Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard software for image editing. It is both very powerful and very complex... as you learn to master its complexity, you will discover that PS is a magical program.
Use PS to:
*Adjust scanned or digital camera images for better screen display or printing. PS lets you easily change the file format of images to use in email, web pages, or printed documents.
*edit photos taken with a digital camera or scanner, PS becomes an electronic darkroom.
*restore old and/or damaged photographs
*Modify images or start from scratch to create original artwork. PS becomes an electronic playroom for painting with pixels
PS short keys
1. comm + z = undo
2. comm + D = deselect
3. comm + 0 = fit all to screen
4. comm + T = transform selection (layer)
5. comm + S = save
11/13/15- Because PS is so complex, there are often several ways to do the same task. PS menu commands often involve drilling down from the menu to more sub menus. For example, Image>Adjustments>Black&white. Mac mod keys= command, option, control, or shift. When you use the Mod keys, you need to hold down the key while you mouse click or drag and then release. Photoshop Elements = less expensive and much more simple than the full photoshop version. Monitor resolution should be at least 1024 (h) x 768 (v) pixels to see all items. Color depth sets hoe many different colors your monitor can display. For most PS images should be set to millions of colors, also known as 24 bit color = true to the photograph.
11/15/12- SRJC Student Learning Outcomes
*Demonstrate competency in identifying Photoshop interface elements.
*Construct simple documents utlizing selections, layers, and blending modes.
*Differentiate between simple graphic file formats and choose the appropriate usage for each. (JPEG, PDF, GIF, TIFF, EPS, PNG, ETC.)
12/4- Tutorial #1
1. Identify the major regions of PS workspace and explain the function of each. (MENU, CONTEXT MENUS, OPTIONS, TOOLS, ETC.)
2. Use the WORKSPACE SWITCHER menu
3. Manipulate and customize panels
4. ZOOM TOOL, HAND, NAVIGATOR, UNDO (COM + Z), HISTORY, HELP, TOOLS.
5. WORKSPACE = panels, menus, and shortcuts.
6. MENU = Bar at top of workspace
7. DOCS = columns along sides of the app or screen window that hold tools or panels
8. Panels = groupings that appear on the right edge
9. Workspace switcher = you choose a predefined workspace (3D, photography, painting, etc.)
10. Reset Essentials and Reset all (menu, colors, etc.)
11.
Photoshop Prep Questions:
1. Where did you find the image? Do you have copyright permission using the image?
2. What tabs in Bridge?
3. Save for web (all the options)
4. Levels? (dialog box)
5. In highlight or shadow adjustment, what is clipping?
6. What tool auto calculates angles?
7. Image midtones?
8. What is the KEY of an image?
9. The graphic chart of range of tones?
10. Histogram? (Dark pixel levels 0-64)
11. Histogram levels of tones?
Photoshop shortcuts/tips
Use PS to:
*Adjust scanned or digital camera images for better screen display or printing. PS lets you easily change the file format of images to use in email, web pages, or printed documents.
*edit photos taken with a digital camera or scanner, PS becomes an electronic darkroom.
*restore old and/or damaged photographs
*Modify images or start from scratch to create original artwork. PS becomes an electronic playroom for painting with pixels
PS short keys
1. comm + z = undo
2. comm + D = deselect
3. comm + 0 = fit all to screen
4. comm + T = transform selection (layer)
5. comm + S = save
11/13/15- Because PS is so complex, there are often several ways to do the same task. PS menu commands often involve drilling down from the menu to more sub menus. For example, Image>Adjustments>Black&white. Mac mod keys= command, option, control, or shift. When you use the Mod keys, you need to hold down the key while you mouse click or drag and then release. Photoshop Elements = less expensive and much more simple than the full photoshop version. Monitor resolution should be at least 1024 (h) x 768 (v) pixels to see all items. Color depth sets hoe many different colors your monitor can display. For most PS images should be set to millions of colors, also known as 24 bit color = true to the photograph.
11/15/12- SRJC Student Learning Outcomes
*Demonstrate competency in identifying Photoshop interface elements.
*Construct simple documents utlizing selections, layers, and blending modes.
*Differentiate between simple graphic file formats and choose the appropriate usage for each. (JPEG, PDF, GIF, TIFF, EPS, PNG, ETC.)
12/4- Tutorial #1
1. Identify the major regions of PS workspace and explain the function of each. (MENU, CONTEXT MENUS, OPTIONS, TOOLS, ETC.)
