Week 1 / 31 August - 4 September
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Tuesday:
Course Introduction:
Syllabus
Schedule
Books / materials
Questionnaire
Logging in, creating an account
Using MAC OSX - short cuts, browsing, saving files (Using the computers handout)
Assignment#1: Scanner as Camera
Scanner as Camera exhibit 1
Scanner as Camera exhibit 2
Student examples
Bring objects for Assignment 1
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Thursday:
Photoshop CS4 navigation, interface and tools (photoshop_intro handout)
Review Chapter1 and 2: Tools and Selection Primer p5 - 85
Exercise: tool experimentation (car exercise)
Exercise: Fred Potato Head
More student examples
Assignment#1: Scanner as Camera
Scanner info handout
Scan materials for Assignment 1
Vic Muniz
Hong Hao ppt
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Week 2 / 7 - 11 September
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Tuesday:
Assignment#1:
Scanner as Camera
Continue scanning
Using Layers
Transforming selections and images
Review Chapter 2: Sizing and Transforming Images p98 - 101
Exercises: car, landscapes
Resolution issues: scanning, sizing and transforming (image resolution and sizing and transforming handouts)
Setting up the Blog
Review Chapter 3: Layering your Image p90 - 105
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Thursday:
Hong Hao ppt
Vic Muniz
Chris Jordan
Student examples
Assignment#1:
Scanner as Camera
Composition ppt
Quick mask handout
Exercise: quick masking sample scanner
Review Chapter 2: Selection Primer p102 - 106
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Week 3 / 14 - 18 September
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Tuesday:
Blend modes (about blend modes handout and exercise)
Review
chapter 12: Enhancements p310 - 337
Levels
Exercise: levels and masking
Reveiw chapter 7: p242 - 255
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Thursday:
Assignment#1: Scanner as Camera
Adjusting Tonality and Color
Hue and Saturation exercises
Color Balance exercises
Curves
Exercise: composite with
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Week 4 / 21 - 25 September
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Tuesday:
Assignment#1: Scanner as Camera
Curves exercises (continued)
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Thursday:
Continue assignment1
Layer Styles
Exercise: layer styles handout
Review
chapter 3: layer styles p106-107
Smart Objects
Review
chapter 10: Working with Smart Objects p369 - 375
Submission details (see handouts folder)
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Week 5 / 28 September - 2 October
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Tuesday:
Critique Assignment 1: Scanner as camera
Assignment#2
(i): Digital Compositing
Artist examples
Student examples
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Thursday:
Ernest Zarate presentation
Submit Assignment 1, along with exercises
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Week 6 / 5 - 9 October
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Tuesday:
Photograph students
Printing A1 (begins this week)
Assignment#2
(ii): Digital Compositing
Introduction to A2
Camera Raw
Review Chapter 13 p419 - 423 (layer masks)
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Thursday:
Assignment#2
(ii): Digital Compositing
Correcting a Portrait exercise
Exercise: Coffee Time - making layer masks
Basic Masking exercise (layer mask handout)
Masking portraits
Assignment 2 (Part 1): Digital Compositing
Review chapter 15: retouching p482 - 536
Homework: Violetta
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Week 7 / 12 - 16 October
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Tuesday:
Assignment#2 (ii): Digital Compositing
Advanced Layer/Selection Techniques
Exercises in making difficult selections
Exercise: leafless tree
Exercise: portrait channel mask
Review Chapter 11: Sharpening
Reading: Digital Art Chapter 1 / p27 - 65 (prepare for next Tuesday)
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Thursday:
Assignment#2 (iii): Digital Compositing
Photo Retouching Exercises:
Other correction exercises
Assignment 2 (Part 3): Digital Compositing
Due Thursday: Assignment 2, along with exercises
A2 Submission details
Print assignment 1 in class
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Week 8 / 19 - 23 October
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Tuesday:
Discussion : Digital Art Chapter 1 / p27 - 65
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Thursday:
Complete Assignment 2
Print Assignment 1 and 2 (Image 3)
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Week 9 / 26 - 30 October
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Tuesday:
Submit Assignment 2, along with exercises and Powerpoint
Assignment#3: Image and Text
Artist Examples ppt
Student examples
Working with Type
Text exercises: font, text paths, text and filters, text and layer styles, text and layer masks (see text exercises ppt)
Displacement
Perspective filter exercise
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Thursday:
E.E. Cummings
Exercise: Flying Women
Assignment#3: Image and Text
Review: Chapter 13, p417 - 419 (pen tool)
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Week 10 / 2 - 6 November
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Tuesday:
Exercise: Drawing Paths
Exercises: paths1,2,3
Exercise: el jefe / vector masks
Review: Chapter 14 p456 - 461 (vector masks)
Exercise: vector shapes
Review Chapter 1 p41 - 42 (shape tools)
Custom shape exercises
Exercise: Seahorse
Assignment #3
RC at UOP
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Thursday:
Thursday:
Filters
Exercise: filters in grid
Exercise: LFX Dummy (lighting filter)
Exercise: pattern maker
Tiling
Overlay Techniques
Exercise: apple
Exercise: Listerine
Color
Exercise: gradients
Assignment #3
RC at UOP
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Week 11 / 9 - 13 November
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| Tuesday:
Complete Assignment 3
Assignment#4: final project
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Thursday:
Critique Assignment 3
Assignment#4: final project
Complete Assignment 3 |
Week 12 / 16 - 20 November
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Tuesday:
Submit Assignment 3
Assignment#4: final project
Project research
Final Project powerpoint
Artist examples
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Thursday:
Drawing and Painting
Brushes
Review Chapter 1 p32 - 41 (using brushes)
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Week 13 / 23 - 27 November
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| Tuesday:
Assignment#4: final project
Project Development
Reading: Digital Art Chapter 2 p67-139 (complete answers for homework)
FURLOUGH
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Thursday:
THANKSGIVING
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Week 14 / 30 November - 4 December
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Tuesday:
Assignment#4: final project
Project Development
Pre-critique (individual discussions)
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Thursday:
Assignment#4: final project
Project Development
Pre-critique (individual discussions)
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Week
15 / 7 - 11 December
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Tuesday:
Assignment#4: final project
Project Completion
Printing
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Thursday:
Assignment#4: final project
Project Completion
Printing
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Week 16 / 14 - 18 December
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Finals week:
Final project presentations
Hand in all final work for grading
Guidelines for written paper
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