| Spring 2007 |
| Day |
Subject for the Day |
Lab/Assignments |
| Day 1 |
- Intros
- Roll
- Syllabus
- Rules
- Books
- Websites
- Logins
- Links
- survey on angel
- What is art?
- look at work
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Sign up for trial membership of safari.oreilly.com.
Go to www.lynda.com and find Photoshop CS2 Essential Training with: Michael Ninness and watch the first 2 sections. |
| Day 2 |
Lecture:
- Websites
- magazines
- look at work
- Group shape exercise
Photoshop:
- Palettes
- Tools
- Create image
- Do images
- Sketch for 5 minutes(think) and then execute in photoshop
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Do 3 non-objective(doesn't’t reference an object in the actual world)sketches each of the following concepts.
1. Peace
2. War
Use only rectangles, circles, and triangles. Pick the best sketch of each and execute it in photoshop using only the shape tool and the eraser.
The images should be black and white only, and make them 600 pixels by 600 pixels.
Save the files as .psd files and bring them with you on Tuesday. Also bring the sketches. |
Day 3
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Turn in files from assignment 1
Look at work
Shape lecture
Photoshop:
- Help
- Preferences
- Palettes
- Tools
- Navigation
- Picking Colors
- Start Selections
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Bring in sketches and images from assignment 1 |
| Day 4 |
Lecture:
- Koop video
- Look at student work
- Finish shapes lecture
- look at Media Arts awards CD
- photo, illustration
- graphic design/corporate identity(shapes)
Photoshop:
- help
- more selections
- saving/loading selections
- color range
- pen tool
- quick mask/brushes
- transforming selections
- extract command
- stock photography
Lab:
- Turn a stock photo into an image using shapes.
- The image can consist of abstract/simplified shapes, or it can be more naturalistic and representational.
- See the shapes lecture for help on these terms.
- Use the tools and techniques we have used so far, like selections, the pen tool, and the paint bucket.
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Go through Lesson 4 on selections in your book(Adobe Photoshop CS2 One on One).
Bring in an image file or hard copy photo(we can scan it) that you will turn into a piece using a style you practiced in class. The image should have some personal meaning or significance for you. It should also have some visually interesting detail in it, and it should not be a portrait of a person. |
Day 5
Feb. 13 |
Lecture:
- Look at student work
- Design Process Lecture
Photoshop:
- Scanning
- more selections
- saving/loading selections
- quick mask/brushes
- extract command
- Start Layers
Lab:
- work on Assignment 2(see right)
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Assignment 2:
Turn the image you brought into an image using shapes.
Requirements:
- The image should have some personal meaning or significance for you
- It should also have some visually interesting detail in it
- It should not be a portrait of a person
- The image can consist of abstract/simplified shapes, or it can be more naturalistic and representational.
- See the shapes lecture for help on these terms
- Use the tools and techniques we have used so far, like selections, the pen tool, and the paint bucket
- Try to keep things on different layers so they are easier to change
- image should be between 800 and 1500 pixels along its longest side(width or height)
- Your original image should not show at all when you are finished(turn off that layer)
- Due next Tuesday
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| Day 6 |
Lecture:
- look at Media Arts awards CD
- photo, illustration
- graphic design/corporate identity(shapes)
- Design Process Lecture
- stock photography
Photoshop:
- Basic Scan correction
- more layers
Lab:
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Continue work on Assignment 2 |
Day 7
Feb. 20 |
Lecture:
- Look at storyboards
- Article on Digital Film
- Look at Assignment 2
- Finish Design Process Lecture
Photoshop:
- Correct a scanned image
- Magic eraser
- Background eraser
- More layers
Lab:
- Lesson 5 from Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One
Links:
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Assignment 2 due
Work on Lesson 5 from Adobe Photoshop CS2 One-on-One |
| Day 8 |
Lecture:
- Look at Assignment 2
- Line Lecture
Photoshop:
Lab:
Links: |
Assignment 3 instructions |
Day 9
Feb. 27 |
Lecture:
- Finish Line Lecture
- Stock Photography
Photoshop:
Lab:
Links: |
Bring in sketches for assignment 3 to be checked
Continue assignment 3 |
| Day 10 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
- Finish Brushes
- Using a tablet
Lab:
- Practice contour drawing with tablets
Links:
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Assignment 3 Due
Start Assignment 4:
Find, scan or take a high resolution image with a lot of detail, like a room or a cityscape. On one or more layers in photoshop, draw outside contours of the objects. After that, begin drawing the inside lines within objects on a differnet layer to describe them. Try to use brushes and a style that fits the lines in the image and the content.
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Day 11
March 6 |
Lecture:
- Look at Assignment 3
- Unity
Photoshop:
- Finish Brushes
- Using a tablet
Lab:
Links: |
Work on Assignment 4 |
| Day 12 |
Lecture:
- Finish Looking at Assignment 3
- Finish Unity Lecture
- Look at Assignment 4
Photoshop:
- Layer Comps
- Blending modes
Lab:
- Work on Blending modes practice with cars images
Links: |
Assignment 4 Due
Assignment 5:
Create an abstract, non-representational image using at least 5 different images of your choice. Use blending modes to combine the images. You can also use layer masks to hide certain parts of certain layers if you wish. Use layer comps or snapshots to store 3 different versions of your image in the same file.
