ACA Photoshop Certification Study guide

Destructive

IMAGE>ADJUSTMENTS

Non-destructive

Just done as an adjustment layer

"Rule of Thirds"

divides the image into 9 equal squares with 2 vertical and 2 horizontal divisions. The focal point of the image should be at the point where the horizontal and vertical intersect.

Gamut

a range of colors that are displayed on a device or printed.

Color Space

range of colors a camera can capture or a monitor can display.

Camera Raw

a digital negative created by a digital camera. It is unprocessed and things like contrast and exposure can be altered. To open: FILE>OPEN>LOCATE FILE and if you are asked to make adjustments, make them before you click the OPEN button.

ADOBE BRIDGE

used to manage files, view files and open files; Bridge will also let you create a web gallery which is a webpage with thumbnails navigation to view images that you select. It is set up by using Bridge's OUTPUT>WEB GALLERY

Load a Saved Selection

SELECT>LOAD SELECTION and then click the drop down for channel and find the one they ask for. If asked to select inverse, got to SELECT>INVERSE.

Metadata

stores copyright/ownership info about the image such as who took the pic, where it was taken, when it was taken and any other info you want to include about the image. FILE>FILE INFO

Snap to

can move objects and force them to snap into a certain location. Located in VIEW

Rendering Intent

the way colors are converted from one system to another.

Fonts

For businesses such as banks or law enforcement you should use simple sans serif fonts to improve readability and create a sense of security, novelty fonts are not appropriate for these types of businesses.

Design Goals

1) design for target audience

2) meet client's goals for project

Designer Responsibilities

create design comps/mockups/sketches and show client for approval BEFORE designing

Bitmap

made up of pixels on a grid layout and when enlarged, are very blurry (raster images)

Vector

when enlarged to any size look crisp and smooth.

Design Elements

Lines, Shapes, Textures

Design Principles

Emphasis, symmetry, contrast, movement, color theory, rule of thirds, unity, whitespace, alignment, proximity, and repetition

GIF

indexed image=limited to 256 colors

Export Paths to Illustrator

FILE>EXPORT>PATHS TO ILLUSTRATOR

Photo filters

Found in adjustments panel and include warming and cooling filters as well as color filters.

Filters

Include blur, sharpen, distort, etc. if you want to apply a filter to a text layer and retain the ability to edit the text, you must convert the text layer to a smart object before applying the filter.

Lossy

Data is lost. JPGs and GIFs

Lossless

All the file's original data is preserved. RAW and TIFF

TIFF file

Typically used in the printing and publishing industry because they can be opened in just about any image editing software; file size is usually quite large.

Design phases

1) plan

2) schedule

3) design/ build

4) review/ evaluate

5) implement/ publish