Adobe Photoshop CC ACA Exam Study Guide 2024

When designing a brochure for your client, what should be the first question to ask to guide your design ? - A. Who is the brochure meant to reach? Who is the audience? What happens when you copy and paste layer styles from one layer into another layer with its own existing layer styles ? - A. The existing layer styles are replaced by the pasted layer styles Which of the following options is a benefit of using a linked Smart Object over using a regular Smart Object in Photoshop ? - A. The Smart Object is automatically updated if the source file is changed What is the best format to save digital photos for the web ? - A. JPEG What are TWO advantages to using Smart Objects layers as you work on the photos, that will make things easier when the photos need to be altered for the website layer ? Choose 2 - A. They allow you to apply transform commands, such as; rotate, scale, or skew in a way that can be changed later B. They allow you to apply filters, such as; blur, sharpen, or stylized in editable non-destructive ways Your boss asks for some special effects to be added to the photos when converting them to their new format. What would be the best response to this request ? - A. What special effects you're thinking of? How do you feel it will improve the photos? Once I know what you're thinking, I can give you a better idea of how much extra time it will take What is the quickest way to convert a color image to black and white (grayscale) - A. Create an adjustment layer using the Black & White menu option What is the best format to save digital photos for the web? - A. JPEG Which of the following options is a benefit of using a Linked Smart Object over using a regular Smart Object in Photoshop ? - A. The ability to perform nondestructive transforms without losing original image quality You are working on the cover of a romance novel for which the client-author has suggested a color schem. Unfortunately, the color scheme he suggested has colors that clash and are unattractive together. What should you do ? - A. Raise concerns about the color scheme and present alternative suggestions Create a new Creative Cloud Library, name it, and add the graphic layer called "Polygon 1" as an asset to your new library - A. Libraries Panel B. Create new Library C. Add the graphic For a new graphic you are creating, the specifications are in centimeters. Since you usually work in inches, change the rulers' unit of measure to centimeters, then check the rulers to make sure they changed. - A. Go to Edit menu B. Go to Preferences C. Go to Units and Rulers D. When the dialog pops up E. Select Units and Rulers For a graphic you are creating, the specifications are in centimeters. Since you usually work in inches, change the rulers' unit of measure to centimeters, then check to make sure they have changed. (you can do it this way if the test lets you right click) - A. Right click the ruler at the top of the image Select Centimeters Use a non-destructive adjustment method to change the coloration of the background (the flower and leaves) to the Hue/Saturation called Sepia while leaving the foreground the foreground (the butterfly) in full color. (Sepia is a brown tint sometimes seen in very old black-and-white photographs) - A. Make sure you are on the correct layer B. Go to the adjustments panel C. Select the Hue/Saturation D. In the Hue and Saturation properties E. Select from the Preset list F. Change to Sepia G. The background should change to a brown tint (the Sepia adjustment) Decide if the following statements are destructive or non-destructive (this is a matching) type of question - A. Make changes to the original image's original information. i. Destructive B. Changes to an image can be difficult to remove later. i. Destructive C. Make changes to an image without overwriting the image's original information. i. Non-Destructive D. Changed to the image can be easily removed later. i. Non-Destructive Using only the layers already provided, and in a non-destructive way, make the photo appear in black and white while the logo and text remain in color. - A. Move the black and white layer below the logo and hiking layers Group to two adjustment layers together in a layer group and name the group - A. Select the two layers (press shift key and select each one of the layers)