Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Professional

Course details

Make yourself stand out in a crowded field. Become an Adobe Certified Professional by passing the Photoshop ACP exam. This course explains the benefits of ACP, 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 identifying project requirements to exporting your final graphics.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Study to become an Adobe Certified Associate in Photoshop

1. Becoming an Adobe Certified Professional

02 - What is an Adobe Certified Professional
03 - The benefits of ACP status
04 - The ACP exam objectives

2. Creating a Personal Study Plan

05 - Assessing your current knowledge and skills
06 - Developing a study schedule
07 - Finding study resources
08 - Test-taking strategies

3. Exam Objectives - Working in the Design Industry

09 - Purpose, audience, and requirements
10 - Communication and project management
11 - Copyright, permissions, and licensing
12 - Key terminology
13 - Design principles and best practices

4. Exam Objectives - Project Setup and Interface

14 - Document settings
15 - Application workspace
16 - Preferences
17 - Importing assets
18 - Rulers, grids, and guides
19 - Colors
20 - Swatches
21 - Gradients
22 - Patterns
23 - Brushes
24 - Shapes

5. Exam Objectives - Organizing Documents

25 - Managing layers
26 - Blending layers
27 - Masks
28 - Nondestructive editing

6. Exam Objectives - Creating and Modifying Visual Elements

29 - Drawing vectors
30 - Type
31 - Selections
32 - Cropping, resizing, and resampling images
33 - Transforming
34 - Retouching
35 - Adjusting images
36 - Layer styles

7. Exam Objectives - Publishing Digital Media

37 - Preparing images for output
38 - Saving and exporting

Conclusion

39 - Next steps

Cert Prep: Adobe Certified Professional - Photoshop

Authors

Mike Rankin