Prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CC exam

The ultimate guide on how to successfully prepare for the Adobe Photoshop Expert exam by an Adobe Certified Instructor.

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What you will learn

By the end of this course you will be prepared to take the Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CC exam

Finishing this course will provide you a complete understanding and deep knowledge of all the tools and features of Photoshop CC

Description

This course offers you the unique opportunity to prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CC Exam. Meaning that you will feel prepared and confident in your knowledge and abilities when it comes to taking the exam.

Becoming a Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop is the highest official certification you can acquire and can really help to further your career in the creative industry.

Adobe suggests you have at least two years solid experience working in Photoshop before taking the exam. Learning from this course you will be able to prepare and pass the exam with far less previous experience and it has been created with all levels of user in mind. So if you want to get certified you are in the right place!

Martin is an Adobe Certified Instructor who has taken and passed this exam and is able to offer unique insight into how to prepare for it. The examples and techniques used in this course have been developed over time to deliver the most efficient, enjoyable and thorough approach to teaching and learning.


More about preparation for the exam:

  • It is made up of 10 large topics, all of which are covered in great detail in the video tutorials that make up this course.

  • At the end of each topic you will find a test. These tests are designed to help you prepare for the real exam and summarise what you have learnt in each topic. So you feel confident you have understood everything that was covered before moving on.

  • Then once you reach the end of the course there are 5 larger tests/exams. Each of these has 40 random questions from all 10 topics covered in the course.

  • These questions mimic the type of questions you will be asked in the exam and taking all 5 tests will help improve your confidence as well as cement everything you have learned in the course.

  • It will probably take 1-2 weeks to work through all of the videos, tests and exams depending on your Photoshop skills.


This course includes:

  • 72 Videos

  • 6 Hours of learning content

  • 11 Quizzes

  • 2 Texts


Who will find it useful:

  • Intermediate and advanced Photoshop users looking to maximise their abilities and become more efficient

  • Anyone looking to get an official Adobe certification proving highest technical abilities in Photoshop

  • Useful for those looking to work within the creative industry

  • Anyone who wants to impress employers with their CV

If you wish to thoroughly prepare for the exam it’s a good idea to spend time practicing what you have learnt throughout the course in Photoshop.This way you can also refer back the course for anything you might still not feel 100% on.


‘This course focuses on exactly what I want to accomplish—becoming a certified Photo expert. Instructions are clear and the goals set forth are challenging yet realistic.’

Ryan Lockhart


Martin is an Adobe Certified Instructor who has years of experience teaching  in both and online in classroom environments. He has also worked professionally in the creative industry for over 10 years on a wide range of projects. The examples and techniques used have been developed over this time to deliver the most efficient and enjoyable approach to teaching and learning.


Currently this is the only online course available which offers a complete preparation guide for the Photoshop CC Expert exam. Watch the videos in the first section to find out more about the exam plus you can also cover the whole first exam topic for free.


This course will get you up to speed to pass the exam with flying colors, enroll today and let’s start preparing!


Content

Everything you need to know about the Photoshop ACE exam

The aim of this course
Why take this exam?
How much do you need to know about Photoshop to take the exam?
Career paths with Adobe certifications
Some important facts about the exam
How to register for the exam?
How to prepare for the exam?
Recertification
Test your knowledge!
Test exam
Test exam doesn't work?

Getting Images Into Photoshop

Overview of the topic
View options
Preferences
Find
Quick Search
Collections
Labels
Ratings
Reject
Show Items from Subfolders
Filtering
Metadata
Copyright status
Keywords
Tools menu
Auto-Stack
Placing images into Photoshop
Placing vector artwork into Photoshop
Getting Images Into Photoshop test

Navigating and Customizing the User Interface (UI)

Overview of the topic
Working with panels and menus
Toolbar
Using workspaces
Document windows
View options
Navigating and Customizing the User Interface test

Understanding Tools and Tool Settings

Overview of the topic
Selection tools
Retouching tools
Drawing tools
Vector tools
Understanding Tools and Tool Settings test

Creating and Working with Layers

Overview of the topic
Understanding layer concepts
Working with blending modes and opacity
Using layer masks
Filtering Layers and working with Layer Comps
Applying layer styles
Creating and Working with Layers test

