ART120. Foundations In. Digital Imaging Processes ART120. Foundations In. Digital Image Processes

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1 Digital Imaging Processes

2 Syllabus Instructor: Lewis Franklin Lecture / Lab # : RM.SSH-116D Monday & Wednesday 2:00-4:50 Course Description: Introduces Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator for image manipulation and creation. Students will be introduced to tools used in both applications. Investigate capturing, processing and publishing for different digital image types. Projects will investigate various aspects of shapes, paths, points, fills and gradients. Emphasis will be placed on file management, printing and color management. Student projects, notebooks, reading and exams will be required to complete the class. Course Outcomes: Create a vector illustration. Use layers effectively in file construction. Identify and minimize safety threats in the work place. Create and export Photoshop documents. Use Photoshop to repair and or modify images. Use opacity and blending modes for Online an print documents. Identify file types and file size management. Credits: 4 credits, 6 hours of class per week. Prerequisites: None Corequisites: AA165 Foundations in Digital Page Layout, if you are a Graphic Arts Student Required Text: Adobe Illustrator CS6 Revealed, Botello,Delmar Publishing New: $86.46 Used:$54.04 Amazon: $55.12 (new) $14.49 (used) Kindle: $ Rental in all formats is much cheaper Adobe Photoshop CS6 Revealed, Reding, Delmar Publishing New: $86.46 Used:$51.87 Amazon: $73.50 (new) $22.98 (used) Kindle: $ Rental in all formats is much cheaper Additional helpful texts: Adobe Photoshop CS6 Bible, Dayley, Wiley Publishing Amazon: $33.36 Kindle: $23.99 Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book, Adobe Press Amazon: $32.54 Kindle: $25.49 Required Supplies: 8 GB Memory stick $30-$50, The larger the drive, the happier you will be. Notebook (2 ) with clear pocket on front back and spine (Vue-thru) $5.79 Notebook paper $2.79 Dividers for 3-ring notebook $2.00 Plastic sleeves $7.25 per 50 Other materials may be required...

3 Syllabus Cont... Article Review: The article review (1) for Fall term will be on an illustrator. There is a separate handout for this project. Method of Evaluation: The method of evaluation will be based upon completion of all assigned projects, a midterm, a final,one article review and a class notebook. Cheating and Plagiarism: You are required to do 100% of your own work from start to finish. This means that you may not use any part of the work done by another student or give your work to another student. If you are involved in any kind of cheating or plagiarism then you will be subject to discipline, up to and including automatically failing the assignment, failing the course or disciplinary action by the Dean of Students. Please refer to the LBCC Student Code of Conduct. Grading: A: % B: 80-89% C: 70-79% D: 60-69% F: 50% and below please consider a different field I do not issue Y grades and Inc grades will require a valid reason. LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED BUT CAN NOT BE REWORKED. I will conduct a one-on-one with each student at the mid-term point. This will serve as a notebook review and allow some feed-back on the class and your success level to that point. Your notebook will include all handouts in the order received. It will also include all notes, projects and collected illustrations. You will need to collect 50 illustrations and 50 Photoshoped images then put them into a letter size format so that it will fit in plastic sleeves for your note book. There is a separate handout for the notebook but please note that this is not an Internet image search and print project. You will be responsible for producing a color cover by the mid-point review. Policy: In the event that there is room, those on the wait list will be added in the order that they appear on the wait list I welcome open class discussion, and will be the first to admit I do not know everything. We will progress so as not to loose anyone with this being a first class. My office hours are posted next to my door. My office is in room SSH116B Accessibility: Those needing special consideration may approach me after class, via or after class if you have special accommodations in order for you to get the most from this classroom and LBCC experience. The Center for Accessible Resources is in Red Cedar Hall, Room 105.

