Digital Art midterm review
For the exam, know the following:
Review what you did in NOTES
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
Given a choice of type point sizes, identify which is larger or smaller. For example, 14 point type is smaller than 72 point.
To create the correct Photoshop workspace for this class, go to Window>Workspace>Essentials
Draw a particular Photoshop Tool
List 4 things you could do for extra credit in this class
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, or press the enter/return key on your keyboard.
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.
To select a type layer so that you can change the color of the type on that layer, double click on the uppercase “T” in the layers palette.
More Photoshop Tool information https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/tools.html
Know how to create and name a new folder according to directions and save it on the desktop or into your documents folder
Know how to open Photoshop and create a Photoshop document correctly
Know how to navigate to the photoshop help links at stevecampbell.hillwood@blogspot.com
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
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
The preferred tool to use when filling in an area with a solid color is the Paint Bucket Tool
To be sure that you are able to select the exact layer you want to work on while using the Move Tool, you should go to the Options Bar and Check Auto Select>Layer
Tossing or throwing items such as pencils, erasers, and paper is not permitted in the classroom
You should never make contact with electrical items such as cords, keyboards, etc. when your hands are wet and/or if the cords show exposed wires.
