| January | ||
| Mon 14 | Welcome to the lab, Instructor's work, Go over syllabus The Computer As an Imaging Tool: Basics Hardware, Software, RAM Memory, Storage Media, Other Media; Getting Around The Desktop, Mac And PC , Saving Your Files And Disk Formatting For Use Cross-Platform, Quirks Of This Lab Introduction to Photoshop, tools & options, menus, zoom & pan, undo & history. Bitmaps and resolution |
Assign Project 1: bring 6 objects to next class Read about Bitmaps and resolution, Elements and principles of design |
| Weds 16 | scanning, digital camera, basic image correction (levels, color, sponge, healing), selections. Layers-opacity and blending modes | bring 6 objects to class to image |
| Mon 21 | MLK Day - No class | |
| Weds 23 | Layer masks, clipping layers, adjustment layers, | |
| Mon 28 | More Photoshop | |
| Weds 30 | Output: File size and formats, Image Compression, papers and printing | |
| February | ||
| Mon 4 | Critique of first project | Assign Project 2 bring logo examples next class |
| Weds 6 | Discuss logos. Introduction to Illustrator, vectors, strokes & fills, importing/tracing, layers, objects, groups, & layers |
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| Mon 11 | MARDI GRAS HOLIDAY - No class | |
| Weds 13 | working with paths, text, pathfinders | |
| Mon 18 | Logos due |
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| Weds 20 | brushes, symbols, warps |
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| Mon 25 | masks in illustrator | |
| Weds 27 | printing large format color prints | |
| March | ||
| Mon 4 | Critique of second project | Assign Project 3 |
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| Mon 25 | SPRING BREAK - No class | |
| Weds 27 | SPRING BREAK - No class | |
| April | ||
| Mon 1 | SPRING BREAK - No class you fool | |
| Weds 3 | ||
| Mon 8 | Critique of third project | Assign Project 4 |
| Weds 10 | Introduction to Premiere and digital video | |
| Mon 15 | storyboards due, more Premiere | |
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| Mon 22 | All video must be captured | |
| Weds 24 | eidting, audio | |
| Mon 29 | output, last day of class _LAB WILL BE CLOSED AFTER TUESDAY | |
| May | ||
| 8 or 9 | Section 1 Final Project Due - FINAL PROJECT CRITIQUES | |
| 4 or 10 | Section 3 Final Project Due - FINAL PROJECT CRITIQUES | |