DMA102: Color & Graphic Design

Course Textbook:
Photoshop CS5 for Win and Mac:
Visual QuickStart Guide.
Elaine Weinmann , Peter Lourekas;
ISBN-13: 978-0321701534

 

Week 11

• Final Project Work Session
• Design Tips-n-Tricks
• List of Required Homeworks for this Course

Week 10

• Discuss the Final Project: Designing a Music CD Jewel Case
• Lesson: Raster & Vector Smart Objects

Week 9 - Topics in Composition

• The Rule of Thirds
• The Connection Between Math and Art: Fibonnaci Sequence
  • YouTube Video 1: The Fibonnaci Sequence/Golden Ratio
  • YouTube Video 2: The Golden Ratio all around us
• Homework: Take the file we started in class and add 4 more examples of Rule of Thirds compositions in the same file. Use Group folders.

Week 8 Retouching Basics

• Download Source Folder I
• Download Source Folder II
• Download Source Folder III
  • Color Correcting with Curves Adjustment Layer (file: ColorCorrect.jpg)
  • Brighten Teeth with Dodge & Sponge Tool (file: teeth.jpg)
  • Extending a Studio Backdrop w/Content Aware Scale (file: Backdrop.jpg)
  • Removing Difficult Spots w/ Content Aware Fill (file: surfboard.jpg & spottywall.jpg)
  • Loose 10lbs. w/Liquify (file: bodyshape.jpg)
  • Removing Blemishes with the Patch Tool & Spot Healing Brush (file: SkinEdit.jpg)
  • Homework: Choose a high-res photo to retouch. Keep the original as a layer to show a before/after

Week 7 - Quickmasking

• Midterm Project is DUE
• Lesson: How to Quickmask to Colorize a photo
• Homework: Choose a photo from the Stock.Xchng website. Add a Black/White adjustment layer to convert it to Grayscale, then colorize it your own creative way with Adjustment Layers

Week 6

• Draft of your Social Awareness poster is due

Week 5

• Your Midterm Project: Social Awareness Poster
• Photoshop Brushes
  • Sample Brushes Folder

Week 4 - Working With Type

• Project folder will be distributed in class
• Properly placing Type
• Creating a Keyboard Shortcut for the Character Panel using the 'Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts' settings
• Using the Character Panel
• Rasterizing Type
• Masking Type
• Clipping Images Through Text
• Using Mac's Font Book
• Downloading & Installing Fonts

• In The Textbook:
  • Type: Chapter 20

• Bonus Tutorials
  • 37 Cool Movie Poster and Text Effects Photoshop Tutorials
  • 20 Creative Photoshop Text Effect Tutorials

Week 3- Layer Masking & Adjustment Layers

• Layer Masking & Adjustment Layers
  • Lesson 1: Polar Bear
  • Lesson 2: Face Ball

Week 2 - Basic Selections

• Link: Basic Selection Exercises 2
  • Downloading Images
  • Commonly Used Selection Tools
  • Layer Basics
• In The Textbook:
  • The Photoshop Panels (p.102-106)
  • Layer Basics (Chapter 8)
  • Basic Selection Tools (Chap. 9, pgs. 147-159)

 

 

Week 1

• In Class:
  • Download "What You Need for This Class" (PDF)
  • Course Review, Grading & Expectations
    
    
• On Your Own:
  • Purchase the Course Textbook
  • Make sure you have a Flash Drive
  • Register for the Stock.Xchng (free) and Adobe (free)
    
    
• Need the Software?
  • We are currently using the Adobe CS5 Design Premium. You can purchase your own legal copy at Academic Superstore.