Graphic Design Principles
Weekly outline
August 20 - August 26
Monday: Course Introductions and AUP
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- All students and their parents signed the district's electronic acceptable use policy when they registered for their classes.
- Students are only to use the computers at school for educational purposes.
- Posting in a class forum or discussion group is different from posting in a discussion group outside of school. Make sure your postings are positive and constructive never flame, spam or mock other students.
- Only post pictures that are appropriate for class (If the clothes the person is wearing would not pass the dress code, then don't post them).
Assignments
Line 1:
- You are going to download the image of the Mario Mushroom.
- We are going to learn how to create line art from a photograph.
- Follow the directions on how to use Photoshop to create Line Art.
- Open the Mario Mushroom in Photoshop
- Desaturate the Image (Images -> Adjustments -> Desaturate).
- Remove the details (Filter -> Stylize -> Find Edges).
- Adjust Brightness and Contrast to clean up the image (Image -> Adjustment-> Brightness / Contrast)
- Adjust the canvas size: Image -> Canvas Size->Click Relative ->add inches to the height and width.
- Use the Text Tool (T) and add a title: Line.
- Make sure the Title and Graphic are Aligned (Use Ruler Guides).
- Save the image as both a jpeg (or gif) and as a Photoshop PSD file.
- Upload your jpeg version of the Line Art Mario Mushroom to this Assignment.
Line 2:
- Find your own image and convert it to a line art.
- Use these step by step directions on this weeks page.
- Upload the jpeg version of the line art image to this assignment.
When you are done you should have two images attached to this assignment.
Good Luck!
20pts
- Open Photoshop
- Open completed line design
- Edit/Save a Copy/ of line design
- Save As/ shape in the Graphic Design folder on your H drive
- File/Open
- Simple Directions: Omit all detail inside design with eraser / or use the brush tool with a while stroke color
- Better Directions:
- Using the Magic Wand tool (W), click on the negative space to select the background.
- Under the Section Menu, Select the Inverse Command. Now the Mushroom is selected.
- Zoom onto the border of the Mushroom (Alt - Scroll wheel) and notice that the selection (marching ants) are on the outside of the border. If we delete the selection now, it will delete the whole image! Count how many pixels thick is the outer border of your image.
- Go under the Select Menu and choose the command Modify -> Contract.
- Type in the number of the thickness for your border (it was 4 pixels on my image).
- Hit the delete key on the keyboard to delete all the inner lines of your line art.
- You can use the paint bucket to fill your shape white.
- Click text tool, then click on document and bring up text box
- Set size to 80 pt. and select desired font...type "Shape"...click OK
- Use move tool to place text very close to drawing
- Save as psd file.
- Save as jpeg and upload to the Shapes Assignment.
-Repeat this assignment for both the Mario Mushroom and your own line assignment.
-Upload both files to this assignment (worth ten points each for a total of 20 points)
Visit Google Classroom and upload your files from the Line and Shape assignments. You will complete the demo (Mario Mushroom) and one other image.
August 27 - September 2
Week 2 Resources
Assignments
September 3 - September 9
Principles of Graphic Design Resource
Week Resources
Assignments
This week you will complete the following:
-all 4 online worksheets
-create two posters:
- Poster 1: Either Repetition or Contrast
- Poster 2: Either Proximity or Alignment
-define each Principle of Design
Complete all 4 worksheets:
- Log into google classroom and complete all four worksheets.
September 10 - September 16
Color Theory
Missing Color Theory and Rule of Thirds Resource
Week Resources
Assignments
October 1 - October 7
How Exposure Works
- Students will be able to explain how cameras expose image by controlling light.
- Students will understand the role of ISO, apeture, and shutter speed in composing a picture.
- Students will learn how to use Photoshop to correct overexposed and underexposed images.
- Learn how to shoot in P or Program Mode:
Exposure Explained
- Shooting Program Mode: http://easybasicphotography.com/program-mode.html
- Camera Sim: http://camerasim.com/apps/original-camerasim/web/
- understanding reciprocity in photography http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/understanding-reciprocity-in-photography/
- Back to basics, exposure http://www.diyphotography.net/exposure/
- DSLR explained http://camerasim.com/apps/dslr-explained/
Exposure Correction Lesson Tutorial and Template FilesResources
Assignments
October 8 - October 14
Unit 3: Photoshop Selections and Layers
Week Resources
Assignments
October 15 - October 21
Week 8
Week Resources
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October 22 - October 28
Resources
Assignments
October 29 - November 4
Unit 4: Introduction to Photo Correction
Resources
- Alien Template (High Resolution File)
- Alien Eye
Shadow Template Files
Assignments
November 5 - November 11
Photography: Aperture
Resources
Assignments
November 12 - November 18
Unit 4: Photo Correction (continued)
Week Resources
Assignments
November 26 - December 2
Image Correction Continued
Add Content Aware Tools Assignments from Spring Here.
Resources
Assignments
December 3 - December 9
Resources
Assignments
December 10 - December 16
Resources
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December 17 - December 23
Resources
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December 24 - December 30
Color Assignments
Resources
Assignments
December 31 - January 6