2. Use the WORKSPACE SWITCHER menu
3. Manipulate and customize panels
4. ZOOM TOOL, HAND, NAVIGATOR, UNDO (COM + Z), HISTORY, HELP, TOOLS.
5. WORKSPACE = panels, menus, and shortcuts.
6. MENU = Bar at top of workspace
7. DOCS = columns along sides of the app or screen window that hold tools or panels
8. Panels = groupings that appear on the right edge
9. Workspace switcher = you choose a predefined workspace (3D, photography, painting, etc.)
10. Reset Essentials and Reset all (menu, colors, etc.)
11.
Photoshop Prep Questions:
1. Where did you find the image? Do you have copyright permission using the image?
2. What tabs in Bridge?
3. Save for web (all the options)
4. Levels? (dialog box)
5. In highlight or shadow adjustment, what is clipping?
6. What tool auto calculates angles?
7. Image midtones?
8. What is the KEY of an image?
9. The graphic chart of range of tones?
10. Histogram? (Dark pixel levels 0-64)
11. Histogram levels of tones?
Photoshop shortcuts/tips
- comm + k = preferences
- Change memory usages, give yourself more/less history
- tool shortcuts (see graphic below) (press shift key to cycle through the tools)
- Z = zoom drag in and out
- right click in grey area to change the units of measurement
- control+opt+comm while using brush tool
- Hit X on keyboard to switch between foreground and background
Photoshop Topics Covered
- Identify the major regions of the photoshop workspace
- Use the workspace switcher
- Manipulate and customize panels
- Open and navigate a photoshop document
- Explore photoshop help
- Create a simple layered photoshop document from a provided starting image
- Differentiate among monitor, document, and printer resolutions, and understand when to use each measurement
- Distinguish between appropriate resolution for print and for web or email images
- Print a photoshop document by configuring the print dialogue box
Test Topics
- Where did you find your images? Do you have the copyright permission for using the images?
- Know where to find all; text, gradient, painting tools, opacity, blending modes, selection tools.
- Tabs in bridge; metadata- folders - windows - content
- Save for web; change file format - compare images - attach file to an email - change the pixel dimensions
- Using levels dialog box same as auto color; snap, neutral, midtones, dark & light colors - enhance contrast - enhance per channel contrast
- In a hi light or shadow adjustment, what is clipping? 1. the same as cropping, 2. the removal of dark/light pixels 3. loss of details in shadows/hi light
- What tool auto calculates the angle that an image needs to be rotated? Rotate tool
- Which slider in the Levels dialog box will adjust the midtones of an image independent of the darks and the lights? 1. Gamma 2.Highlights 3. contrast 4. shadows
- The key of an image describes the adjusted tonal range of an image. Most images are _______ Key. These images contain mostly midtones, with some highlights and shadows. average
- The graphic chart of the range of tones in an image: histogram
- The darkest pixels in the histogram, levels 0-64, are called ________ 1. gamma 2. highlights 3. midtones 4. shadows
- How many levels of tones does a Histogram display along its horizontal axis? 1. 12 2. 128 3. 256 4. over a million
- To make a layer and its layer style translucent, lower its __________ 1. color 2. fill 3. position 4. opacity
- The method Photoshop uses to upsample or downsample an image is known as 1. EXIF 2. Interpolation 3. Condensation 4. Expolation
- If resample image is not checked in the image size dialog box, and you increase your print resolution from 72 ppi to 240 ppi, will you be upsampling or downsampling?
