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Week 1
20
June

Introductions
Computers & Design
Project Examples
Computer stuff
Digital Design Software
Illustrator Intro-Basic Tools

Saving & Printing
Hutch 93 and Walker 134
Safety
Student Questionnaire
Circle, Square,Triangle Handout

Download Template
Freehand Drawing Tools

22 June


Vector vs Raster Art
Variations Project Intro
Variations Project

Illustrator: layout/shape/color

 


Circle, Square,Triangle Exercise Due
Turn-in 3 sketch pages and 1 final b/w print. Due at 9AM


Selections Exercise-Put in Dropoff Folder

Pencil Challenge-Dropoff file at end of class. Do not print!

 


24 June

Illustrator Pen Tool-Intro


Color Theory for Variations Project

Movies
Pen 1
Pen 2
Handles
Convert Tool
Completing Paths


In-class exercise - Pen Tool Due

4 Sketches/Images Due for Variations Project

Pen Tool-Read Me

Pen Tool-Cheat Sheet

Week 2
27 June

Basic Layering
Color Mixing-Solids and Gradients
Layout Tools - Rules and Grids
Sample Interior and Costume Files

RGB vs CMYK

Movie Gradients in CS4
Movie Gradient Mesh Tool
Movie Color Guide

In-class exercises

Layout/Color/Gradient Due-End of Class

Work on Variations Project

29 June

Shadows/Higlights in Illustrator
Lighting Effects
Gradient Mesh
Variations Project-Work/Print?

Pre-Critique @ 11:00

1 July
Varitions Project Critique 10:00 color print 8.5 x 11

Week 3

4 July

Holiday

 




6 July

Introduction to Type tools in Illustrator

Typography Exercise-Self Portrait

Typographic Poster Project Introduction

Assign Font For Type Project

Self-Portrait Exercise-Sample

Berryman Readings
Type (PDF)

 


Type History Lecture Outline

Download-Proj 2 Critique

Pantone Color Theory for Illust.

Pantone
Color Illusions

Movie: Helvetica (It's Showtime)


 


Typography Exercise-Logo
Logo (PDF)
Color (PDF)


Thumbnail sketches/digital roughs due
Individual Conferences on Poster
you must have 4 sketches or 4 digital concepts for your poster.





8 July


Visual Hierarchy
Visual Organization

Work Illustrator Type Poster Project
Individual Conferences
Print Mounting Demonstration
Printing Guidelines For TB 112

Extra Credit-Gradient Mesh Tutorial


What's in a word?-Ex Due



Quiz notes

Type Exercise-Logo/Packaging

3D Modeling with Illustrator

Grid (PDF)

Individual Poster Conferences


Illustrator/Berryman Quiz 9:00



Week 4
11 July

Type Poster Project Due 9:00

Printing Schedule TB-112


9AM
Gradient Extra Credit Due
Critique-
Full Color Mounted Print

Photoshop Poster Project #3
Photoshop Introduction-Selections

Pasta Head Ex-Selections
Pasta Head-Due End of Class

 

13 JUly

Image Enhancements
Adjustment Menu
Layers
Retouching

Retouch Tutorial-optional self-tudy

Legacy Poster-Artist/Scientist?

B/W Retouch Exercise Due End of class

Portfolio Progress Ck-3 Color Prints

15 July

Layers
Color Adjustment
Retouching/Moire/Channels

Basic Blending Options

Perfection Retouch Instructions
Scanning Handout

Color Correction
Adjustment Layers
Basic Blending
Scanning

In Class-Perfection Exercise

Conferences-"Legacy Poster"

Week 5
18 July

Blending Modes/Masking
Case Study-Movie Posters
Visual Hierarchy/Visaul Flow

Gestalt Lecture

Link to Photoshop Competition Site
Extra Credit-Submit an Image for Worth 1000

Due Friday
Pick A current competition and send me the final file-You do not need to submit to Worth 1000.

Gestalt Reading


Progress Review-Legacy Poster


Print Pieces for Portfolio


20 July


Sourcing Images/Copyright Issues

morguefile.com/
imageafter.com/
pixelperfectdigital.com/
bigfoto.com/
stock.xchng


Type Demo
Paste Into
Layer Styles/Blend-If

Work on Poster Project

Introduce Final Project!

More Poster Samples

high contrast
paste into
cast shadow
quick mask
brushes



Individual Conferences-Poster

Submit Air Touch Ex-jpeg


22 July

Class Starts @ 9
Poster Project Due

Project 3 Critique-Download

Poster Project Due 9 AM


   
Week 6
25 July

Using Illustrator for Page Layout

Book Cover- Samples/Compositon
Sustainability Survival Guide

Book Cover Layout After Critique


27 July

Review for Quiz- Notes

Brushes

Download Bookcover Gradesheet

Phototshop Quiz 9 AM

Book Layout for Print-Printing/Croping

Skateboard Deck Due


Individual Book Conferences

Extra Credit Due-Worth 1000 Contest


29 July

Last Day of Class


 

Final-Book Cover Project Due
Portfolio Check @ 9 AM
Book Cover Critique Follows