Final Test Date and Time

 JUNE 9   
FINAL & CRITIQUE
ROOM HS 118
DATE Monday June 9
TIME 4:30pm-7:00pm

Read, familiarize your self with the two posts below dealing with the final. 

 • Final Test Part 2 Photoshop Skills Test Example 
 • Final Test Part 1 Study Guide

FINAL TEST PART 1 STUDY GUIDE

 JUNE 9   
FINAL & CRITIQUE
Monday June 9
4:30pm-7:00pm
 
All tools and there quick keys on the tool bar illustrated above are fair game on the test.

 

















TERMS

Rasterize
Pixel
Resolution
Pixel Dimensions
Vector
Bit Depth
RGB
CMYK
Channels
Paths
Selections
Mask
Selections
Bezier Curve

Points

Control Arms

OTHER QUESTIONS

• Quick key to change space between letters.
• Quick key to change size of letters.
• File type that loses information each time saved.
• File type that does not lose information each time saved.
• Keyboard Select All
• Keyboard Deselect All
• Keyboard Transform
• Keyboard Create Copy of Layer
• Keyboard Create New Layer
• Keyboard Group Layers
• Keyboard Brush Size
• Several Examples of the Use of the Shift Button
• Keyboard Grid On Grid Off
• Keyboard Toggle Through Views
• Keyboard Fill with Foreground Color
• Keyboard Fill with Background Color
• Keyboard Invert Selection
• Keyboard Zoom In
• Keyboard Zoom Out

• Keyboard Activate Color Palette
(V) Move Tool
(X) Toggle foreground background color
(Q) Quick Mask
( [ ] ) Size of brush
(Com + D) Deselect
(Com + G) Group Layers
( Shift ) Maintain proportions when transforming
( Shift ) Add to selection
( Option ) Subtract from a selection
( Option ) Define source point to sample from using stamp tool
( Option) Click on mask toggle the view
( J ) Healing Tool
( Option + Shift + (- & +) )  Cycle through blending modes
( Spacebar) Hand tool
( F ) Toggle through views
( Tab ) Hides the floating pallettes
( Shift + [ ]) Softness or Hardness of the brush
( I ) Eyedropper
( U ) Shape tool
( W ) Magic wand
( Option + Delete) Fill foreground
( Command + Delete ) Fill Background
( Command + ' ) Turn on/off grid
( Com + A ) Select All
( Com + Shift + I ) Invert Selection
( M ) Marquee Tool
( L ) Lasso Tool
( S ) Stamp tool
( Com + J) Duplicate Layer
( Com + Shift + N ) New Layer
( D ) Default Colors
( Com + T ) Transfrom
( Com + (-) ) Zoom out
(Com + (+)) Zoomin
( Com + 0 ) Fit on screen
( Com + R ) Rulers on/off
( Com + Shift + ; ) Snap

Final Project

Location Restoration/Advanced Composite 

Goal

Use painting tools as taught in class to complete a cohesive design.

Use adjustment layers for contrast & color control.  Create a flexible layer setup. 

Procedure

Take a photo of a building, location, urban area, etc. that is run-down, strewn with graffiti, litter, etc and in obvious need of beautification.  Use your own photograph. 

Put your photo through two phases of production in Photoshop to improve on it: 

1. Use the cloning, healing, color correction and other retouching techniques covered in the class to remove or fix problems in the photo.  For example, get rid of trash from the sidewalk, remove power lines from the sky, remove unwanted elements from the photo. 

2. Using selections, layers, color correction and compositing techniques such as masks, ADD new elements to the location to IMPROVE on it.  For example, as some new landscaping to an area that has none.  Add a new beautiful sky to an image that has a drab one.    

The idea is to improve and make the original location better than it is in 

reality.  Try and make your composition as convincing as possible. 

Schedule

 MAY 19   
• DUE (1) Brush Assignment (2) History Brush Exercise (3) Bristle Brush Exercise [Horse] (4) Brush Exercise [Dog]
• Brush Assignment Critique
• Work on Final Assignment

 MAY 26   
 MEMORIAL DAY - NO CLASS

 JUNE 2   
• Final Assignment Due

 JUNE 9   
FINAL & CRITIQUE
Monday June 9
4:30pm-7:00pm 

Postcard 2

Shapes

Postcard 1

Curves vs Levels Adjustment Layers

Refine Edge