DIGITAL GRAPHICS & ANIMATION
Overview PDF Guide
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| SESSION ONE | |||
| week 01 lesson T1 | Activity_ Course Overview Cartoon PDF Introduction to Lab PDF Introduction to Copyright PDF PDF Objectives & Focus PDF Lab Guidelines PDF Video_Fonts college Humor.com PDF Design Excellence PDF Rule of Thirds PDF Journal Requirements / Survey PDF | week 10 lesson T2 | Activity_ Transforming Space SeaScape PDF Skill_Layer Management/Opacity Options Skill_Color Picker Advanced Options Skill_Gradient Tool Advance Option Design_ Space and Scale on 2D Surface PDF Design_Developing a "Critical Eye" Photo Check List |
| week 02 lesson T1 | Activity_ Application Basics Form PDF Skill_Photoshop Interface PDF Skill_Element Basics PDF Skill_Form / Lighting Chart PDF Skill_BASiCs PDF PDF PDF PDF Skill_Files/Folders Storage/Servers Design_ Elements _Copy Right/Fair Use Check List PDF | week 11 lesson T2 | Activity_ VP Perspective House #1 JPG Skill_Photoshop Filter Vanishing Point Tool Skill_ Creating 3-D Space on a 2-D plane Skill_ VP Tool Options House #2JPG Design_ Form & Space/ Fore to Background PDF poster rules, PDF comp tips, PDF compE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY _ lesson PDF |
| week 03 lesson T1 | Acitivity_ PS Interface PDF Donut Activity http://web.me.com/koumel/KougarMedia_PS_FUN/PSdonuts2.html Activity_ Assignment PDF movie PDF overview Skill_ Advanced Selections PDF Skill_Rules Instructions PDF Skill_PS Tools and Palletts PDF Skill_Brush Techniques Skill_Layer Management Design_Basic Balance & Layout PPT | week 12 lesson T2 |
Activity _ VP Perspective House #2 Skill_Canvas Size/Image Size/Resize Images Skill_ Vanishing Point Filter, Clone, Transform Skill_Scale, Perspective Skill_Composite Principles Skill_Special Effects Design_ Composition Tools Check List |
| week 04 lesson T1 | Activity_Text Advanced Donut continued PDF Activity_Horizontal Text Options PDF activity Activity_Vertical Text Options PDF Activity_Warp Text Tool Options PDF Skills_ Text & Color / Tools & Options Design_ Balance / Layout PDF PPT Check List PDF skills PDF | week 13 lesson T2 |
Activity_ Masking Big Hand Skill_Canvas/Image Size Skill_ Constraining Proportions Shift Key Skill_ Quick Mask Tool Selection Skill_ Selections/Transformations Skill_ Brush Tool Options hard/feather Design_ Poster Composition balance |
| week 05 lesson T1 | Activity_Poster Composition football Activity_Build Illustration PDF PDF PDF Skill_File Formats/Image Resolution PDF Skill_Selections using Intersec option 4 PDF Skill_Transformations Skill_Stroke and Fill Skill_Layer Effects Skill_ Menus and Options for Information | week 14 lesson T2 |
Activity_ Image Editing Big Hand Skill_Image Adjustments Main Menu Skill_ Options Levels/ Curves Design_ Poster Composition Unity Design_ Consistency Graphic History_ Photoshop Professionals Check List |
| week 06 lesson T1 | Activity_ Poster cont. Football PDF PDF Skill_ Gradient Options/ Edit Skill_ Pattern Overlay Skill_ Layer Folder Groups Skill_ Adv Brush Option Techniques Skill_Transformation > Warp Design_Composition PPT History_Digital Graphics past to Present Artists and the importance of Digital Design PDF Check List PDF PDF | week 15 lesson T2 |
Activity_ Digital Editing Espresso Skill_Canvas Size/Image Size, Advanced Text, Gradient Tool Advance Option Skill_Image Correction Skill_Selections/Transformations Skill_Clone Tool & Restoration Design_ Poster Composition Emphasis Check List |
| week 07 lesson T1 | Activity _ Selections CigarMANact PDF PDF PDF Activity_Skill Review Composition from Selections Activity_Sketchbook Folder practice skills learned Skill_ Selection Options Review PDF Skill_ Menu Items>File info_ Retouch PDF Skill_ Layer Management Options Design_Balance within a given space PDF | week 16 lesson T2 | Activity _ Composite Soap Skill_Canvas Size/Image Size Skill_ Fllter>Render>Clouds Skill_Scale (resize image to fit page) Skill_Composite Principles Skill_Special Effects Design_ Poster Composition Tools Check List |
| week 08 lesson T1 | Activity_ Selections CigarMan Skill_ Photo Restoration Skill_ Canvas Size/ Image Size Skill_ Clone tool and Options ISkill_ mage > Adjust > Hue & Saturation Skill_ PS Help Activity_ Question Sheet/ Answer in PS Help Activity_ Ethics Video_ Class Discussion Design_ Color basics/Modify Color in PS Check List PDF | week 17 lesson T2 | Activity _ Composite Tiger Pieces Skill_Canvas Size/Image Size/Resize Images Skill_ Transformations Skill_Scale Skill_Composite Principles Skill_Special Effects Design_ Composition & Effects Folder Organization_ MW, Skills, Test, Sketch |
