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Week Dates Schedule Assigned Chapters Assignments
1 8/19 - 8/21 Intro, Optimizing Images (Photoshop), Display Output Views, Printing, Marks/Bleeds, Overprinting, Trapping, Color Separations. Drawing Basics.

AI CC OnDemand (OD) 2p35, 2p41, 14p394-410;
Foundations (IF) 17;
Illustrator Help (Help): Overprinting, White Overprint(TV), Trapping, Tool Gallery, Drawing Basics.

1) 8 Color Screenprint/Offset Print (200 pts.)
2 8/26 - 8/28 -- Master Class (MC): Character Tutorial; Recycling Simple Shapes Tutorial; Depth Tutorial; Limited Color Palet: ex1, ex2, ex3, ex4, ex5, ex6, ex7, ex8. --
3 9/2-9/4 Separations, Trapping. Separation Preview (TV), Help: Printing Separations, Overprint and Trapping (Vid). Assignment 1 due!
4 9/9 - 9/11 Gradients and Mesh, Masks, Blends IF 5, 10;
Help: Meshes, Blending Objects, Transparency and Blend Modes; AdobeTV Gradient Mesh Tool,
MC: Bunny Girl Tutorial
2) Photorealistic Illustration (200 pts.)
5 9/16 - 9/18 Opacity MC: Using Opacities Tutorial, Self Portrait Tutorial, -
6 9/23 - 9/25 -- MC: Detailing Tutorial -
7 9/30 - 10/2 -- - --
8 10/7 - 10/9 -- - Assignment 2 due!
9 10/14 - 10/16 Graphs, Actions, Data Variables IF 12 Graphs; OD 13;
Help Graphs, Actions, Data Driven Graphics.

3) Graphic Representation of Data (200 pts.)

10 10/21 - 10/23 - ex1 (1861), ex2, ex3, ex4, ex5, ex6, ex7, ex8, ex9, ex10, ex11. --
11 10/28 - 10/30 -- MC: Tools, Effects and Transparency Tutorial --
12 11/4 - 11/6 -- - Assignment 3 due!
13 11/11 - 11/13 -- - 4) Student Choice (200 pts.)
14 11/18 - 11/20 -- - --
15 11/25 - 11/27 Thanksgiving Break! - Enjoy a festive meal!!!
16 12/2 - 12/4 -- - -
17 12/9 -- - -
Finals 12/16 Final Presentations, Tuesday 11AM! - Final Projects Due! Feedback (extra 25)