January | ||
Tues 18 | Welcome to the lab, Instructor’s work, Go over syllabus The Computer As an Imaging Tool: Basics Hardware, Software, RAM Memory, Storage Media, Other Media; Getting Around The Desktop, Mac And PC , Saving Your Files And Disk Formatting For Use Cross-Platform, Quirks Of This Lab Introduction to Photoshop, tools & options, menus, zoom & pan, undo & history. Bitmaps and resolution | Assign Project 1: bring 6 objects to next class. Read about Bitmaps and resolution, Elements and principles of design |
Thurs 20 | scanning, digital camera, basic image correction (levels, color, sponge, healing), selections. Layers-opacity and blending modes | bring 6 objects to class to image |
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Thurs 27 | ||
February | ||
Tues 1 | Layer masks, clipping layers, adjustment layers, | |
Thurs 3 | output to the web (behance) resolution again?!? | |
Tues 8 | Output: File size and formats, Image Compression, papers and printing | |
Thurs 10 | Critique of first project | |
Tues 15 | Introduction to Illustrator, vectors, strokes & fills, importing/tracing, layers, objects, groups, & layers | Assign Project 2. Bring symbol examples next class |
Thurs 17 | Discuss symbols. working with paths, text, pathfinders | |
Tues 22 | Symbols due | |
Thurs 24 | masks in illustrator | |
March | | |
Tues 1 | Mardi Gras Break | |
Thurs 3 | Mardi Gras Break | |
Tues 8 | printing large format color prints, outputting images for the web | |
Thurs 10 | Critique of second project | Assign Project 3 |
Tues 15 | After Effects | Midterm Grades |
Thurs 17 | ||
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Thurs 31 | ||
April | ||
Tues 5 | 3d in after effects | |
Thurs 7 | Assign Project 4 | |
Tues 12 | Critique of third project, | |
Thurs 14 | SPRING BREAK | |
Tues 19 | Introduction to 3d | |
Thurs 21 | parametric objects, polygons, nurbs, subds | |
Tues 26 | ||
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May | ||
Tues 3 | output, | |
Thurs 5 | Final Project Due – FINAL PROJECT CRITIQUES | Last Day of Class |
Tues 12 |