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Links

Project 1
www.simmonsandburke.com

Project 3
Dove Commercial

Project 4
lulu.com

Project 5

Other Useful Link photoshopusertv.com
Tutorials from NAPP
National Association of
Photoshop Professionals


tv.adobe.com
AdobeTV vast resourse of video tutorials for Creative Suite products

morguefile.com
Great resource for free images

artcyclopedia.com
Web portal to find art online.

Photoshop Videos
Retouching Video
Magic Wand Select
Working with Masks
Working with Layers
Toning Tools
Advanced masking
Quick Select

InDesign videos
Learn InDesign CS4 series

Photoshop
Step-by-step
Handouts
Blending Modes
Layer Masks
Clipping Masks
Aged Sign
Extract
Complex Selections

Misc
Typography examples



 

art 149 | Spring 10

 

OFFICE HOURS
Mon/Wed 12:00 noon to 1:00 PM
I still need to work out when the furlough days will fall

 

WORKSHEETS
link to issuu documents

 

Download syllabus

 

Click here to fill out form during first class session.

 

Week 1

Monday
Introduce the course
Class structure
Introduce project 1
Homework
Look at the work of Simmons & Burke
http://www.simmonsandburke.com/

Wednesday
Introduction to Photoshop
Handout for the class
Labtime to work on project 1


Week 2

Monday
Review
Selecting using Magnetic Lasso and Qucik Masks
Class structure
Homework
Work on Simmons and Burke Project

Wednesday
Handout for class
Labtime to work on project 1. I will take a look at what you have so far
Introduce Project 2


Week 3

Monday
Review
Selecting using Magnetic Lasso and Qucik Masks
Class structure
Homework
Work on Surrealism project

Wednesday
NO CLASS


Week 4

Monday
Review
Color as it applies to computer graphics
Retoucing
Class structure
Homework
Work on Surrealism project
Retouching image
Retouching Handout

Wednesday
Review
Lab time
Coloring line art
Introduce project 3

Class structure


Week 5

Monday
Liquify Filter
More on Adjustments
Lab time for finishing projects
Class structure
Mounting directions for projects 2 and 3
Homework
Work on Self Portrait

Wednesday
Intro to Illustrator
Handout for class
Lab time


Week 6

Monday
Intro to InDesign
Itroduce project 4
Class structure
Homework
Work on Self Portrait

Wednesday
Critique


Week 7

Monday
Review intro to InDesign
Class structure
Homework
Work on book project

Wednesday
I was absent due to illness


Week 8

Monday
Individual meetings with students
Homework
Work on book project

Wednesday
NO CLASS FURLOUGH DAY


Week 9

Monday
Setting up book cover
Exporting files as PDF format
Uploading files using lulu.com
Class structure
Homework
Work on book project

Wednesday
Tracing in Illustrator
Class Structure
Handout for tracing in Illustrator
Video for tracing in Illustrator
Lab


Week 10

Monday
Illustrator Demos
Class structure
Homework
Work on book project

Wednesday
Review demos for sending book project
Lab time


Week 11

Monday
Illustrator
Web intro
Class structure
Homework
Finish book project

Wednesday
Review
Lab time


Week 12

Monday
Go over grades and how to set up the logo and the charachter projects.
Logo setup
Character Setup
Handout for class

Homework
Finish book project

Wednesday
FURLOUGH DAY NO CLASS


Week 13

Monday
Critique Illustrator projects

Homework
Work on ideas for website

Wednesday
Handout for class
Demonstrations for web design project


Week 14

Monday
InDesign interactive PDF files
Some review of Dreamweaver
handout for class
Homework
Work on web design


Week 15

Monday
Review InDesign interactive
handout for class
Homework
Finish projects


Projects

Photoshop
1. Google Grazing inspired by Simmons & Burke 20 pts
2. Surrelism 20 points
3. Self Portrait 20 points

InDesign
4. Book design 30 points

Illustrator
5. Logo or character design 20 points
6. 3d fold together model or package design 20 points

Dreamweaver or Flash
7. Website design - Navigation 30 points

Class assignents, participation and attendance 40 points
Total 200 points
Extra credit project. 20 points

 

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