| week 09 lesson T1 | Activity_ Transforming SeaScape PDF PDF Skill_Selection Tool Options Skill_Advanced Transformation Skill_ (distort/rotate/scale) VP filter Skill_Feathering Selections Skill_ Effects Design_ Scale and Space Design_Linear and Areal Perspective JPG | week 18 lesson T2 | Activty _ Tiger Project Filters Skill_Canvas Size/Image Size/Resize Images Skill_ Filter Usages Skill_Scale Skill_Composite Principles Skill_Special Effects Design_ Layout and Presentation FINAL contact sheet Major Works/Skills/Tests |
| SESSION TWO | |||
| week 01 lesson T3 | Activity_ Digital Media Player Illustration Introduction to Term Two Introduction to Illustration Objectives & Focus Skill_ Work Flow Skill_ Photo Booth Skill_ Special Effedts Skill_ Photo Composition Design_ Set standard of Excellence Check List | week 10 lesson T4 | Activity_ Figure & Golden Mean Chart (proportion) Skill_Layer Management Skill_Color Picker Advanced Options Skill_Measurement Tools Design_ Ratio relationship to human form Question Sheet |
| week 02 lesson T3 | Activity_ Digital Media Illustration Color Skill_ Advanced Selections Resource_Color Meaning Skill_Advanced Gradient Options Skill_Advanced Layer Management Skill_Files/Folders Storage/Servers Review Skill_ Color Theory Design_ Illustration Focus artist & public Web Site Question Sheet PS Doc | week 11 lesson T4 | Activity_ Human Form Cloaked Figure Skill_Painting Tools Skill_ Measuring Tools Design_ Golden Rule/ Perfect Ratio History_ Pythagoras/Euclid History_ Art Talk Famous Bronze Grief |
| week 03 lesson T3 | Acitivity_ Color Review Extension illustrations_advanced Skill_ Advanced Selections Skill_Rules Skill_PS Tools and Palletts Skill_Brush Techniques Skill_Layer Management Design_ Illustration Design Elements | week 12 lesson T4 |
Activity _ Illustration Movie Poster Illustration Skill_Canvas Size/Image Size/Resize Images Skill_Scale, Perspective Skill_Composite Principles Design_ Space Foreground, Middle and Background Design_ Original element for composition Creative_ Original Story Creative_ Original Illustration Check List |
| week 04 lesson T3 | Activity_ Digital Color Illustration Text Skill_ Advanced Text Formation Skill_ Advanced Text Transformation Skills_ Text & Color / Tools & Options Design_ Balance Formal/InFormal/Radial Check List Resource List: PDF | week 13 lesson T4 |
Activity _ Movie Poster cont. Skill_Canvas Size/Image Size/Resize Images Skill_ Layout Guides Skill_Scale, Perspective Skill_Composite Principles Skill_Special Text Effects Design_ Commercial Design Creative_Design/Text Check List |
| week 05 lesson T3 | Activity_ Digital Photography Kaleidoscope Skill_ Digital Camera Use Skill_ Photographic Compostion Skill_ File Transfer Skill_Shot List Journal Notes Skill_ Adobe Bridge Skill_ Menus and Options for Information History_ Kaleidoscopes | week 14 lesson T4 |
Activity_ Animation Introduciton bouncing ball Activity_ Dancing Figure Skill_ Animation Pallet Design_ Cartooning / Proportion Design_ Framing / Stage History of Animation Video Series Check List |
| week 06 lesson T3 | Activity_ Photo Illustration Kaleidoscope Skill_ Adobe Bridge Skill_ Selections Skill_ Transformations Skill_ Special Effects on 3 doc's Design_ Radial Balance History_ Digital Effects Check List | week 15 lesson T4 |
Activity_ Animation Cont. Text Activity Skill_ Word must denote its own meaning Skill_ Advanced Layer Options Skill_ Animation Pallet Skill_ Drawing & Painting Tools Design_ Composition for Animations Check List |
| week 07 lesson T3 | Activity_ Digital Illustration Kaleidoscope Skill_ Advanced Layer Options Skill_ Selections Skill_ Transformations Skill_ Special Effects Design_ Radial Balance History_ Photo Illustration Check List | week 16 lesson T4 | Activity _ Animation Cont. Original Cartoon Activity Skill_ Cartoon Figure create action Skill_ Advanced Layer Options Skill_ Animation Pallet Skill_ Drawing & Painting Tools Design_ Composition for Animations Check List |
| week 08 lesson T3 | Activity_ Portrait Illustration Self Skill_ Portrait Photography Skill_ Filters Lighting Skill_ Adjustment tools Skill_ Composite Files Design_ Composition Emphasis/Proportion Check List Journal Evaluation | week 17 lesson T4 | Activity _ Animation Cont Figure Animation Skill_ Render Techniques Skill_ Save Options Skill_ Play Options Design_ Animation Excellence Display and Present_ Files / Formats / Servers |
| week 09 lesson T3 | Activity_ Portrait Illustration Self Cont. Skill_Selection Tool Options Skill_Advanced Transformation Skill_ (distort/rotate/scale) VP filter Skill_Feathering Selections Skill_ Effects Design_ Scale and Space Design_Linear and Areal Perspective HOME History TCEA Gallery Tiger TV Lessons DG Links SBISD | week 18 lesson T4 | Activty _ Portfolios Presentation Skill_ Adobe Bridge Skill_ Organize Files for Presentation Skill_ Adobe Acrobat Skill_ File Format Save as PDF Evaluation_ Presentation_ |