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Syllabus Winter - 2007
Course DIL-261-A IMAGE MAKING I
Stephen Goodfellow
Room 307
Notes:
May 5 Last day of Winter 2007 semester
Description of course: Image-making for Illustrators
Projects develop a student's ability with digital tools and
concepts. Traditional construction methods are integrated with
digital tools including digital cameras and scanners.
Applications: PhotoShop, Flash and Dreamweaver.
* Become adept using a graphic tablet & pen.
* Learn to use Adobe Photoshop software for creating images.
* Sketch and shading with confidence in the digital medium
* Hands-on color theory. Learn how to create images using the
Radiative Primarist technique.
* Work with digital cameras, downloading images into the computer,
learning how to manipulate them.
* Have a working knowledge of how to prep images for placement on a
web site using Photoshop.
* Obtain your own domain name and create your own private web site,
using DreamWeaver for it's development.
* Anintroduction into illustration animation using Flash.
From a work development point of view, we will hone your imaging
skills and learn some of the more subtler aspects of manipulating
images in Photoshop.
A strong emphasis will be placed on simulating environments that you
are likely to face in the image-making industry. Assignments will be
constructed so as to reflect this outlook.
You're going to become proficient using Radiative Primarism and in
so doing, you'll walk away from this course with an instinctive
grasp of basic color theory.
You'll be given a free website - compliments your instructor - which
you can use during the duration of the class. You can even keep it
for a few months after the class is over.
If you've not done any web design before, you'll be cutting your
teeth on the virtual world in this course.
There is so much to take in. So much in fact, that you can't
possibly handle it all on your own. In this class you are going to
learn how to work as a team. If the person next to you is perplexed
and you are not - help them. Chances are, they'll help you later on
with something. We'll be attempting some fairly complex online
teamwork during the class and you will be relying on your fellow
classmates for the success of a project, so you might as well try to
like each other right away.
Materials
Two Flash memory sticks – one for backup. Loss of work is no excuse.
WACOM Tablet – You can rent from CCS Storage or buy one
(Recommended)
Notebook.
Optional
Having your own laptop is encouraged. You are thus not constrained
by the limitations of the CCS computers.
Assignments.
For the first half of the course, assignments will be peppered
throughout, usually expected to be completed within one or two
weeks. Towards the middle of the semester, we'll decide on final
projects which will be completed at the end of the course. This
one's an important one. A large part of your grade will be
determined by your ability to impress me on this final project.
Monday January 8th
Hi everybody. Today'll be a quick overview of the class. We'll talk
about the tools you'll need and what you can expect to learn over
the next few months.
Here's a quick introduction to your instructors work:
http://goodfelloweb.com/art/index2.html
...and...
http://goodfelloweb.com/animations
...a specific animation Flash - made me $6000.00 last year:
http://www.goodfelloweb.com/art/animations/cosm.html
...A music flash:
http://goodfelloweb.com/layabouts/flash/police_reaction2.html
We'll take a digital picture of you. Why? Two reasons:
1. I'm terrible with names, so I'll need to see your countenance a
few times to start remembering.
2. We'll use the pictures for one of the assignments.
Things to do for next class
1. You must have signed out a WACOM tablet from the Computer Store
room before next class. If they run out, you'll have to buy one.
2. Make sure you have two digital storage medias for the next class
session.. Flash memory/Jump drives, or whatever storage you desire,
providing they work with the Mac computers at CCS. Also, nothing so
sad as losing all your work due to memory storage malfuncion - hence
the need for backup storage. Nothing worse that having your data
become vapor-ware.
Destruction of your work due to not backing it up will not be
considered a valid excuse!
You can also store your work on the CCS Server – I will show you how
if you don’t know already.
3. You are expected to keep a notebook. Bring it to every class.
4. I'll be issuing everybody in the class a website. This website
will be free for the duration of the class, plus an additional
couple of months. ( If you wish to continue using your website after
the conclusion of this class, please let me know.)
5. For next class, I want you to select a domain name for your web
account. Go to Godaddy.com - check on a name that is not taken. Next
class you'll pull out your plastic and buy the domain name. It's
$8.99
Think of an account name and a password as well for next class. No
less than five letters.
Discussing Photoshop and other tasty programs that we may use for
the class.
A quick overview of Photoshop. A word about other programs.
Go to Godaddy.com and get a domain name. Have your plastic ready.
Again, DON'T loose your emailed domain account name & password. Keep
'em in a cool, dry place.
Wednesday January 10th
Orientation - Demonstraion
Monday January 15th
Martin Luther King - Happy Birthday! No class
Wednesday January, 17th
Today you (hopefully) have your WACOM tablets. Let's check them out.
Let's look at your notebook.. Bring them to every class – take
notes.
Show me both your flash drives. You MUST HAVE TWO BACK-UP storage
devices so you can back up your work on a regular basis!!! Loss of
data is NO excuse.
Photoshop demo: Using Photoshop to sketch and shade. We'll also look
at using layers, in conjunction with sketching shading.
Think about getting a domain name? I'll be handing out a sheet of paper.
