ART 214 Intro Digital Art   Spring 2005 Schedule

W 19

Activities:

1. Mac OS Overview

2. E Portfolio Introduction (Max Smith)

3. About completing CIB tutorials

Homework:

1. Read text Chap. 1 and 2 (due M 24)

2. Photoshop CIB (due W 26)

Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Work Area

Lesson 2: Using the File Browser

Lesson 5: Layer Basics

 

W 26

Activities:

1. E portfolio continued (Max Smith)

2. Internet Research: Search Engines and Art Sites

Homework:

1. Research diary entry #1: Research artists and ideas from readings. Create a research diary in your e portfolio using downloaded pictures, links to sites, and written summaries of what you learned. (at least 6 entries) (due M31)

2. Bring a family photograph to class (due W 2)

 

M 31

Activities:

1. Review Photoshop basic orientation

2. Input/ Digital Camera Demonstration (studio lighting basics, camera basics, downloading)

Homework:

1. Read the following web pages: (due W 2)

8 pages on key concepts of digital imaging; resolution bit depth, file size etc. (all sections)

http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/intro/intro-01.html

and 2 pages on bitmap vs vector graphics (2 pages)

http://www.prepressure.com/image/bitmapvector.htm

 

W 2

Activities:

1. Discussion on Basic concepts of Digital Imaging: Bytes, bitmap vector formats, bit depth, resolution, image size

2. Input/ Scanning Demonstration

Homework:

1. Photoshop CIB (due M 7)

Lesson 3-photo corrections

Lesson 7-retouching repairing

 

M 7

Activities:

1. Intro project #1: Photo Manipulation-The Retouched Portrait  (due M 21)

2. Retouching demo / discussion

Homework:

1. Photoshop CIB (due W 9)

Lesson 4: Working with Selections

Lesson 6: Masks and Channels

 

W 9

Activities:

Project #1 work time

Homework:

1. Read and self test the following web page on Photoshop channels and color spaces (due M 14)

http://www.designer-info.com/master.htm?http://www.designer-info.com/Photo/image_channels.htm

 

M 14

Activities:

1. Review Basic Concepts of Digital Imaging: Channels and color spaces

2. Intro project #2: Photo Manipulation-The Altered Portrait (due M 21)

Homework:

1. Research diary entry #2: Research artists and ideas relevant to project #2 – at least 4 entries. (due W 16)

 

W 16

Activities:

Project # 2 work time

 

Homework:

1. Photoshop CIB (due M 21)

Lesson 11: Advanced layer Techniques

Lesson 12: Creating Special Effects

 

M 21

Activities:

1. Review Basic Concepts of Digital Imaging: Channels and color spaces

2. Intro project #2: Photo Manipulation-The Altered Portrait (due  M 7)

Homework:

1. Research diary entry #2: Research artists and ideas relevant to project #2 – at least 4 entries. (due W 2 )

 

W 23

Activities:

1. Stewart Dickson (computer science) visit

 

 

M 28

Activities:

Critique project #1 (be sure images are e-posted prior to class)

 

Homework:

Photoshop CIB Lesson 18: Producing and Printing Consistent Color (due W 2)

 

W 2

Activities:

1. Digital Printing Overview

2.  Project #2 work time

 

Homework:

2. Prepare files for printing (project 1&2) (due M 21)

 

 

M 7

Activities:

 Critique Project #2

Homework:

1. Read these essays on digital appropriation (due W 9)

essay on appropriation from vceart.com

and

http://www.superswell.com/samplelaw/samplelaw01.html

 

http://www.cyberstage.org/archive/cstage12/approp212.htm

W 9

Activities:

1. Intro Project #3: Appropriation and Re-contextualizing images (lecture and discussion of readings) (project due M 4 )

 

Homework:

1. collect source images for project #3 (due M 21 )

2. Research diary entry #3: Research artists and ideas (from slides and or reading) relevant for project 3 – at least 4 entries. (due M 21 )

 

M 14*

break

W 16*

break

M 21

Activities:

1. Project #3 work time

2. Printing proofs  (individual mtgÕs)

 

Homework:

CIB (due W 23)

chap 8: Painting and Editing

Chap 9: basic pen tools

 

W 23

Activities:

 Painting visit

 

M 28

Activities:

1. Project #3 work time

2. reviewing proofs  (individual mtgÕs)

 

Homework:

Attend Kira Lynn Harris lecture (Mon. March 28, 8:30pm, Cole Cinema)

 

W 30

Activities:

Multi-media visit  

 

Homework:

1. Read text: Chaps 3 and 4 (due M 4)

2. Research diary entry #4: Research artists and ideas from readings– at least 6 entries (due M 11)

 

Apr M 4

Activities:

Critique project #3

 

 

W 6

Activities:

1. Intro Flash with Chris Mattia

2. Intro Project #4 Narrative Animation (due M 11)

 

 

M11

Activities:

Project # 4 work time

 

W 13

Activities:

Project # 4 work time

 

M 18

Activities:

Critique project #4

 

W 20

Activities:

Film capture and I movie

Homework:

1. Read essay on hyper-narrative http://www.file.org.br/pdfs/english/aHiperCinematividade.pdf

2. ÒreadÓ AmerlicaÕs Grammatron http://www.grammatron.com/index2.html and about hypertext http://www.grammatron.com/htc1.0/

 

M 25

Activities:

Intro project #5 non-linear narrative sequencing

Homework:

Select and capture found footage (due M2)

 

W 27

Activities:

Project #5 work time

 

M 2

Activities:

Project #5 work time

 

W 4

Activities:

Project #5 work time

 

EXAM

Critique project #5