Course Outline ARTC 2405 Digital Imaging II:

Modules/Weeks	Lecture/Demonstration Topics	Student Read/ Lab Activities
Week 1 to 2 Module: Intro Image Modes File Formats Bridge and Actions	Introduction: Overview of course Using Blackboard; Lab Set up. Set up Class folder as instructed. Review Topics: Image Modes Grayscale, RGB vs CMYK, LAB color, Out of Gamut. File Formats TIFF, Native, EPS, JPEG, GIF. Bridge and Contact Sheets Browsing and managing graphics files.	Hand Outs Read: Review File Formats (NYT article) Studio Techniques Chapter 1 Tools and Panels Primer Tools Pages 4 to 42 Chapter 2 Selection Primer Bridge Pages 44 to 60. From Design into Print Chapter 8 File Formats (“Review”) Study Guides (2): Introduction (Preferences) File formats and Image Modes Practices (2 required) Contact Sheets and Bridge CS 4 Actions (Bridge)
Week 2 Module: Image Size, Resolution for print and web.	Review Topics: Image Size Resolution & bit depth, Web Optimization Scanning Basics Review	Studio Techniques Chapter 10: Smart Objects Pages 369 to 375 Alban Video: Line Art Scanning Alban Video: Resolution** From Design into Print Chapter 5 Computer Color Modes Chapter 6 Raster Images and Resolution Study Guide (1): Image Size & Resolution Practice (2 required) Smart Objects for Scaling Images Web Optimization DI 1 Optional EC opt Web Optimization w Slicing “Zoomify” BB online exercise EC opt Quiz 1: Intro, File Formats, Web Optimization, Modes, Image Size and Resolution.
Week 2 to 3 Module: Selections, Masks and Layers	Review Topics: Selections: Marquee/Lasso/Wand, Type, Combining, Add/Subtract, Color Range, Modify, Moving, Transforming, Saving/Loading. Masks: Quick, Channel, Layer, Clipping, and Editing Masks. Layers: Viewing, Hiding, Opacity, Moving, Transforming, Duplicating, Locking, Naming, Grouping (Sets), Blending Modes. Adjustment Layers Levels, Curves, Brightness, Contrast, Threshold.	Studio Techniques Chapter 2: Selection Primer– Selections and Masks Pages 60 to 85 Chapter 3: Layers and Curves Layers, Curves, Adjustment Layers Pages 90 to 138 Chapter 5: Adjustment Layers Adjustments, Layer Masks, Clipping Masks, Blending Modes Pages 186 to 210. Study Guides (3): Selections Masks Layers Practices: (3 Required) Masks–Quick & Layer Masks- Clipping The Dog Masks–from Images EC-Opt Extraction EC-Opt Quiz 2: Selection, Masks, Layers,

Week 4 Module: Retouching and Tonal Correction	Editing Tones: Adjustment Layers—Levels, Curves, Hue Saturation, etc. Editing: Cropping, Paste Into, Transformation Editing Filters: Noise, Despeckle, Dust & Scratches, Unsharp Mask, Smart Sharpen. Retouching Brushes: Size, Eraser. Healing Brush, Patch, Clone Smart Objects used for size and editing. Chapter 4 on Photoshop RAW is not presently required, but would be worth checking. Some editing and tonal adjustments can be made there before saving in Photoshop.	Studio Techniques Chapter 1 Tools and Panels Primer Review Brushes Pages 21 to 33 Chapter 3: Layers and Curves Review Histogram, Adjustments Pages 138 to 148. Chapter 5 Adjustment Layers Adjustments, Layer and Clipping Masks, Pages 186 to 210. Chapter 6: Sharpening Noise, Blurring, Sharpening Pages 212 to 236 Chapter 11: Retouching Techniques Healing, Patch, Clone, Dodge, Burn, Sponge, Blur, Sharpen, Liquify. Pages 392 to 408; 414 to 425 to 440 Alban Video: Shadows Study Guide (1): Editing and Retouching Practices: (2 Required) Image Editing: Tonal Adjustments Image Editing: Retouching Brushes DI 1 EC Opt
Week 5 Project: Portrait	Project: Portrait Editing.	Project: “Self Portrait”