Adjusting Images

Overview of the topic
Cropping images
Resizing images
Straightening images
Adjusting Images test

Applying Global Tonal and Color Adjustments to Images

Overview of the topic
Levels and Curves
Other Adjustment Layers
Content-aware tools
Applying Global Tonal and Color Adjustments to Images test

Working with Filters

Overview of the topic
Understanding and working with Smart filters
Working with Filters test

Using Pixel and Vector-Based Tools

Overview of the topic
Vector Drawing modes
Working with Vector Shapes
Working with the Pen Tool
Using Pixel and Vector-Based Tools test

Creating Selections

Overview of the topic
Basic Selection tools
Advanced Selection tools
Color Range
Refine Edge
Editing selections
Creating Selections test

Getting Images Out of Photoshop

Overview of the topic
Printing images from Photoshop
Understanding file formats when saving images
File Formats PDF
Color modes
Behance
Getting Images Out of Photoshop test

Final tests

About the Final tests
Test A
Test B
Test C
Test D
Test E (Extreme difficulty)

Conclusion

Before taking the exam
Checklist PDF

Useful Resources

Useful Websites for Designers
Keyboard Shortcuts
Useful Design Terms
Skills for Designers

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Reviews

Carlos
September 26, 2023
The class is good; some of the options they gave are no longer available or exist in the Windows version. I would love also to have a little overview of how the test is going to present the questions
Robert
May 11, 2022
this course is very outdated and should not be available for purchase. not happy with it at all. the instructors knows what he is talking about but I will not be finishing this course and I will find one with more up to date information and
Ammad
February 8, 2022
Great Teacher. I love him and I've learned a lot of new things from this trainer. and I am also following on youtube.
Cristiano
January 4, 2019
Sarebbe molto utile per un non madre lingua vedere a video la combinazione di tasti mentre vengono pigiati
Gibson
March 22, 2016
This course was very long and a little dry - but I was able to pass the exam! 3 stars for content, 0 stars for delivery.
Paul
March 8, 2016
Some topics are ran over too superficially. We are told to but his other course if we want more information.
Fonacier
January 18, 2016
The content is comprehensive and informative. The production quality met my expectations as well. Martin's delivery is very interesting and engaging too.
klaudia
January 7, 2016
Unfortunately almost nothing from your course came up. The questions are way more complex and based on much more than just what you have presented. I will be trying somewhere else and hopefully I will pass the exam.
Emanuel
March 18, 2015
I liked how the outline of this course matched the topics and outline of the Adobe CC ACE Exam bulletin. This course focused on what was important for the exam. I used this course exclusively to prepare for the ACE exam and was able to successfully pass the exam.
Jon
March 10, 2015
I just passed my Photoshop Expert exam on March 3rd. Very little of the material covered in this course was present on the exam. There were almost no questions about hotkeys or other topics (none of the "X switches between foreground and background colors" or "CMD/Cntrl + Shift + #2 selects an alpha channel"). This course did help somewhat but not in direct relation to the exam. It served more as an educational tool to "get me in the mood" for the exam. I passed with an 86%, but I attribute that more to my five years experience in the program. I would not recommend taking this program as preparation for the exam unless you are already an expert and need to psych yourself up for the test. The material covered here is, for the most part, not relevant.
Justin
December 10, 2014
I purchased this course in preparation for the Ps ACE exam. Along with this course and the Adobe Classroom in a book book, and a few years using the program, I passed the exam. I found this course very helpful. It does move really quickly, but the end of section mini quizzes give you a good indication of the areas you need work on. I would recommend this course to anyone wanting to get certified, or just learn more about the program (and Bridge), but do not use it as the only study source.
Michael
June 28, 2014
There are a couple of things I liked about this course. I appreciated Martin's simple, straight forward teaching style. He's not overly dramatic or cloying like other video course instructors I've encountered. Also, I found he gave a pretty good indication of the level of detail one needs to know to pass the ACE exam, especially with his emphasis on keyboard shortcuts. I doubt I would have gotten that on my own. The exams at the end of each section were also helpful. Having said that, I found the questions on the Adobe exam to be of quite a different style to Martin's. More complex questions with more complex options in the answers, a lot more chaff basically. I figured it out but it came as a surprise at exam time. All in all a useful course which focusses on what its title says.
Donna
May 26, 2014
Thank you Martin Perhiniak, for this course. I'm trying very hard to follow it and pass it all. And you make it flow so easily. The fact that I can undo the tests and retake and replay the courses makes it well worth the cost. Again, thank you very much for all of the help your course has given to me.
