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; |
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) |