- Why do web graphics typically print poorly? They don't have enough pixels for best dots per inch printing
- If you take a picture with a 4 megapixel camera what is the approximate size of a picture you can print at 240 dpi? 1. 7x9 in 2. 8.5x11in 3. 6x8in 4. 3x4in
- Which interpolation method typically gives the best results when downsampling an image? 1. Bicubic smoother 2. Nearest Neighbor 3. Bicubic sharpener 4. Bilinear
- Which lets you change the print resolution of a doc? 1. Image>Image size 2. File>save as 3. Image>print size 4. File>save for web
- Layers that hold non-destructive and tone corrections are called 1. adjustment layers 2 gradient fill layers. 3 color dull layers 4. type layers
- in the rule of the thirds, how many optimal locations are there in an image for placing our subject? 1) 3 2)4 3)9 4)1
- which if the following is not one of the four PRAC principles of design? 1.alignment 2.contrast 3.balance 4.proximity
- You can add to a selection by: 1. clicking the Add to button on the options bar or using the shift key. 2.choosing the image>add to selection menu command 3.Pressing the Alt or option key and clicking or dragging 4. The move tool
- If you wanted to limit or reduce the amount of pixels that will be selected when clicking with the magic wand tool, what would you do? 1. hold down command key 2. Decrease tolerance 3.hold down shift and click 4. Increase tolerance
- What colors does the clouds filter use to generate its clouds? 1. Gradient colors 2. Blue and white 3. Pattern colors 4. Foreground and background colors
- Image and resolution effects filter results? 1. True 2. False
- "Dust and scratches” is found in the image/ adjust menu? 1. True 2. false
- Which filter lets you stretch, twist, and distort images? 1. Clouds 2. Motion blur 3. Difference clouds 4. Liquify
- Match Color is a filter in photoshop used to create a color theme for a collection of images. 1. True 2. False
- Which menu lets you fade the effect of a filter? 1. Select 2. Window 3. Edit 4. filter
- What is the shortcut key to increase your brush size? 1. Bracket key 2. P 3. B 4. Comm (Mac) or Ctrl (PC) and + key
- Should you check for the magic eraser tool to erase just the neighboring pixels of a specific tolerance in a given area? 1. fuzziness 2. contiguous 3. protect foreground color 4. continuous
- When the magic eraser has the sample all layers option checked 1. it erases to the background color no matter which layer is active 2. it removes pixels of the specific tolerance from all image layers 3. It gives a soft edge to the layers it remove
- The body of legal rights that protect creative rights 3. copyright
41. A square or rectangular swatch that repeats or tiles through a layer or selection is called a 1. pattern 2. Brush tip 3. custom color 4. gradient
42. a saved collection of presets is called a 1. library 2. button 3. swatch set 4. presentation
43. which eraser tool works by clicking, not dragging a brush, in the area you wish to erase? 1. color eraser 2. background eraser 3. magic eraser
44. Which panel holds squares of preset colors? 1. Layers panel 2. Swatches panel 3. Styles panel 4. color panel
45. What is the number of maximum pages in a PSD file? 1. 3 2. 1 3. many 4. 2
46. which single command will quickly divide multiple images scanned as a single document into individual documents? 1. crop 2. crop and straighten photo 3. canvas size 4. image size
47.Which application is used to make a PDF slideshow? 1. Bridge 2. Adobe 3. Photoshop 4.premier Pro
48. which of the following apps do you use to view PDFs created in the output panel of Bridge? 1. MS word 2. adobe 3.InDesign 3. Adobe Reader or Acrobat
49. In photoshop, where is the automated submenu? 1. view menu 2. special menu 3. layer menu 4. file menu
50. what causes red eye? 1. fail to use a flash in low lighting 2. cameras that fire a flash over the lens of a camera 3. dgtl cameras 4. taking pics outdoors on sunny days
51. what must you do before you use the clone stamp tool? 1. choose foreground and background colors 2. make a new layer 3. set a source and target point 4. save your document
52. Does the spot healing brush require that you set a source point? 1. Y 2. N
53. These are all types of layers except 1. Type 2. Shape 3. Histogram 4. Adjustment
54. Standard pixel layers can have an opacity of less than 100% 1. y 2. n
55. Standard pixel layers can have an opacity of less than 100% 1. T 2. F
56. In reference to color, what is saturation? 1. same as luminosity 2. how light or dark a color is 3. a degree on the color wheel 4. intensity or purity of the color
57. when you balance color, what is the opposite of green 1. cyan 2. orange 3. magenta 4. Red
58. What happens when you have an active selection while creating an adjustment layer? 1. You will lose selection 2. it will be filled with black on the adjustment layer mask 3. You wont be able to create an adjustment layer 4. the selection will be filled with white
59. what happens when you increase the fuzziness slider? 1. it increases dark area 2. makes you unsure of what you are doing 3. includes rannge of colors 4. increases softness
60. clicking on the colorized check box in the hue/saturation adjustment dialogue box will 1.Auto add many colors to a grayscale image 2. cause the image to become completely saturated 3. cause all of the hues in the image to change to a single hue 4. cause the mid tones to be neutralized.
61. If the RGB numbers of an area that should be a neutral color are R=156, G=185, B=1:58, then that area has a color cast 1. Red 2. green 3. Cyan 4. Blue
62. After applying the High Pass filter to a composite or duplicate layer for sharpening, the layer blending made should be set to 1. Screen 2. Multiply 3. Overlay or Soft Light 4. Normal