Antony
May 23, 2014
Review “Prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop CC exam” On Udemy.com by Martin Perhiniak. Review by Antony Little Overview This training course is offered for those of basic through to advanced users of Photoshop CC. The cost is €150.00 ( although discounts are available ). The course purports to show you everything you will need to know to pass the ACE exam plus a sampling of 'mock' questions to give you an idea of what you are likely to face in the exam itself. Minutae The course content is offered as 78 sections covering 14 topics. Sections 1, 12,13, and 14 are a mixture of what the exam is about and for whom it is useful as well as advice on study techniques. They also include 4 off 20 question and 1 off 40 question mock 'exams'. The 5th ( Test E ) is labelled 'extreme' difficulty. Sections 2 through 11 are approximately 5 hours and 20 minutes of video tutorials covering the 10 topics that the exam is made up of: 2. Getting images into Photoshop 3. Navigating and customising the user interface 4. Understanding tools and tool settings 5. Creating and working with layers 6. Adjusting images 7. Applying global tonal and colour adjustments to images 8. Working with filters 9. Using pixel and vector based tools 10. Creating selections 11. Getting images out of Photoshop Each topic finishes with a 20 question test to determine how well you have absorbed the given subject. Conclusions Firstly, let me begin by saying that I have just sat and passed the exam having used this resource as my main study guide. I should point out that I was an intermediate/advanced Photoshop user of 10 years experience. Even so, I felt the course content was invaluable as preparation for the exam. The exam encompasses many topics that you would not expect. Most of us ( in common with many software packages ) use only a fraction of the options in PS. Depending on your background, you will use the options that apply in your daily workflow. However, the instructor here makes it clear that you have to be expert in all the disciplines covered in the topics above and explains each with practical examples. He also makes it clear on many occasions that just sitting through this course will not be enough to pass the exam. You should use this as a skeleton structure to guide you in the topics that you need to study. Much practical trial and application will be needed by you to fully understand each subject. If you can do this, you should have no problems. The place where I thought the course was weakest, was in the sample exam questions. There is definite tendency toward questions regarding keyboard shortcut keystrokes which was not replicated in the exam when I sat it. ( Of course, that may not be so tomorrow/next week, etc. ! ) Also, sample test E in the course ( labelled extreme difficulty ) would in my estimation, be the same, or easier, than many of the actual exam questions. For a start, most of the sample questions are what I would call 'simple' questions in that they ask a question on one subject. Whereas, the actual exam questions often cover 2 or 3 subjects. For example, you may be asked how best to use different masks on different layers and at what settings to achieve a result. ( That's not an exam question ! It's just an example of how they can combine topics in one question which I was not expecting ). That said, if, as the instructor advises in no uncertain terms, you follow the tutorials and go into Photoshop and test out all the material in the course for yourself, you should be in good shape. If you are scoring 100% in tests A through D and 90 – 95% in test E, you will be in better shape than you were having not done this course. In summation, I would not have passed this exam without having completed this course. It is well thought out, comprehensive in content and contains some invaluable charts and study tools. ( Make sure you know the file types chart off by heart ! ) I hope this helps... Regards, Antony Little
Georgi
May 19, 2014
Yes this is a course you really must to take if you've been working with Photoshop for a while but want to take it up a level. We all know that working, creating and designing is a fun. If not for you at list for me it is. but when come to facing the reality and you want to push your career up, we all know companies want to show them paper proving our knowledge and skills. Sad but is true. Now taking the course without having a guide is hard. That's why i say this is course you must to take. As we know this won't give you 100% that you will pass your exam but the way this course is build and structure it will save you lot's of time and it will point you in the right direction to success on your exam. Sure you have to put a lot of work for yourself but we need to say massive thanks to Martin doing the hard job for all of us and structure all this brilliant lectures to build our confidence. So jump for it if you really want to be the designer or made this you career. You wont regret. Before i go i want to say once more, than you Martin for this great time i have true the duration of the course. I still have final exams to go true but so far is been amazing time and prof that designing is knowledge and fun as i always believe.

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