Practical Exam Instructions

Part 1: Christmas Card

· Create a new file with the following format: Width 425 pixels / Height 200 pixels / Resolution 30 ppcm / Background transparent

· Color the layer with the paint bucket tool (R:242 – G:8 – B:8)

· Place image #1.1, rasterize the layer, resize the image to fit in the canvas and apply this adjustment: hue: +30 saturation: -85 lightness: -15 / opacity: 35%

· Place image #1.2, rasterize the layer, resize the image as shown in the example, remove its background using the magic wand tool and apply this style or special effect to the layer: Outer Glow – color: R:248 G:248 B:131 / Spread: 5 / Size: 55

· Place image #1.3, rasterize the layer, resize and rotate the image as shown in the example and apply this style or special effect to the layer: color overlay – R:157 G:233 B:58 / Stroke – size: 3 color: white / Bevel and emboss - depth: 266 size: 4 soften: 2 / drop shadow – distance: 11 spread: 28 size: 13

· Save the file as JPEG, quality high 10.

Part 2: OMEGA Advertisement

· Create a new file with the following format: Width 15 cm / Height 10 cm / Resolution 25 ppcm / Background transparent

· Fill the layer with black color

· Place image #2.1 (Cindy Crawford), rasterize the layer, resize the image to fit in the canvas (background), remove her beauty mark (lunar) with the spot healing brush tool and apply this adjustment: opacity: 25% / brightness: 150

· Place image #2.2, rasterize the layer, resize the image as shown in the example, remove its background using the Polygonal Lasso Tool with feather at 1px and apply this adjustment: contrast: 100.

· Place image #2.3 (watches), rasterize the layer, resize the image as shown in the example, remove its background using the Polygonal Lasso Tool with feather at 1 px and apply this special effect or style to the layer: drop shadow – distance: 3 spread: 15 size: 5

· Place image #2.4 (omega), rasterize the layer, resize the image as shown in the example and apply this style or special effect to the layer: color overlay: white / opacity: 10%

· Duplicate the omega layer, resize the layer and place it below the watches as shown in the example and fix the opacity at 100%

· Save it as PSD.

Part 3: Rock Girl

· Open image #3.1 directly into PS, rasterize the layer, add a vector mask layer and draw the stars (see example) apply this special effect to the layer: stroke color: white size: 10 px

· Create a new layer and fill it with gray color (background)

· Place image #3.2, rasterize the layer, resize the image as shown in the example and apply this special effect to the layer: color overlay: black.

· Save it as PSD

Practical Exam

2nd Bimonthly Exam

Click here to see the examples and to download the files needed for the three parts of this exam.


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Computing Bimonthly Exam

Practical Exam Dates

3°A - Monday, November 22nd

3°B - Friday, November 26th

3°C - Wednesday, November 24th

3°D - Thursday, November 25th

Theoretical Exam Review

3°A Thursday

3°B Tuesday

3°C Tuesday

3°D Wednesday

Theoretical Exam

3°A - 3°B - 3°C - 3°D

Friday, November 26th

Photomerge

Photomerge #1

• Part 1

• Part 2


• Part 3


• Part 4

Result:

Photomerge #2

• File 1

• File 2

• File 3

• File 4

Result:

PS Practices 6 to 8

Practice 6 (1^st part) – Marquee Tools

• Download File #1 and open it directly in Photoshop.



• If the layer is blocked, remove the protection.



• Using the rectangular marquee tool, select the main building of the picture.



• Apply a Deep Emerald Photo Filter with density at 90%.



• Save it as JPEG medium quality.



• Paste it in your PS Portfolio.

Practice 6 (2^nd part) – Polygonal Lasso Tool

• Download File #2 and open it directly in Photoshop.



• If the layer is blocked, remove the protection.



• Crop the image using the crop tool, as shown in the example.



• Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool (feather: 2px), select the background, leaving only the first rock without selection.



• Apply a Gaussian Blur Filter, with radius in 2.0 pixels.



• Save it as JPEG medium quality.



• Paste it in your PS Portfolio.

Practice 6 (3^rd part) – Polygonal Lasso Tool

• Download File #3 and open it directly in Photoshop.



• If the layer is blocked, remove the protection.



• Using the Polygonal Lasso Tool (feather: 2px), select the buildings and copy them. (File-copy)



• Create a New Layer and paste the selection.



• Delete the original layer.



• Create a new layer and using the paint bucket tool, add color to the background. (R:222 – G:235 – B:6) Arrange the layers if necessary, to have the buildings before the background.



• Save it as JPEG medium quality.



• Paste it in your PS Portfolio.

Practice 7 – Vector Mask Layers

• Download File #4 and open it directly in Photoshop.



• If the layer is blocked, remove the protection.



• Add a new Mask Layer.



• Start drawing shapes using the Custom Shape Tools. (it doesn’t have to be exactly as the example)



• Add a new layer, and change the background (R:35 – G:105 – B:40) (Edit-Fill)



• Crop the picture to remove part of the background (look at the example)



• If you have questions, search in pages 59-60 of your PS book.



• Save it as JPEG medium quality.



• Paste it in your PS Portfolio.

Practice 8 – Composite Image

• Download File #5, File #6, File #7, File #8 and File #9.



• Open file #5 directly in Photoshop.



• If the layer is blocked, remove the protection.



• Create a new layer. Convert it to a background layer. (it will turn to white)



• Select the wall layer. Change its opacity to 50% in the layers palette)



• Open file #6 directly in Photoshop.



• Paste it to the original file. (use the move tool and holding down Alt, drag the selection to the composition file. Rename the layer. (ocean)



• For the big picture use these special effects in the layers palette. (drop shadow, opacity 70% - distance 15px – spread 13% - size 13px * stroke, size 4 – color R:74-G:56-B:25)



• For the smaller pictures use these special effects. (drop shadow, opacity 70% - distance 7px – spread 26% - size 13px * stroke, size 3 – color, free to choose)



• For the medium picture use these special effects. (outer glow, opacity 90% - spread 20% - size 30px – color, free to choose)



• If you have questions, search in pages 61-63 of your PS book.



• Save it as JPEG medium quality.



• Paste it in your PS Portfolio.

Image Properties

In your Photoshop Portfolio, using screen prints explain the following:

1. The process to save a file as JPEG.
2. The 3 steps involved in generating files for print.
3. The process to set the resolution of an image to 300 ppi.
4. The process to convert an image to CMYK color mode.
5. Answer: What is softproof?
6. Answer: What is TIFF?
7. The process to save an image with TIFF format.