Digital Imaging Process
and Technique II
MULTM-111-1344
Spring Semester
2003
Location: BFL-207
Online Syllabus: http://www.basearts.com/digImaging.htm
Class Schedule: Lecture/Lab
– Wednesday - 10:00-12:50 PM
Instructor: John Sappington - john@basearts.com
The instructor will be available to assist students in the lab (BFL-207) by appointment.
DESCRIPTION:
This is a course that builds on the introductory concepts of digital imaging. Students will engage in production of digital images suitable for printing and multimedia applications. Emphasis is on composition, practical color theory, and advanced software topics such as the use of masks, paths, and further exploration of layers.
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Weinmann, Elaine and Peter Lourekas. Photoshop for Windows & Macintosh; A Visual Quickstart Guide. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 1999.
REQUIRED SUPPLIES:
Students are required to obtain backup media to store class example files and work in progress.
Optional media types are:
- 250MB Zip disks
- CD ROM, Write-once or Re Writable: Approx. capacity 700+MB
- DVD ROM, Write-once or Re Writable: Approx. capacity 2-4 GB.
Students are also required to have an e-mail account. This can be accessed through the lab and may be a free account like those available from Hotmail, Yahoo, Freemail, Excite, etc. The instructor will assist students in obtaining an e-mail account if necessary only on the first day of class. Students will be expected to check this e-mail account at least once a week. General class announcements will be reported via e-mail.
EVALUATION:
50% of student grades will be based on class participation. Students must attend class in order to effectively participate.
30% of student grades will be based on the completion of assigned exercises. These exercises will not be graded for skill or content, but will be checked only for completion. Incomplete assignments will be considered undone.
20% of student grades will be determined by averaging grades on five evaluative class assignments and one final project.
Students are expected to attend all of every class meeting unless they have received prior permission from the instructor. Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class meeting. Anyone absent when attendance is taken will be assumed absent from the class. If you are late to class it is your responsibility to make sure your attendance is acknowledged by talking to the instructor.
If a student misses two weeks of class without being excused, it can be assumed that the student is intending to drop the class. Because this class meets only once a week that means two absences will be grounds for the instructor to drop you from the class.
If you are intending to drop the class, it is your responsibility to drop the class. You should not assume that the instructor will automatically drop you because of absences. If you stop attending classes and you do not drop the class, and the instructor has not dropped you from the class; the instructor may be required to give you a grade of F for the class.
Digital Imaging Process
and Technique I
MULTM-111-1344
Course Schedule
(subject to change)
Week
1 |
03.19 |
Syllabus Overview - Expectations Best Practices - File Backup and Use |
Assignment:
Bring in 3 graphics (magazine clippings, photographs, video stills ? how
ever you get them here) that you find compelling or that illustrate something
you would like to accomplish in Photoshop. |
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Week
2 |
03.26 |
Review - Best Practicies - File Formats - Color Theory - Resolution Basics Chpts. 2 and 22 |
Design Topics - Hierarchy - Order Design History:
- Review Topics concentrated on Bauhaus |
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Week
3 |
04.02 |
Advanced - Layers - Masks Chpts 14-17 |
Design Topics - Contrast and Texture- Depth - Geometry |
Assignment: Utilizing
source material (photographs, web graphics or illustrations) from your
own collection or the tutorials folder images, produce 5 Graphics
- to the specifications below. These can be in any combination of quantities
however, it is suggested that at least one design be duplicated for both
print and web. Print
- 300 Dots(pixels) per inch Web -
72-96 Dots(pixels) per inch Also, check
out this site: |
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Week
4 |
04.09 |
Filters and Effects - Fonts
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Design Topics - Working with Type/Text |
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Week
5 |
04.16 |
Print Specific Pgs - Chapter 22 pgs 407-411, 416 |
Assignment:
Prepare file
for print and exhibition 300 DPI 13X19 Maximum size |
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Week
6 |
04.23 |
Spring Break - No Class
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SPEND
SOME QUALITY TIME WITH THIS LINK! |
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Week
7 |
04.30 |
Web Specific
- interactive:
rollovers, animated gifs, slice tool. Design Topics - Print vs. Web? |
Assignment: Projects Begin | |
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Week
8 |
05.07 | |||
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Week
9 |
05.14 | Final | Submit and Critique Final Project Presentation | |
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