introduction to Computer Graphics

Instructor: Ed Kanet

GRC 103

Sec. DED01 (50862) Online

Sec. CY005 (46197)
Tuesday & Thursday
10 am | Cheyenne 2665

Computer Graphics Program | Online Campus CE | BACK to Previous Page

Course Overview—Fall 2008

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Quizzes, Exercises, Assignments, and Challenges and are due by the end of the designed week.
Adobe Illustrator Quickstart

AIQS
CS2

PSQS
CS3

OSXQS
10.4

1 

Aug.25
through
Aug.30

INTRODUCTION

  • Course
  • Computers
  • Labs
  • WebCT

CHAPTER 1

  • Overview of computer graphics field
  • Helpful Hints & Troubleshooting
  • Mac/PC Basics
  • eMail
  • Working in the Labs

Begin Exercise #1

Chapter 2—Finder Basics OSXQS:

complete
Scheduling Survey

set up student email account

subscribe to
class mailing list

 
2 Sept.1
through
Sept.6

SEPT. 1—LABOR DAY HOLIDAY—No class

CHAPTER 2

  • Computer Basics/Web
    • Memory & Storage (disk, RAM / ROM)
    • Web (Browsers, Navigating, Saving Graphics from the Web
  • Vector Graphics
    • Objects
    • Stacking order
  • Introduction to Illustrator
    • Tools
    • Page / document setup
    • Gneral preferences
    • Commands, fills and strokes, color palettes
    • Transformations, primitive shapes

Intro to Exercise #2

Intro to Assignment #1

 

E1

3

Sept.8
through
Sept.13

CHAPTER 3

  • Vector Graphics & Adobe Illustrator (continued)
    • Drawing Tools
    • Preference—Area Select
    • Precise Cursors
    • Deleting
    • Cutting, Copying, Pasting;
    • Moving, Cloning,
    • Filling, Stroking Objects
    • Transformations
    • Stacking Order (Layers)

 

AIQS: Chapter 1—Illustrator Interface

AIQS: Chapter 6—Workspace

AIQS: Chapter 7—Geometric Objects

A1

4

Sept. 15
through
Sept. 20

CHAPTER 4

  • Computer Basics (continued)
    • Computing System--Hardware & Software
    • Storage
    • Units of Measurement--KB, MB, GB
    • Outline typeWork
    • EPS Files
  • Editing vs. manipuating
  • Workflow
  • Illustrator review

Initro to Exercise #3

AIQS: Chapter 8—Select

AIQS: Chapter 9—Move, Copy & Align

AIQS: Chapter 11—Transform

AIQS: Chapter 12—Reshape

E2
[extra credit]

5

Sept.22
through
Sept. 27

CHAPTER 5

  • Adobe Illustrator (continued)
    • Type Tool
    • Outline Type
    • Color
    • Fills & Strokes
    • Blends
    • Gradients
    • Tints

AIQS: Chapter 16—Create Type

AIQS: Chapter 23—Blends

AIQS: Chapter 24—Gradient

E3

6

Sept. 29
through
Oct. 4

LECTURE 5

  • Scanning

Begin Exercises #4 and #5

AIQS: Chapter 12—Reshape

Quiz #1

E4
[extra credit]

E5
[extra credit]

7

Oct. 6
through
Oct.11

CHAPTER 6

  • Pen Tool
  • Bitmapped graphics
  • Introduction to Photoshop
    • Tools
    • Setting up a Document
    • Canvas Size
    • Selecting with Marquee Tools
    • Airbrush
    • Eraser & Brushes
    • History Palette
    • Cropping
    • Layers
    • Saving

Begin Exercise #6

AIQS: Chapter 14—Pen

PSQS Chapter 6--Pixel Basics

 

PSQS Chapter 1--Photoshop Interface

PSQS Chapter 7--Layer Basics

PSQS Chapter 8--Select

PSQS Chapter 10--History

PSQS Chapter 14--Brushes

E6
[extra credit]

8

Oct. 13
through
Oct. 18

CHAPTER 7

  • Photoshop (continued)
    • Smuge Tool
    • History Palette
    • Swatches
    • Filling & Stroking

Intro to Assignment #2

 

Quiz #2

E6a

9

Oct.20
through
Oct. 25

CHAPTER 8

  • Photoshop (continued)
  • Resolution & Size
  • Cropping

Intro to Exercise #7

PSQS Chapter 6--Pixel Basics

A2

10

Oct. 27
through
Nov. 1

CHAPTER 9

  • Color
    • Theory
    • Models

Intro to Exercise #8

PSQS Chapter 12--Colors & Blending Modes

PSQS Chapter 23--Gradients

Quiz #3

E7

OCT. 31—NEVADA DAY HOLIDAY—No class

11

Nov. 3
through
Nov.8

CHAPTER 10

  • Paint vs. Draw
    • Vector Objects
    • Bitmap Images
    • Bitmap Objects
  • Graphic Formats
  • Bitmap-Vector Conversions
  

 E8
[extra credit]
12

Nov.10
through
Nov. 15

CHAPTER 11

  • Artistic Style & Techniques
    • Filters
    • Effects
  • Print Production Workflow

Intro to Challenge #1

 

Quiz #4

C1
[extra credit]

NOV. 11—VETERANS' DAY HOLIDAY—No class

13

Nov. 17
through
Nov. 22

CHAPTER 12

  • Introduction to InDesign
    • Page setup
    • Tools
    • Control Palette
    • Importing graphics
    • Adjusting objects
    • Formatting type

Intro to Assignment #3

Intro to Challenge #2

 

A3

14

Nov.24
through
Nov. 29

CHAPTER 13

  • InDesign (continued)

Intro to Exercise #9
 

Quiz #5

C2
[extra credit]

NOV. 27–29—THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY—No class
15

Dec. 1
through
Dec.6

REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM

Intro to Challenge #3

  

E9

16

Dec.8
through
Dec.13

FINAL EXAM & PRACTICUM

 

C3

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