Effective 9/6/22, The ASPA Certified Graphic Artist program has been replaced with the new ASPA Artists of Merit Program
ASPA Certified Graphic Artist (CGA-SP) Exam
Includes the ASPA CGA-SP Study Guide (to prepare for the exam). Fee: $29.
Upon passing the certification exam, you will be listed on the ASPA Certified Graphic Artist roster
and awarded the ASPA (CGA-SP) Certificate of Achievement and Proof of Certification letter.
If you are an ASPA member print shop, the 'ASPA Certified' badge will be displayed on your member listing.
Upon passing the certification exam, you will be listed on the ASPA Certified Graphic Artist roster
and awarded the ASPA (CGA-SP) Certificate of Achievement and Proof of Certification letter.
If you are an ASPA member print shop, the 'ASPA Certified' badge will be displayed on your member listing.
You will receive a link to take the exam and the CGA-SP Study Guide within 12 hours.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE EXAM: The ASPA Certified Graphic Artist - Screen Printing (CGA-SP) exam was developed to provide recognition to graphic artists who can demonstrate competency and knowledge of graphic arts as required for the screen printing craft.
There are (20) questions covering basic graphic art practices and procedures with which every graphic artist working in the field of screen printing should be familiar. Questions are multiple choice and true or false. To pass the exam, you must correctly answer at least (14) out of (20) questions.
Below are sample questions of the ASPA Certified Graphic Artist-Screen Printer (CGA-SP) exam.
1. What is the purpose of trapping?
2. A vector line art image is usually preferred over a bitmap line image because:
3. For good results, index color separations require a palette of at least:
There are (20) questions covering basic graphic art practices and procedures with which every graphic artist working in the field of screen printing should be familiar. Questions are multiple choice and true or false. To pass the exam, you must correctly answer at least (14) out of (20) questions.
Below are sample questions of the ASPA Certified Graphic Artist-Screen Printer (CGA-SP) exam.
1. What is the purpose of trapping?
- To capture a bitmap image
- Creating overlaps (spreads) or underlaps (chokes) to eliminate print registration problems
- None of the above
2. A vector line art image is usually preferred over a bitmap line image because:
- Vector images are easier to create
- The image can be enlarged without degradation
- Bitmap images usually produce a smaller file size
3. For good results, index color separations require a palette of at least:
- 2 colors
- 4 colors
- 6 colors