Adobe Certified Professional Photoshop case studies
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The Adobe Certified Professional in Photoshop is a vendor credential from Adobe that validates practical, working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. Our practice exam is an independent study resource for candidates preparing for that certification; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Adobe. The Adobe Certified Professional Photoshop case studies are 5 cases and about 2,016 words.
1The 300 ppi Banner That Prints Soft
A designer builds a 24 in × 36 in poster in Photoshop. The New Document dialog was set to 300 ppi, but the Width/Height units were left on Pixels, so the canvas is 300 px × 300 px.
496 words, about 2 min2The Retouch That Won't Stay Consistent
A retoucher is cleaning skin on a 16-bit portrait, 6000 × 4000 px. They use the Spot Healing Brush on a duplicate layer, then a Curves adjustment layer for contrast, then a Hue/Saturation layer to tame redness.
401 words, about 2 min3The Composite With a Halo
A designer composites a model photographed against a bright white studio background onto a dark blue gradient. The model was cut out with Select Subject and refined with Select and Mask using a 2 px feather.
405 words, about 2 min4The Export That Fails the Web Spec
A marketing team needs the same hero image as: a 1200 × 628 px JPG under 150 KB for a social post, a transparent-background PNG for a slide deck, and a 2× retina WebP. The working file is a 4000 × 2000 px PSD in sRGB, 8-bit, with a text layer and two Smart Objects.
350 words, about 2 min5The Mask That Behaves Like a Selection
A designer needs a soft vignette and a localized color grade on a landscape photo. They made a selection with the Lasso, then pressed the Add Layer Mask button, expecting a soft edge.
364 words, about 2 min