Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate – Photoshop

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Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Photoshop is an Beginner level tutorial on Photography, produced by an expert, Mike Rankin. This tutorial is an essential step for anyone who needs to sharpen his/her Photography expertise. It provides you a strong understanding on Masking + Compositing, Photography, Photoshop, Masking + Compositing, Photography and Photoshop.

Make yourself stand out in a crowded field. Become an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) by passing the Photoshop ACA exam. This course explains the benefits of ACA, how to organize your study efforts, and how to determine when you’re ready to take the exam. Each exam objective is covered in detail, from critical concepts related to the design industry to publishing digital media. Instructor Mike Rankin also covers the basics of organizing documents in Photoshop, using core tools to create visual elements, and more.

Topics include:

• Benefits of ACA certification
• Creating a study plan
• Planning a project
• Identifying design elements such as typography
• Using layers and masks
• Using brushes, shapes, and patterns
• Drawing and painting
• Transforming graphical elements
• Retouching
• Preparing images for print and web

Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate – Photoshop : Video Lessons

• Make yourself stand out by becoming an Adobe Certified Associate1m 4s
• What is ACA certification?3m 7s
• The benefits of ACA status3m 12s
• The ACA exam objectives3m 7s
• Assess your current knowledge and skills2m 25s
• Develop a study schedule4m 10s
• Find study resources1m 52s
• Test-taking strategies5m 39s
• Identifying the purpose and audience for graphics4m 3s
• Communicating with peers and clients4m 15s
• Demonstrating knowledge of basic project management concepts5m 6s
• Understanding copyright, permissions, and licensing5m 40s
• Obtaining permission to use images of people and locations2m 33s
• Understanding digital image terminology4m 1s
• Understanding how color is created in digital images2m 13s
• Understanding principles and techniques of design3m 52s
• Understanding typographic principles3m 50s
• Understanding composition terms and principles2m 35s
• Setting appropriate document settings3m 6s
• Creating a new document preset2m 5s
• Using elements of the Photoshop interface4m 4s
• Organizing and customizing the workspace4m 57s
• Configuring application preferences2m 10s
• Navigating a document4m 51s
• Using rulers1m 38s
• Using guides and grids3m 20s
• Placing assets in a Photoshop document3m 50s
• Using Adobe Camera Raw to process images4m 46s
• Setting the foreground and background colors4m 13s
• Creating and customizing gradients5m 29s
• Creating and editing swatches3m 38s
• Using brushes, shapes, and patterns3m 9s
• Creating brushes3m 33s
• Using the layers panel4m 48s
• Using layer groups2m 50s
• Linking layers1m 39s
• Flattening and merging layers2m 9s
• Recognizing the different types of layers5m 21s
• Blending layers2m 46s
• Create layer masks5m 24s
• Create clipping masks1m 29s
• Nondestructive editing3m 48s
• Destructive editing3m 32s
• Drawing and painting7m 8s
• Adding type to a design5m 4s
• Make and modify selections7m 29s
• Save and load selections2m 55s
• Modifying the canvas4m 15s
• Transforming graphical elements6m 46s
• Applying auto-corrections2m 28s
• Retouching images3m 55s
• Making adjustments3m 7s
• Apply changes to photographic images4m 7s
• Using layer styles3m 35s
• Saving images for print1m 41s
• Saving images for web4m 40s
• Exporting project assets4m 28s
• Goodbye19s

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