4 Calender Wk Date Lesson Work Due 1 28SEP Introduction, syllabus review Printing & File management Thawspace & Airport 30SEP Getting to know Illustrator Getting to know Photoshop 2 05OCT Vector VS Pixel applications Screen shots Understanding files types Understanding printers Photoshop Basics 07OCT Creating Textures & Gradients in Illustrator 1 Skills Review 2-38 Working With Layers in Photoshop 2 Skills review 3-25 Understanding Color 3 12OCT Drawing and Composing and illustration Day1 Selections With Photoshop 3 Portfolio Project OCT Drawing and Composing and illustration Day2 4 Skills Review Hole in 1 Incorporating Color Techniques (PHO) 5 Project Builder Allegro M 4 19OCT Transforming & Distorting Objects (ILL) 6 Skills Review 4-46 Type in Photoshop 7 Skills Review Total Sportz 21OCT Transforming & Distorting Day 2 5 Fix-It! Using Painting Tools in Photoshop 4 Montag 5 26OCT Mid-Term Illustrator 6 Divide Mid-Term Photoshop NoteBooks 28OCT Layers in Illustrator 8 Skills Review 5-30 Flaming Type / stone texture Article Review Oct. 30th 6 02NOV Working with Patterns and Brushes (ILL) Layer Functions in Photoshop 9 Project Bldr Zenith 04NOV Swiss Rail 8 G Garlic Image Surgery Mi Casa Remember that the schedule is under constant change!

5 Calender Cont... Wk Date Lesson Work Due 7 09NOV Working with Patterns and Brushes (ILL) Day2 Portfolio Pjt Creating Special Effects Portfolio Pjt NOV Holiday 9 Manicure 8 16NOV Gradient Meshes and Cool Stuff (ILL) Swiss Rail Project Bldr Plaid Enhancing Selections Design Pjt Dance 18NOV Working with Transparency & Such Day1 (ILL) Adjusting Colors Mi Casa 9 23NOV Working with Transparency & Such Day2 (ILL) Skills Review Poison Pen Clipping Paths, & Shapes Project Bld My Vision 25NOV Work Day 14 Booklovers Work Day 15 Channelz 10 30NOV Work Day 02DEC Work Day 11 07DEC Finals Week Final: 3:00-4:50 Wednesday December 9th Due at Final: Swiss Rail Notebook Last day to turn-in reworks is Close of Business (COB) Friday, December 4th Last day to turn-in late work is Close of Business (COB) Monday, November 3oth Article Reviews is Due No Later Than (NLT) Friday, October 30th Holidays for Fall term: 11NOV, 26 & 27NOV Last normal day of class is 02DEC Remember that the schedule is under constant change!

6 Notebook Notebook Minimum Standards: 10 points at mid-term 40 points for final notebook turn in No Later Than your sections final. The notebook will have an original front cover created in Illustrator that contains the basic information of what the notebook is for and whom it belongs to. The first page inside the notebook will be a title page containing the following information: Course name, class number, CRNs Section, term, year Your name Instructor name The second page will be an index page showing where all the materials are located within the notebook. The index will show and list the sections listed below. The items within each section will be in the order that it was handed out. 01 Title page 02 Index page 03 General handouts Lab Agreement (Copy) Graphic Arts Expectations Academic Calender My Door Schedule 04 Notes 05 Course outline and syllabus Handouts 06 Book projects Hole-In-One Allegro Music Fix-it Montag Total Sportz Divide Gary Garlic Zenith Plaid Poison Pen Mancure Dance My Vision Channelz Book Lovers 07 Other projects Article Review Swiss Rail Mi Casa 08 Tests and Quizzes Mid-term 09 Morgue 50 illustrations. 50 Photoshopped images The illustrations and images will not be downloaded from the internet and then printed, you will need to find them. You can scan images from books that you do not want to damage and then print those. The format is letter size sheets in sheet protectors and you may place up to four illustrations or images on each page.

7 Article Review The article review will be concerning a news article that is at least 3 pages long, on an illustrator. Please use a serif font and at least 12 Pt. type. The actual length of of the review is up to you but I will grade based on content. It would be helpful if you would attach a copy of the article so that I can read it. Watch your due dates and don t wait till the last minute. You are welcome to lay it out however you would like and graphics are welcome. You may use any application to create this document. The following is the minimum to be included in the paper so that I can look up your article if need be: Please include a copy of the article if possible. Article Name Magazine, Book title or web address (URL) Page numbers (If periodical, include Volume and Issue) Your name Date Class Number and class title Section # Organize the article in the following format... Introduction Tell me how you found the article, why it struck your interest, and so on... Body Short overview of the article. Closing Tell me about what you learned form the article. This is not a writing course but you are expected to use proper grammar and check your spelling. Due no later than (NLT) Friday October 30th.