Specifications:
Image size 600px by 600px
Leave layers separate
Turn in PSD file
Include 3 layer comps or snapshots in the file |
Day 13
March 13
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Lecture:
- Look at Assignment 4
- Emphasis lecture
Photoshop:
Lab:
- Work on Assignment 5
- Work in Progress check on Assignment 5
Links: |
Work on Assignment 5 |
| Day 14 |
Meet in Room S1-501
Bring a piece of music and headphones |
Assignment 5 Due
Bring a piece of music and headphones
Start Assignment 6
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| Day 15 |
Meet in Room S1-501 to continue work on Assignment 6
Bring a piece of music and headphones |
Bring a piece of music and headphones
Assignment 6(see instructions and new requirements)
See Assignment 6 notes for help |
Day 16
March 22 |
- Work on Assignment 6 for .5 hour
- render assignment 6
- post to you tube
- talk about quiz
- artist videos
- cs2 book exercise
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Assignment 6 Due |
| Spring Break |
Day 17
April 3 |
Lecture:
- Midterm Quiz on Art Principals and Photoshop
- Vote for winner of Assignment 6
- History of combination printing
Photoshop:
- More Masking
- More Background eraser
Lab:
Links: |
Midterm Quiz on Art Principals and Photoshop
Assignment 7:
Make 2 images using 2 faces together using layer masks.
Make 1 look realistic and 1 crazy Frankensteinish.
Due end of class Thursday
Assignment 8: See requirements
This assignment is worth 20 points.
Due in 2 weeks.
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| Day 18 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
- Match skin tones
- Background eraser
Lab:
- Work on assignment 7
- Work on assignment 8
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Assignment 7 due end of class. |
Day 19
April 10 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
Lab:
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Continue work on Assignment 8 |
| Day 20 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
- Free transform
- Adustment Layers
Lab:
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Work in progress check for Assignment 8
Bring in what you have done. |
Day 21
April 17 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
Lab:
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Assignment 8 due
Assignment 9:
Use the critique instructions and review assignment 8 from someone else in the class. Answer as many questions as you can and provide as much feedback as you can. You will give it to the artist and me.
Assignment 10:
Do the option from assignment 8 that you did not do before.
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| Day 22 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
Lab:
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Assignment 9 due at 1:15
Work on Assignment 10 |
Day 23
April 24 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
- More filters
- Make wood texture
- Liquify
Lab:
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Work on Assignment 10 |
Day 24
April 26 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
- Finish Liquify
- Pattern Maker Filter
- Gradients
Lab:
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Assignment 10 due
Assignment 11:
Create a spoof ad like the examples on the adbusters site.
Follow the process outlined there.
The method you use is up to you. For example, the image can have elements drawn by hand or in photoshop, or it can be composed of composited photographs. You can also use text.
You will do a rough sketch to show next week.
Specifications:
- Image size about 1200px by 900px,either vertical or horizontal
- Leave layers separate
- Turn in PSD file
- The images can be scanned, photographed, found(internet) or drawn.
- Extra credit for using your own images(photographed or drawn)
You will be graded on creativity and following the instructions.
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Day 25
May 1 |
Lecture:
- More Color
- Look at Assignment 11 sketches
- Look at Assignment 10
Photoshop:
Lab:
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Assignment 11 sketch due(drawn or printed) |
Day 26
May 3 |
Lecture:
- Finish looking Assignment 10
Photoshop:
Lab:
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Continue working on Assignment 11 |
Day 27
May 8 |
Lecture:
- Finish looking at Assignment 10
- Critique Assignment 11
Photoshop:
Lab:
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Assignment 11 due
Assignment 12:
Comment on something that you feel stongly about using digital art.
- It could be a topic of public interest or something more personal.
- Use any of the techniques we have covered, like painting with brushes, compositing or filters.
- You can also use techniques we have not covered.
- Be prepared to defend your artistic choices.
Specifications:
- Image size about 1200px by 900px, either vertical or horizontal
- Leave layers separate
- Turn in PSD file
- The images can be scanned, photographed, found(internet) or drawn.
- Extra credit for using your own images(photographed or drawn)
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Day 28
May 10 |
Lecture:
Photoshop:
Lab:
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Continue working on Assignment 12 |
Day 29
May 15 |
Field trip to San Jose Museum of Art
Meet there at 1:00
Bring your student ID and $5, or $8 with no student ID |
Continue working on Assignment 12 |
Day 30
May 17 |
Final Critique
Review for final exam |
Assignment 12 due. You will have at least an hour in class. |
| May 22 |
No Class Tuesday |
No Class Tuesday |
Day 31
Thursday
May 24 |
Final Exam |
Final Exam |