Digital Art
Midterm exam review_2018
An image is considered high resolution if it has horizontal or vertical pixel dimensions (ppi) of 1000 ppi or larger
Before you begin working on a Photoshop document, it is a good idea to go to Windows and place a check mark by Workspace>Essentials, Layers, Application Frame, Options, Tools
What should you do if you have resized an image and do not want to keep that size?
Click the cancel button in the options bar
To resize an image, go to
Edit>Free Transform
In the layers palette, what are the visual clues that tell you a layer is visible and active?
An eye is visible and the layer is highlighted blue
How do you make a layer invisible?
Click once on the eye on the layers palette
Compositing is another word for layering several images in Photoshop.
To scale an image using Edit>Free Transform and keep the exact proportions, press and hold the shift key while dragging from a corner.
The best Photoshop tool for erasing solid color backgrounds surrounding an image is the Magic Eraser Tool
For the exam, know the following Photoshop information:
To create a new document in Photoshop go to File>New
To move type or shapes on a layer you should select the desired layer and select the Move Tool on the Tools Palette
To create the correct Photoshop workspace for this class, go to Window>Workspace>Essentials or
Window>Workspace>Design.
To type words on a new Photoshop layer, select the Typing Tool and click once in the document window
To resize an image in Photoshop, go to Edit>Transform>Scale or Edit>Free Transform. If you do not see handles on the resize box, go to View>Fit on Screen. When the image is the size you want it, click on the check mark in the Options Bar to apply the transformation. If the transformation is not what you want, click on the cancel button.
When you have resized type or a custom shape, click on the check mark in the Photoshop Options Bar to Apply the Transformation.
The best way to open a JPEG (JPG) file is drag the jpeg file icon to the Photoshop icon. Double clicking a JPEG file is not the best way to open this file to work on it in Photoshop.
In the layers palette, the two the visual clues that tell you a layer is visible and active are:
1. you see an eye, and 2. that the layer is highlighted blue.
You make a layer invisible by clicking once on the eye on that layer. You can make it visible again by clicking on the blank space where the eye was originally.
Artwork: A work of art, artwork, art piece, or art object is an aesthetic item or artistic creation. The term "a work of art" can apply to:
an example of fine art, such as a painting or sculpture
a fine work of architecture or landscape design
a photograph, film or visual computer program
a work of conceptual art or performance art
a production of live performance, such as theater, ballet or opera
an interactive game
Still life: A work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, and so on).
Line: a line is a path left by a moving point
Shape: a two dimensional area with identifiable boundaries.
Geometric shapes: mechanically drawn lines, squares, rectangles, circles.
Organic shapes: shapes based on forms of nature, which are usually rounded, irregular and curving.
Emphasis is given to an area within the design because that area is meant to be seen or is more important to be noticed when compared to other places of the design. Emphasis creates a center of interest.
Composition: The act of organizing the elements of an artwork into a harmoniously unified whole.
Adjustment Layer
A layer that lets you apply color and tonal adjustments to your image without permanently changing pixel values
Background Layer
The bottom most layer in the Layers palette, the background layer is always locked, meaning you cannot change its staking order, blending mode, or opacity convert it into a regular layer
Filter
Automated ways to alter the look an image, for instance, to make it look like a mosaic add unique lighting, apply distortion, and so on
Gradient
Any of the several methods for achieving a smooth transition between two adjacent colors, including black an white
Layer
Layers are like stacked, transparent sheets of glass on which you can create images. You can see through the transparent areas of a layer to the layers below. You can work on each layer independently
Resize
To change the physical dimensions of an image, a canvas, of a window
Scale
To change the proportions of an image. To scale an image in proportion, press and hold the shift key as you drag the image up or down from a corner.
Selection
A part of an image selected for manipulation of any kind - duplication in a layer, color correction, deletion, rotation, and so on. The selection consists of all the pixels - fully or partially selected - contained within the selection boundary
Transform
To scale, shrink, enlarge, skew, distort, rotate, or change the perspective of a layer, selection, or shape
Zoom
To magnify or reduce the view of an image. Zooming does not affect image size
Collage
Compositing
Portfolio
AUP
Image resolution
geometric shapes
organic shapes
pattern
center of interest
Be usre these are checked when you begin Photoshop
Workspace>Essentials
Layers
Application Frame (and/or Application Bar)
Options
Tools
composition
rule of thirds
organic shapes
geometric shapes
move tool
layer
filter
Be familiar with Photoshop Tools
http://stevecampbellhillwood.blogspot.com/2015/12/photoshop-tools-explained.html
Know how to make a new fine in Photoshop
Know how to save a Photoshop document
Know the "best" place to save a Photoshop document
How to make a layer invisible
Image resolution
Compositing
Transform
Move Tool
AUP
Magic Wand Tool