Write down your name in one column and your domain name next to it.
I'll have your web accounts ready in about two or three weeks.
Demonstration.
1st assignment: Parameters; use Photoshop and your WACOM tablet.
Beginning with a white background, setting foreground (pencil,
brush) color to black. Pencil or brush size no larger than 13pix.
Canvas size: 8 X 10" - Resolution: 300pix. No bucket fill allowed.
The purpose of this assignment is so I can determine your ability to
sketch and shade.
Draw a sketch of a couple having lunch - include a man and a woman in
the image.
You must make about 80 - 90% of the image black with your WACOM
pencil. No bucket fill-in allowed.
First assignment due January 22nd - next class. Make it
impressive. It's peer review. That means everyone gets to laugh at
your assignment if it's slipshod.
Monday January 22nd
Work on 1st assignment until 8:30 p.m.
Assignment due. Peer review
Demonstration.
Second assignment:
Look at the class pictures. Create a
fictional person from composite parts of your classmates. One of two
results are acceptable:
1. A result so convincing that it would fool a customs official.
2. A face that makes everybody laugh.
Assignment due Wednesday January 24th - next class.
Wednesday January 24th
Work on 2nd assignment until 8:30 p.m.
Assignment due. Peer review
Demonstration
Take a full-on picture of your face. Split it into right and left
halves. Duplicate the halves from each half-face, flip one side
horizontally and join together.
You should have three faces for the assignment: a right face, your
normal face (center), and a left face.
See image
Assignment due Wednesday, January 31st
Assignment due
Monday January, 29th
Work on 4th assignment.
Assignment due at 8:30
4th assignment: Create two Radiative Primarist images.
“Good artists borrow from the great masters. Great artists steal.”
Go to the Google images and and grab work of a famous painter.
Use it as the lowest Photoshop layer and build your own Radiative
Primarist image above it.
Work on assignment.
Wednesday Jan, 31st
Assignment due at 8:304th assignment: Using the radiative primarist technique, create two images - A
self portrait, and a landscape, this time it’s your own – no plagiarism.
Monday February 5th
Work on 4th assignment.
Assignment due next class at 8:30
5th assignment: Create one Radiative Primarist image.
The person that is selected, portrait them, surround them with the things they love. Work from sketch. No photo's. Smallest dimention 10"/300pix
Work on assignment.
Also, start thinking about
(Scanning, photographing artwork for website)
Assignment due Wednesday February 12th
Wednesday February 8th
Collecting domain names
Demonstration, DreamWeaver - Logging into server.
Work on 5th assignment
Ignore everything below...
Monday February 12th
7th Assignment: Take a family member. Turn them into NewsWeek front page using
the Radiative primary medium. Set your file resolution to 288dpi. Lettering must
also encompass the three color medium Using the txt tool is not permitted.
Assignment is due Monday October 11th
Demonstration - logging into your website control panel:
http://yourdomain.com/admin
...And accessing your email:
http://yourdomain.com/squirrelmail
Wednesday, February 7th
Work on 7th assignment. Individual consultation.
Photographing, scanning for 6th assignment – due Oct. 18th
Monday February 12th
6th Assignment: Start scanning/photographing your work. Place the files into
separate folders, such as "paintings" and "sketches". Must be ready by
Wednesday, March 5th
Work on 7th Assignment until 8:30pm
7th Assignment from Monday October 4th
8th Assignment: Create a fictional horror movie poster. Make image 244dpi for
high resolution.
Due Monday October 25th
Wednesday, February 14th
Monday, October 5th assignment should be complete.
Work on assignment.
Individual consultation, uploading work to website.
Monday February 19th
6th assignment due: From October 2nd
Preparing your and placing your work online.
Individual consultation.
Flash demonstration – making and placing it online.
Wednesday, February 21st
Work on 8th Assignment
Preparing your and placing your work online.
Individual consultation.
Monday February 26th
8th Assignment due
Flash demonstration
9th Assignment: Animate a creature of your own construction. Due Wednesday,
November 1st
Wednesday, February 28th
Final - end of term assignment. You will decide today - or by latest Monday 7th
- what your final project will be. Submit your proposal to me.
Continuing to place your work online.
March 4 - 12 NO CLASSES - Spring Break
Monday, March 12th
Work on 9th assignment until 8:30pm
9th Assignment due
End of term assignment. You will decide today - what your final project will be.
Submit your proposal to me.
Wednesday, March 14th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction
Monday, March 12th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction
Wednesday, March 19th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction
Wednesday, March 21st
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction Wednesday,
Monday, March 26th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction Monday,
Wednesday, March 28th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction Wednesday,
Monday, April 2nd
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction
Wednesday, April 4th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction Wednesday,
Monday, April 9th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction
Wednesday, April 11th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction
Monday, April 16th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Flash demonstration.
One-to-one instruction
Wednesday, April 18th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Monday, April 23rd
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Final project review starts today!
Wednesday, April 25th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Final project reviews.
Monday, April 30th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
Last minute final project reviews.
Wednesday, May 2nd
Last day - Let’s party!
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