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Syllabus
Winter - 2008
Course
DIL-261-A IMAGE MAKING I
Stephen Goodfellow
Room 307
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 its
development.
- An introduction 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.
We will explore the rudiments of maintaining a website. Each
student will purchase and maintain a website for the duration of
the course after which time you can decide to keep or discard
it.
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 one from CCS Storage or buy one
(Recommended)
I also recommend a
Notebook. If it was good enough for Leonardo da Vinci, it's
good enough for you. Don't let good ideas pass you by, grab that
shape, shadow, thought, phone number...
Optional
Having your own laptop is encouraged. You are thus not constrained
by
the limitations of the CCS computers and software.
Assignments.
For the first half of the course, weekly 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. A large part of your grade
will
be determined by this final project.
Classes:
Monday, January 14th
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 some years ago:
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 (Monday 10th)
1. You must have signed out a WACOM tablet from the Computer Store
room before next class. I highly recommend purchasing 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. Nothing so
sad as losing all your work due to memory storage malfunction - hence
the need for backup storage. Stop your data from becoming 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. Notebooks are encouraged. Bring it to every class.
4. 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.
5. Next, I'll be making sure everyone in the class gets a
website at http://godaddy.com
We'll also do a quick overview of
Photoshop. A word about other programs.
Go to
Godaddy.com and get a domain name. Have your plastic ready.
DON'T discard or loose your emailed domain account name & password. Keep
'em in a cool, dry place.
Wednesday, January 16th
Today you (hopefully) have your WACOM
tablets. Let's check them out.
A word about the usefulness of
notebooks. 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.
Let's talk about domain names. I'll be
handing out a sheet of paper. Write down the domain name you want to
select. You can see if your domain name is already taken at
http://godaddy.com
Bring your plastic on Wednesday, We'll
set up domain names and web accounts.
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" - (Horizontal or
Vertical)
Resolution: 300dpi.
The purpose of this assignment is so I can determine your ability to
sketch and shade.
Draw a sketch of three people
fleeing.
You must make about 80 - 90% of the image black with your WACOM
pencil. No bucket fill-in allowed.
First assignment due September 21st - next class. Make it
impressive. It's peer review. That means everyone gets to laugh at
your assignment if it's slipshod.
Due Wednesday January 23rd
(Next class)
Monday, January
21st
"I have a dream!" - Martin
Luther King Day - No classes, go celebrate the great man.
Wednesday
January 23rd
Work on 1st assignment until 8:30p.m.
1st
assignment due.
Peer review, Instructor comment.
Photoshop Demonstration: Cutting,
pasting from image to image. I will show you some tools you will need for the following assignment.
Second assignment: View these photos
here...
Click on the
pictures for larger images. Using your WACOM tablet, Create two
composite faces using facial segments from several individuals.
Criteria 1: Make a funny face.
Crieria 2: Make it believable. Pretend it has to pass the scrutiny
of immigation.
Canvas size: 8 X 10" - (Horizontal or
Vertical)
Resolution: 72dpi.
Due Monday January 28th, (Next class)
Get out your plastic - let's set up
web accounts.
Monday
January 28th
Work on 2nd assignment until 8:30
p.m.
2nd
Assignment due.
We'll critique at 8:30pm
Discussion: Why do you need to bother with a website?
Photoshop demonstration: Including
using layers, 'onion skinning', expand borders, feathering.
3rd Assignment. Using the onion skinning technique, create an
image of survivers from a plane crash, OR a person arranging flowers.
Due Wednesday 30th (Next class)
Demonstration: An introduction to DreamWeaver.
Discussing file types and preparation of your images for the web.
The rudiments of Web Design - the wonderful world of plagiarizing
script.
Getting websites are up and running.
Demonstration - Logging on to your
website using DreamWeaver
Wednesday
January 30th
Work on 3rd assignment until 8:30
p.m.
3rd Onion skinning assignment due.
Applied color theory - How to do
Radiative Primarism.
Demonstration, Radiative Primarism
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
to inspire. Use it as the lowest Photoshop layer and build your own
Radiative Primarist image above
it.
Work on assignment.
