Weekly outline

  • General

  • WEEK 1

    1). WK1-Discussion Assignment DUE DATE: Friday, 1/21/22 Answer Question by Sunday, 1/23/22 Post Response by midnight

    • Answer questions related to copyrights
    • Copyright Resources Materials

    2). WK1-Project 1 Progress Report DUE DATE: Sunday, 1/23/22 by midnight

    • Sketches and project research
    3). WK1-CIB Assignment DUE DATE: Sunday, 11/23/22 by midnight
    • LESSON 4-Layer Basics
    4). WK1 - Lecture Materials & Handouts
    • How to download exercise files for textbook homework
    • How to submit homework files to eCampus
    • Project 1 Overview- Student Samples
    • How to do high-res image searches on the web

    5). WK1 Problems and Solutions

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  • WEEK 2

    1). WK2-Project 1 Progress on DMP (nothing DUE this week make progress) 

    • Watch all WK2 videos and lectures and begin DMP project
    • Based on your image research, begin to compile images inside Photoshop

    2). WK2-CIB Assignment DUE DATE: Sunday, 1/30/22 by midnight  

    • LESSON 3-Working with selections
    • LESSON 6-Masks and Channels

    3). WK2-Digital Matte Painting Student Gallery

    4). WK2-Lecture Materials & Professional Videos

    • Working with resolution in Photoshop
    • Image Compositing
    • Masking out backgrounds
    • Watch online professional videos on Composition Basics

    5). WK2 Problems and Solutions

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  • WEEK 3

    1). WK3-Project 1 Progress Discussion DUE DATE: Friday, 2/4/22 Post DMP Progress by Sunday, 2/6/22 Post Critique by midnight

    • Post development of digital matte painting for peer critique
    2). WK3-CIB Assignment DUE DATE: Sunday, 2/6/22 by midnight
    • LESSON 10-Painting with a mixer brush

    3). WK3-Lecture Materials & Professional Videos

    • Professional Digital Paintings Videos
    • Painting with light in Photoshop
    • Adding drop shadows in Photoshop

    4). WK3 Problems and Solutions

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  • WEEK 4

    1). WK4-Project 1 DMP Final DUE DATE: Sunday, 2/13/22 post by midnight

    • Add the final touches to give your piece some depth using lighting and shadows
    • After refining your work based on critique comments post your final work for grading

    2). WK4-Project 1 Digital Painting FINAL Video Resources
    • How to prepare the submission for Project 1
    3). WK4 Problems and Solutions
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  • WEEK 5

    1). WK5-Project 2 Materials DUE DATE: Sunday, 3/6/22 post by midnight

    • Project 2 Handout & Review
    • Correction Scrapbook Student Gallery
    2). WK5-Project 2 Progress Scrapbook Report DUE DATE: Sunday, 2/20/22 by midnight
    • Report should include 10 photos you plan to use on project
    3). WK5-CIB Assignment DUE DATE: Sunday, 2/20/22 by midnight
    • LESSON 2-Basic Photo Corrections
    • LESSON 5-Quick Fixes

    5). WK5 Problems and Solutions

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  • WEEK 6

    1). WK6 Vocabulary Quiz Materials - DUE DATE: Sunday, 3/13/21 by midnight

    • DI Vocabulary List Handout
    • Slides on Graphic Design Principles
    • Typography Specification Resources
    • Handouts on Color & Color Theory

    2). WK6-Professional Lecture Materials

    • Professional videos on color corrections
    • Professional videos on photo retouching
    • Lecture on how to apply the moire fix to scanned images

    3).WK6-How to make a scrapbook in Photoshop/Bridge DUE DATE: Sunday, 3/6/22 by midnight

    • Handout for Making a Book in Bridge
    • Lectures on creating a book using Bridge, (5 Part Series)
    • Resource Links for Merging PDF files
    4). WK6-CIB Assignment DUE DATE: Sunday, 2/27/22 by midnight
    • LESSON 12-Working with camera raw

    5). WK6 Problems and Solutions

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  • WEEK 7

    1). WK7-Project 2 FINAL Scrapbook Report - DUE DATE: Sunday, 3/6/22 by midnight

    • Final Scrapbook DUE for grading
    • The feedback you receive from this submission must be revised for the final portfolio

    2). WK7 Vocabulary Quiz Materials - OPEN DATE: Monday, 2/28/22 by midnight

    •  Watch Quiz Reminder Video and complete quiz
    3). WK7-CIB Assignment (Optional Extra Credit) DUE DATE: Sunday, 3/13/22 by midnight
    • LESSON 7-Typography Design
    • LESSON 8-Vector Drawing

    4). WK7-How to prepare your FINAL PORTFOLIO - DUE DATE: Sunday, 3/13/22 by midnight

    • Portfolio Preparation Handout

    5). WK7 Problems and Solutions

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  • WEEK 8

    1). WK8 - FINAL PDF Portfolio Submission, all work is due Sunday, 3/13/22, no work will be accepted after this point

    • Based on the handout and lecture review in WK7, post your FINAL PORTFOLIO for grading

    2). WK8 - FINAL Vocabulary Quiz, all work is due Sunday, 3/13/22, no work will be accepted after this point

    3). WK8-CIB Assignment (Optional Extra Credit) DUE DATE: Thursday, 3/13/22 by midnight
    NOTE: Assignment dropbox is located inside WK7 CIB Assignment.
    • LESSON 7-Typography Design
    • LESSON 8-Vector Drawing

    4). Post any question inside WK8 Problems and Solutions

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