| Week | Dates | Schedule | Assigned Chapters | Assignments |
| 1 | 1/12 - 1/14 | Intro, Preferences, Ideal Workstation, Mini Bridge and Bridge, Resize and Crop | CC4P 2, 11; DP 1 Mini Series, | - |
| 2 | 1/21 | Creative Process, Planning & Preparing, Selection Fundamentals, Layer Essentials, Image Optimization | M&C 2, 3, 6 | Choose an ad with an elaborate composite, identify the controlling factors and break down what you would need to do to recreate the image. (10 participation pts.) |
| 3 | 1/26 - 1/28 | Color Management, Select Menu, Layer Essentials, Crop and Resize | M&C 7, 8; DP 5 Scream of the Crop | 1 - Composit Recreation (300 pts.) |
| 4 | 2/2 - 2/4 | Composit Cont. | - | - |
| 5 | 2/9 - 2/11 | Composit Cont. | - | Assignment 1 due! |
| 6 | 2/18 | Layer Masks, Channel Masking, Fine-Edged Selections, | M&C 9, 10, 11 | 2 - Advanced Masking - Dual Aminamal (300) |
| 7 | 2/23 - 2/25 | Creative Compositing, Photorealistic Compositing, Image Retouching, bump/displacement maps, Matching Image Characteristics | M&C 12; CC4P 8 | - |
| 8 | 3/2 - 3/4 | Advanced Masking Cont. | - | - |
| 9 | 3/9 - 3/11 | Camera Raw | DP 2 WWF Raw, 3 Raw Justice, 4 Attitude Adjustment; CC4P 3 | Assignment 2 due! |
| 10 | 3/23 - 3/25 | Project Planning, Calibration, Workflow, typography, perspective grid/layout, vector cutting and scoring template, output | DP 11 Fine Print, 13 Workflow; CC4P 12; M&C 13 | 3 - Package Design (350) |
| 11 | 3/30 - 4/1 | Package Design Cont. | ---- | - |
| 12 | 4/6 - 4/8 | HDR | DP 7 We Are HDR; CC4P 7 | Assignment 3 due! |
| 13 | 4/13 - 4/15 | Lighting and Backgrounds, Perspective, Fixing Problems, Special Effects, panorama, advanced perspective grid, matte paintings | M&C 4, 5; DP 8 Little Problems, 9 Side Effects | 4 - 3D Composit Scene (200) |
| 14 | 4/20 - 4/22 | 3D, actions, | - | - |
| 15 | 4/27 - 4/29 | PS to AE/round tripping | - | - |
| 16 | 5/4 - 5/6 | 3D Composit Scene Cont. | - | - |
| Finals | 5/11 - 5/13 | Final Projects Due, Wednesday 11AM! | - | Feedback (extra 25) |