Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate

Course details

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.

Learning objectives
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

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Make yourself stand out by becoming an Adobe Certified Associate

1. Become an Adobe Certified Associate

02 - What is ACA certification
03 - The benefits of ACA status
04 - The ACA exam objectives

2. Create a Personal Study Plan

05 - Assess your current knowledge and skills
06 - Develop a study schedule
07 - Find study resources
08 - Test-taking strategies

3. Exam Objectives - Working in the Design Industry

09 - Identifying the purpose and audience for graphics
10 - Communicating with peers and clients
11 - Demonstrating knowledge of basic project management concepts
12 - Understanding copyright, permissions, and licensing
13 - Obtaining permission to use images of people and locations
14 - Understanding digital image terminology
15 - Understanding how color is created in digital images
16 - Understanding principles and techniques of design
17 - Understanding typographic principles
18 - Understanding composition terms and principles

4. Exam Objectives - Project Setup and Interface

19 - Setting appropriate document settings
20 - Creating a new document preset
21 - Using elements of the Photoshop interface
22 - Organizing and customizing the workspace
23 - Configuring application preferences
24 - Navigating a document
25 - Using rulers
26 - Using guides and grids
27 - Placing assets in a Photoshop document
28 - Using Adobe Camera Raw to process images
29 - Setting the foreground and background colors
30 - Creating and customizing gradients
31 - Creating and editing swatches
32 - Using brushes, shapes, and patterns
33 - Creating brushes

5. Exam Objectives - Organizing Documents

34 - Using the layers panel
35 - Using layer groups
36 - Linking layers
37 - Flattening and merging layers
38 - Recognizing the different types of layers
39 - Blending layers
40 - Create layer masks
41 - Create clipping masks
42 - Nondestructive editing
43 - Destructive editing

6. Exam Objectives - Creating and Modifying Visual Elements

44 - Drawing and painting
45 - Adding type to a design
46 - Make and modify selections
47 - Save and load selections
48 - Modifying the canvas
49 - Transforming graphical elements
50 - Applying auto-corrections
51 - Retouching images
52 - Making adjustments
53 - Apply changes to photographic images
54 - Using layer styles

7. Exam Objectives - Publishing Digital Media

55 - Saving images for print
56 - Saving images for web
57 - Exporting project assets

Conclusion

58 - Goodbye

Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Associate - Photoshop (2019)

Authors

Mike Rankin