Syllabus
Projects
Schedule
Module
Design Skills
Technical Skills
Assignments/Read/Due

 Week 1
Jan 16-22


Class Orientation

Welcome

Intro Presentation

About Photoshop CC

Be sure to read the objectives and assignments for each weekly module in the D2L class content page

Click To View Movie:
Using D2L and our Website

 



The following is due by midnight Friday Jan 20th. Late work this week will receive no credit and you will be dropped for non-participation. There are lots of eager students on our waitlist! Please help me with this deadline.

 

Assignments for week 1:
1) Send me an e-mail via D2L
2)Complete your introduction in the Discussion Forum
3) Review Contents in D2L
4)Make sure you have the book and software!






Week
2
23 -29 Jan

Digital Imagery
Glossary
-new

Digital Image File Types


CIB Lesson #1-Work Area
(you do not need to submitany files but be sure you go through it completely)


Read About Project #1

Note: If you have the Visual Quickstart Guide (optional text) you can start by follwing along with chapt 1-4 which introduce the basic features of PS CC.


Week 3
30-5 Feb

Resolution: What's it all about?

Resolution-Michael Reichman


Photoshop Basics

Image Size/Resolutionicon

CIB Lesson #2-Basic Photo Corrections

Note: Final #2 CIB file must be submitted to dropbox for credit!


Week 4
6-12 Feb

More Info on Restoring Photos-a variety of techniques

Photography Lessons

Hey! New Videos



Repair Tools

See D2L Content for videos.

Photo Restoration
Tutorial


Complete the Photo Restoration Tutorial and put the finished file in our dropbox.Save as a jpeg.

Project #1 Scanned original due please put it this week's dropbox.
(Tip: Sending jpeg files-read this note)

You may submit Project 1 this week for feedback.


Week 5
13-19 Feb

Lots of work due this week!



Selections

Project 1 is Due!

See D2L Week 5 Contents for
Submission instructions

CIB #3 Working with Selections

Selections Tutorial

Complete the Selection Tutorial and CIB 3 and put both in the Week 5 lesson/tutorial dropbox.

Project #1, Retouch Due!
Put in Project 1 Dropbox
Be sure to send both original and restored photo combined into one file!!


Read About Project #2




Week 6
20-26 Feb




Design:Point of View




Layers




CIB Lesson #4-Layer Basics
(submit Island Paradise file-one file)


Tutorial: Magazine Photo Retouch

Submit Magazine Retouch Tutorial
and CIB #4 (2 files in dropbox)

Quiz #1 (See quiz link on D2L)

(QUIZ NOTES)




Week 7
27 Feb-5 Mar


Your Scanner: A digital camera

Color Theory for Digital Design

Color In Photoshop

 

Zipper Tutorial
Submit (1) Zipper Tutorial

Edges and Content Aware Tutorial
Submit( 2) Finished Tutorial images
(woman edges and horse)

flower_woman.jpg
horse.jpg

Get Started On Project 2!

 


Week 8
6-12 Mar



Web Link to Brainstorming

Find Free Images Here
freeimages.co.uk
morguefile.com
imageafter.com
stockexchange

Merging Images

Project #2 Due, Crazy Critter

You may submit Project 2 this week for feedback.

CIB Lesson #6 Masks and Channels-Submit CIB Lesson and Project file.

Read About Project #3

VQSG Chapt 14-Combining Images


Week 9
13-19 Mar


Typography

Gestalt Theory I

CIB 5 Quick Fixes
Great Variety of
Photoshp Techniques

Submit CIB Lesson#5 Correcting and Enhancing

Still Life/Drop Shadow Tutorial

Submit two files for CIB Lesson 5 Quick Fixes (columns and wine glass) andthe Still Life/Drop Shadow Tutorial(D2L Contents)


Week 10
20-26 Mar

Gestalt Theory II

 


History

Project #3 Due Photo Synthesis
**Project Submission Inst**


Submit Tutorial-History Palette
History Brush Tutorial


CIB Lesson #8-Do Not Submit

Read About Project #4


Week 11
27 Mar-2 Apr

Read More About Layer Masking
Masks

CIB #9 Advanced Compositing
send final file as jpg

Mask Tutorial

Submit CIB 9, Mask Tutorial and sketch with your idea for the Time cover for feedback.



Week 12
3-9 Apr

Visual Hierarchy..What is it?


CIB #7 Typographic Design

Fish Bowl Tutorial

Submit CIB 7 and Bowl Tutorial

Proj #4 Wired Magazine-Due



10-16 Apr Spring Break   Catch Up-Plan Ahead
No Assignments Due

Week 13
17-23 Apr

 

Tennis Scoreboard


RGB and CMYK



 

How To Play Photoshop Tennis

Must Complete Tennis This Week

Read About Our Final Project

Week 14
24-30 Apr





Rough sketch or mock-up of final project due this week.

Week 15
1-7 May
Brushes 101
Brushes

Take Final Quiz-Notes


Brush Tutorial


Skateboard Template


Week
16
8-14 May
Legacy Poster

Review Final Project Requirements


Final Project and Quiz Due
Sunday
14 May