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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
Week 10
Week 9 - Topics in Composition
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
Week 6
  • Draft of your Social Awareness poster is due
Week 5
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
Week 3- Layer Masking & Adjustment Layers
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:
  • 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.