Week 6 Module: Color Management & Color Correcting for Print and Web	Review Topics: Color Correcting/Adjusting: Histogram. Adjusting Tones, Input/Output numbers, Color Casts, Highlight and Shadow, Adjusting Skin Tones.. Printing Options: Halftones and separations Managing Color for Print CIB PS CS4 or previous texts Producing Consistent Color Suggested	Studio Techniques Chapter 7: Setting Up Images for Final Output Histogram, Input/Output, Color Casts, Highlight and Shadows. Pages 240 to 270. From Design into Print Chapter 9 Process Color Printing Study Guide (1): Color Correcting Hand Out: Correcting Color for Print output. Practices (2 Required): Color Tools Color Correction–Print
Week 7 Module: 2 Color Channels Tinting, Spot Color, Duotones, Color/GS	Review Topics: Color and Grayscale, RGB to CMYK, Color/Grayscale, Colorizing (Duotones, Spot Colo, Channel Adjustments, Levels/Curves, Match Color, Selective Color, Replace Color, Color Matching. 2 Color Images Spot Color, Duotones Colorizing, Tinting Grayscale with Color	Studio Techniques Chapter 8: Color Manipulation Pages 272 to 306. From Design into Print Chapter 10 Spot Color and Duotones Study Guide (1): Channels & 2 Color Practices (3 Required): Duotones & Spot Color Color Tinting Grayscale Color w/ Grayscale Comp Quiz 3: Editing, Tonal and Color Adjustment
Week 8 Module: Pen Tool and Vector Shapes Type	Review Topics: Pen Tool Creating Paths; Editing; Stroking/ Filling, Work Paths, Convert to Selections; Clipping Paths. Vector Shapes/ Masks Creating, Adding to/Subtracting from, Custom Shapes.	Hand out: Pen Tool and Vector Shapes Studio Techniques Chapter 9: Enhancements Pen: Pages 350 to 352; Chapter 10: Collage Vectors: Pages 364 to 369. Alban Video: Text Study Guides (2): Pen Tool Paths and Vectors Type Practices (1 Required): Pen Tool & Vector
Week 8 Module: Type	Review Topics (Basics): Paragraph Formatting: leading. Character Tracking, kerning, scaling	Practices: Type Formatting DI 1 Opt Type Effects DI 1 Opt
MIDWAY 8 to 9	Resource Files Mid-Term start	Start Resources: Screen shots of disk organization; Portfolio to date and 2 step by step tutorials, tutorials and Image Diary from DI 1.
Week 8 to 9 Exercise Type Formatting and Effects	Exercise: Experiment with Type formatting, On a Path, Warping and Special Effects. Add Vector Shape or Mask.	Exercise Type Formatting and Effects. Quiz 4: Pen, Vectors, Type
Week 10 to 11 Project Illustration for Magazine Cvr	Do Illustration Project for Magazine Create a composite Illustration to include masks, paths, tonal and color adjustments.	Project: Magazine Cover Illustration
Week 12 Module: Distortion Effects	Review Topics Panorama Warp Perspective (Vanishing Point) Displacement Maps	Studio Techniques Chapter 10 Panorama Pages 363 to 364 Smart Objects: Pages 369 to 375 review Warping: Pages 378 to 379 Chapter 11 Vanishing Point: Pages 408 to 414 Lens Correction Pages 424 to 428 Liquify Real World Pages 435 to 439 Content Aware Scaling* new Page 439 Practices (4 Required): Edit Transform Warp Perspective and Vanishing Point Displacement Maps Panorama
Week 13 to 14 Project: Realistic Comp	Project: Realistic Composition Create Realistic Composition of a Scene or New figure/face.	Project: “Realistic Portrait Composition: Scene or New Face/Figure”
Week 14 Module: Painting, Brushes, Blend Modes, Filters	Review Topics: Brushes: Creating, Editing Saving. Art History and History; Cloning Blending Modes with Knockout Options and Advanced Blending Options Liquify and Smart Filters	Studio Techniques Chapter 1 Tools and Panels Primer Brushes Pages 21 to 32. Review Chapter 9 Enhancements: Blend Modes and Filters: Pages 310 to 338 Chapter 10 Retouching Liquify Filer: Pages 428 to 434 Study Guide: Painting and Special Effects Practices Lab (3 Required): Brushes--Custom Art History and Cloning Blend/Knock-Outs Textures and Patterns (EC)
Week 15 to 16 Exercise Filters and Blend Modes	Exercise Experiment with different filters and blend modes.	Exercise: Filters and Blend Modes Quiz 5: Brushes, Filters, Blend Modes
Week 16 Resource Files due	Image Diary/Resource Files including Screen Shots of Directory Organization. Include tutorials.	Image Diary/Resource files due..