 16. shift t
purple, green, and yellow also black, 17. Command t
white and grey. 18. Command r
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian- 19. R
honigman/psychology-color-design- 20. Command s
infographic_b_2516608.html 21. Control shift N
22. S
41. Identify different career paths available in
23. A
the field of graphics, communication,
24. Shift a
and/or media. Industrial Designers.
25. Shift b

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26. Command d
27. Command w
28. Control shift =
29. Control shift -
30. Command tab
31. Command n
32. Command shift n
33. [
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35. Shift command w
36. Command shift w
37. Command p
38. Shift command a
39. Shift q
40. Up arrow command space
41. Option f9
42. F5
43. F6
44. F8
45. F7
46. Command y
47. Shift command y
48. Command =
49. Command -
50. Command 1
51. Command h
52. Shift command ;
53. Option command ;
54. Command a
55. Shift command l
56. Option shift command l
57. Option command c
58. Option shift command m
59. Option shift command k
60. Option shift command a