weekly schedule
week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
week 1
Mon. Aug 19
Class introduction
Syllabus, Course website, Pulliam Lab, MyCourses (D2L)
ASSIGNMENT
1. Bookmark the course website - siudigitalart.com
2. Gather course materials
3. Login and set up Adobe account
4. Submit request to IT for Adobe Licensing (if using a personal computer)
demo
Wed. Aug 21
Demo
Mac OS, system preferences
Keyboard Shortcuts and Keyboard Constraints
Illustrator Intro - workspace, view menu, window menu, zoom, panels
Illustrator tools - zoom tool, hand tool, select tool, primitive shapes, rotate, scale, transform, stroke and fill
Intro - Assignment 1
Practice File for Assignment 1
DEMO
pattern and surface design methods
KEYBOARD CONTSTRAINTS:
Shift + Click - add all items to selection
Command + Click - add individual items to selection
Control + Click - same as Right Click
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS: MAC AND ILLUSTRATOR
Command + A = select all
Command + C = copy
Command + V = paste
Command + X = cut (moves selected item to the 'clipboard')
Command + Z = undo
Command + S = save file
Command + O = open file
Command + W = close file
Command + Q = quit
WORKTIME:
Assignment 1
week 2
Mon. Aug. 26
DEMO:
Illustrator Tools- direct select tool, pen tool, anchor point tools, pencil tool
Intro - Assignment 2
KEYBOARD CONTSTRAINTS:
Shift + drag - items move in constrained direction
Control + Scale (transforming)- shape scales outward in all directions
Shift + Scale (transforming)- shape scales in even proportions
Control + Click - same as Right Click
WORKTIME:
Assignment 1
Wed. Aug. 28
DEMO:
Illustrator Tools- direct select tool, pen tool, anchor point tools, pencil tool,
Illustrator Features - rulers, guides, swatches panel, layers panel, color panel
Intro - Assignment 3
week 3
Mon. Sep. 2
No Class - Labor day holiday
Wed. Sep. 4
DUE:
Assignment 1
• Submit digital file to D2L
DUE:
Assignment 2
• Submit digital file to D2L
DEMO:
Illustrator Tools - Warp tool, other distortion tools, align tool, pathfinder, blend, appearance, effects - feather, artboard tool
WORKTIME:
Assignment 3 - Animal
week 4
Mon. Sep. 9
DEMO:
Illustrator: additional tools for assignment 3 - animal
Illustrator: pathfinder tool
WORKTIME:
Assignment 3 - Animal
Wed. Sep. 11
INTRO:
Assignment 4 - Stamp
DEMO:
Illustrator: additional tools for assignment 4
Illustrator working with Type: Character Panel, Paragraph Panel
Printing set-up
WORKTIME:
Assignment 4 - Stamp
week 5
Mon. Sep. 16
DUE:
Assignment 3- Animal
• Submit digital file to D2L
DEMO:
Illustrator: stroke panel, drop shadows, type tools
Wed. Sep. 18
INTRO:
Assignment 5 - Appliance
week 6
Mon. Sep. 23
DUE:
Assignment 4 - Stamp
• Submit digital file to MyCourses (D2L)
• Bring Color Prints to class
• Present work for discussion
DEMO:
Illustrator: Placing files, Gradient Tool, Transparency,
WORKTIME:
Assignment 5 - Appliance
Wed. Sep. 25
DEMO:
Illustrator: additional tools for assignment 5 - Appliance
WORKTIME:
Assignment 5 - Appliance
week 7
Mon. Sep. 30
DEMO:
Introduction to Pixel-based images- file types, image aquisition, scanner, camera import, color spacse, camera raw, resolution, compression settings.
WORKTIME:
Assignment 5 - Appliance
Wed. Oct. 2
DUE:
Assignment 5 - Appliance
• Submit digital file to D2L
• Bring Black and White Print to class
• Present work for discussion
DEMO:
Photoshop: Making selections, working with layers, transform, scale, free transform
KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS: PHOTOSHOP
Tab - hides tool panels and menus
F - switches the display mode for isolated working
V - move tool (major tool for selecting layers)
M - marqee tool for making selctions
L - lasso tool for making selections
Command + J - new layer via copy (duplicates the layer you have selected)
Command + D - deselect (remove the marching ants)
Shift + Right Click (will constrain your mouse movements to straight lines)
WORKTIME:
Assignment 6 - Digital Collage
week 8
Mon. Oct. 7
WORKTIME:
Assignment 6 - Digital Collage
Wed. Oct. 9
DEMO:
Photoshop: Adjustment layers, photo retouch tools, crop tool
DEMO FILE
WORKTIME:
Assignment 7 - Image Correction
week 9
Mon. Oct. 14
DUE:
Assignment 6 - Digital Collage
• Submit digital file to D2L
DEMO:
Photoshop: blending modes, blur gallery, masking and compositing tools, clipping layer masks, , lighting gallery, liquify filter
WORKTIME:
Assignment 7 - Image Correction
Wed. Oct. 16
DEMO:
Photoshop: masking and compositing tools, clipping layer masks, , lighting gallery, liquify filter
WORKTIME:
Assignment 7 - Image Correction
week 10
Mon. Oct. 21
DEMO:
Photshop/Adobe Camera Raw
Photoshop: ADOBE Camera Raw
Camera Raw
Intro:
Assignment 8 - Collage Portrait
WORKTIME:
Assignment 7 - Image Correction
Wed. Oct. 23
DUE:
Assignment 7 - Image Correction
• Submit digital file to D2L
DEMO:
Photoshop: Working with Layer Styles, Filter Gallery, Photoshop Paths, Smudge Tool, Actions,
worktime:
Assignment 8 - Collage Portrait
week 11
Mon. Oct. 28
Intro
Assignment 9 - Digital Matte Painting
DEMO:
Photoshop: Blending and Compositing with Layer Masks, Blending Modes, Selections
Worktime:
Assignment 8 - Collage Portrait
Wed. Oct. 30
DUE:
Assignment 8 - Collage Portrait
• Submit digital file to D2L
week 12
Mon. Nov. 4
Additional tools for Assignment 9 - Digital Matte Painting
WORKTIME:
Assignment 9 - Digital Matte Painting
Wed. Nov. 6
LECTURE/DEMO:
Additional tools for Assignment 9 - Digital Matte Painting
PRINTING FOR MATTE PAINTINGS ANNOUNCEMENT - SUBMIT BY TUESDAY NOV. 10TH @5PM.
week 13
Mon. Nov. 11
Veterans Day Holiday - No Class
Wed. Nov. 13
DUE:
Assignment 9 - Digital Matte Painting
• Submit digital file to D2L
• Bring Color Prints to class
• Present work for discussion
week 14
Mon. Nov. 18
Intro: Final Assignment
Wed. Nov. 20
DEMO:
Photoshop: additional tools for Final Assignment
WORKTIME:
Final Assignment
week 15
Mon. Nov. 25
Thanksgiving break
Wed. Nov. 27
Thanksgiving break
week 16
Mon. Dec. 2
WORKTIME:
Final Assignment
Wed. Dec. 4
Last meeting of the semester
DUE:
Final Assignment
• Present work for discussion
• Submit digital file to D2L
finals week
NO CLASS *** NO FINAL EXAM *** NO CLASS *** NO FINAL EXAM *** NO CLASS