Assignment due Monday February 4th (Next class)
Monday
February 4th
Work on 4th assignment until 8:30 p.m
4th assignment due
5th assignment: Using the radiative
primarist technique, create two images - A self portrait, and a
landscape, this time it’s your own - no plagiarism.
Assignment due Wednesday February 11th
Demonstration, DreamWeaver - Logging
into server.
Wednesday
February 6th
Work on 5th assignment - due next
class
6th Assignment: Start scanning/photographing your work. Place the
files into separate folders, such
as "paintings" and "sketches". Must be ready by Wednesday,
February 27th
Demonstration, Flash!
Monday
February 11th
September 24th's 5th assignment due
- 8:30pm
Demonstration, DreamWeaver repeated -
Logging into server.
6th Assignment reminder: Start scanning/photographing your work.
Place the files into separate
folders, such as "paintings" and "sketches". Must be ready by
Wednesday, February 27th
...No assignment for next class, but bring your plastic so you can
set up a web domain on
http://godaddy.com
Wednesday
February 13th
7th Assignment: Take an instructor. 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, though you
may use it as a template.
Assignment is due Monday February 18th
Setting up an account with domain
name on http://godaddy.com
Monday
February 18th
Work on 7th Assignment until
8:30pm
Critique, peer review.
Photographing, scanning for 6th
assignment (Don't forget!) - due Oct. 22nd
Setting up an web account on http://godaddy.com
No assignment!
Wednesday
February 20th
8th Assignment: Using Radiative Primarism, create a SciFi movie
poster. Make image 244dpi for high
resolution, 8 X 11".
Due Monday February 25th
Monday
February 25th
Work on 8th assignment until 8:30pm
Critique, peer review.
Accessing your website using
DreamWeaver
Creating a rudimentary home page with a hypertext link and uploading
it to your site.
No assignment, but remember 6th assignment is coming due next class!
Wednesday
February 27th
Final instructions for 6th
assignment: Arrange your image files into sepeate subject folders,
for
example, place anatomy images in an "anatomy" folder, place portraits
into a "Portrait" folder, etc. If
you want the images in a speciic order, rename them 0001, 0002, 0003, etc.
You MUST have this ready by next class.
Monday March
3rd
6th assignment continued from February 27th
Discussion: Web management, the importance of content, and web
organization; using subfolders
Placing your work online.
Demonstration: DreamWeaver
Individual consultation.
Wednesday,
March 5th
Working on 6th Assignment,
preparing your work and placing your it online.
Individual consultation.
Monday March 10th
Midterm break - no classes!
Monday March 12th
Midterm break - no classes!
Monday, March 17th
Working on 6th Assignment, preparing your work and placing your
it online.
Flash demonstration - making and
placing it online.
9th Assignment: Using Flash, animate something walking across a
landscape, or a rocket taking off...or both!
Due Monday, March 24th
Wednesday,
March 19th
10th Assignment - End of term assignment, discussing end of term assignment.
You will decide by next class what your final project will be.
Submit your proposal to me.
Work on 9th assignment, Flash animation - due next class, March
24th. Continue to place your work online, work on website.
Monday,
March 24th
Work on 9th assignment - Flash animation - until 8:30pm
Critique
10th Assignment - End of term assignment. You will decide today what your final
project will be. Submit your proposal to me.
Wednesday
March 26th
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Monday, March 31st
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Wednesday,
April 2nd
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Monday,
April 7th
Proceed with end of term
assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction.
Wednesday,
April 9th
Proceed with end of term
assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Monday,
April
14th
Proceed with end of term
assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Wednesday,
April
16th
Proceed with end of term
assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
As of next class, until
December 10th, start submitting your final project!
Monday,
April
21st
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Submit your final project now
Wednesday,
April
23rd
Proceed with end of term assignment.
Continuing to place your work online
One-to-one instruction
Monday,
April 28th
Proceed with end of term
assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction.
- LAST DAY for final project presentation May 5th!!!
- But puleeeze try not to leave it 'till then!
Wednesday,
April 30th
Submit your final project now
- LAST DAY for presentation May 5th!
Proceed with end of term
assignment.
Continuing to place your work online.
One-to-one instruction
Monday, May
5th
FINAL PROJECT - LAST DAY!
Wednesday,
May 7th
Last day - Let’s party! - Sorry, NO final project submissions!
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