CertiPort Exam with Complete Solutions
Apply a nondestructive mask to the current selection to the layer named Bird -
ANSWER-Bird layer> mask tool (box with circle)
Select the Bird layer and then select the box with the circle (mask tool) at the bottom of
the layers palette.
Erase only the sign, revealing the white background layer behind it. - ANSWER-polygon
lasso> make a rectangle on sign> use erase tool to erase the area
Use the polygon lasso tool to select the square area. Use the eraser tool to erase the
area of the sign.
(use eraser tool (DO NOT change size or use a selection tool)
Create a solid fill layer using the current foreground color. Accept all other default
settings. - ANSWER-Click on the black/white circle (at the bottom of the layers palette)>
Solid Color> okay
Click on the black/white circle at the bottom of the layers palette and select Solid Color
from the pop-up menu. Click OK. Picture should turn yellow.
Using the existing font settings, add the text Duck as a vertical type layer to the image. -
ANSWER-text tool>vertical text>click on image>type 'Duck' (as shown)
Click and hold the text tool, select the vertical text with the down arrow. Click on the
image and type the word Duck (as shown in the question).
Using the retouching tool, remove the red-eye from the photograph. - ANSWER-
BandAid>red eye tool> click on the eye of the image
Click on the tool bar tool that resembles a bandaid. Click and hold and select the Red
Eye Tool from the list. Click on the eye of the image.
Automatically correct the image color balance. - ANSWER-Go to the image menu at the
top and select Auto Color.
Increase the saturation of only the Cyan color in the image to +50. - ANSWER-
Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation>cyans> set saturation to +50
, Top menu, Image to Adjustments, choose Hue/Saturation and select Cyans from the list
above Hue. Move the Saturation to the right to +50.
Destructively change the image Background layer saturation to -70. - ANSWER-Image>
Hue/Saturation> set Saturation level to -70
Go to the Image menu from the top menus then to Hue/Saturation. Change the
saturation level to -70.
Without changing the resolution, resize the image to 600 pixels wide by 428 pixels high,
using the best resampling interpolation for the change in size. - ANSWER-image>image
size>uncheck the constrain proportion box>change sizes as listed>Choose Bicubic
smoother(enlargment)>okay
Go to the top menu to Image to Image Size. Uncheck the Constrain Proportions box.
Change the sizes at the top to match the requirements listed in the question. At the
bottom of the Image size window, choose Bicubic Smoother (best for Enlargement) and
Click OK.
Expand only the right side of the canvas to 50 pixels. Accept all other default settings. -
ANSWER-Image>Canvas size>change size to pixels>make width 585.5>click on the
middle left side arrow>okay
Go to the top menu and choose Image to Canvas Size. Change the size to Pixels. Add
50 to the width making it 585.5 and click on the middle left side arrow. Click OK.
Without using rulers, place the vertical guide at 300 pixels. - ANSWER-view>new
guide>vertical>300>okay
Go to the top menu, choose View menu and select New Guide. Set the vertical guide to
300. Click OK.
Using the selection tool, add the eye of the falcon to the active selection. - ANSWER-
Lasso tool> hold shift key>click and drag the lasso around eye>release the tool
Use the lasso tool. Hold the Shift key and click and drag the lasso around the selection
of the eye. When you release the lasso tool, the eye should not have any of the
selection (marching ants) around it.
Select the sky using the tool that enables you to select a consistently colored area with
a single click. - ANSWER-magic wand tool>click sky
Use the magic wand tool from the tool bar. You may have to click and hold the quick
select tool until you locate the magic wand. Click on the sky to select it.
Apply a nondestructive mask to the current selection to the layer named Bird -
ANSWER-Bird layer> mask tool (box with circle)
Select the Bird layer and then select the box with the circle (mask tool) at the bottom of
the layers palette.
Erase only the sign, revealing the white background layer behind it. - ANSWER-polygon
lasso> make a rectangle on sign> use erase tool to erase the area
Use the polygon lasso tool to select the square area. Use the eraser tool to erase the
area of the sign.
(use eraser tool (DO NOT change size or use a selection tool)
Create a solid fill layer using the current foreground color. Accept all other default
settings. - ANSWER-Click on the black/white circle (at the bottom of the layers palette)>
Solid Color> okay
Click on the black/white circle at the bottom of the layers palette and select Solid Color
from the pop-up menu. Click OK. Picture should turn yellow.
Using the existing font settings, add the text Duck as a vertical type layer to the image. -
ANSWER-text tool>vertical text>click on image>type 'Duck' (as shown)
Click and hold the text tool, select the vertical text with the down arrow. Click on the
image and type the word Duck (as shown in the question).
Using the retouching tool, remove the red-eye from the photograph. - ANSWER-
BandAid>red eye tool> click on the eye of the image
Click on the tool bar tool that resembles a bandaid. Click and hold and select the Red
Eye Tool from the list. Click on the eye of the image.
Automatically correct the image color balance. - ANSWER-Go to the image menu at the
top and select Auto Color.
Increase the saturation of only the Cyan color in the image to +50. - ANSWER-
Image>Adjustments>Hue/Saturation>cyans> set saturation to +50
, Top menu, Image to Adjustments, choose Hue/Saturation and select Cyans from the list
above Hue. Move the Saturation to the right to +50.
Destructively change the image Background layer saturation to -70. - ANSWER-Image>
Hue/Saturation> set Saturation level to -70
Go to the Image menu from the top menus then to Hue/Saturation. Change the
saturation level to -70.
Without changing the resolution, resize the image to 600 pixels wide by 428 pixels high,
using the best resampling interpolation for the change in size. - ANSWER-image>image
size>uncheck the constrain proportion box>change sizes as listed>Choose Bicubic
smoother(enlargment)>okay
Go to the top menu to Image to Image Size. Uncheck the Constrain Proportions box.
Change the sizes at the top to match the requirements listed in the question. At the
bottom of the Image size window, choose Bicubic Smoother (best for Enlargement) and
Click OK.
Expand only the right side of the canvas to 50 pixels. Accept all other default settings. -
ANSWER-Image>Canvas size>change size to pixels>make width 585.5>click on the
middle left side arrow>okay
Go to the top menu and choose Image to Canvas Size. Change the size to Pixels. Add
50 to the width making it 585.5 and click on the middle left side arrow. Click OK.
Without using rulers, place the vertical guide at 300 pixels. - ANSWER-view>new
guide>vertical>300>okay
Go to the top menu, choose View menu and select New Guide. Set the vertical guide to
300. Click OK.
Using the selection tool, add the eye of the falcon to the active selection. - ANSWER-
Lasso tool> hold shift key>click and drag the lasso around eye>release the tool
Use the lasso tool. Hold the Shift key and click and drag the lasso around the selection
of the eye. When you release the lasso tool, the eye should not have any of the
selection (marching ants) around it.
Select the sky using the tool that enables you to select a consistently colored area with
a single click. - ANSWER-magic wand tool>click sky
Use the magic wand tool from the tool bar. You may have to click and hold the quick
select tool until you locate the magic wand. Click on the sky to select it.
