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DAY |
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| T |
8/26 |
Course intro. Basic Illustrator tools overview, geometric drawing tools Homework:
Homework:Order book, Design Basics Index by Jim Krause
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| TH |
8/28 |
Foundations discussion. Illustrator tools overview, Bezier tool and keyboard techniques, reorder stacking, gradient. Indecia assigned. |
| T |
9/2 |
Basic color theory review/ in class exercises. Line, Bezier, contour and weighted contour, insect illustration. “Didactic Sequence” assigned. |
| TH |
9/4 |
Illustrator, work time. Storyboard concept sketches due. |
| T |
9/9 |
Compositional Studies Set II assigned, color theory exercises due, turn in Illustrator files to appropriate shared folder. |
| TH |
9/11 |
View diagram and drawing images, compositional studies I assigned, sequence project work time. Digital photo reference images due, have in class ready to work. Scanning, Photoshop for storyboard. |
| T |
9/16 |
Illustrator techniques, pathfinders, working with layers, fills and reordering objects for illustration. |
| TH |
9/18 |
Pre-crit/ small-group input on storyboards, Sequence project work time; individual meetings Photoshop edited storyboard prints due at beginning of class |
| T |
9/23 |
DIdactic sequence worktime, applicable illustration techniques. |
| TH |
9/25 |
Work time/ Didactic Sequence |
| T |
9/30 |
Critique, printed, mounted artwork due at beginning of class |
| TH |
10/2 |
Critique |
| T |
10/7 |
Photoshop Tour |
| TH |
10/9 |
Worktime/ Photoshop and raster art discussion, bring photo images |
| T |
10/14 |
Photoshop |
| TH |
10/16 |
Raster Art editing, Photoshop collage in-class exercise. |
| T |
10/21 |
Photoshop continue overview |
| TH |
10/23 |
Photoshop techniques; typography overview |
| T |
10/28 |
Work time book cover/ have book cover copy and reference or source files |
| TH |
10/30 |
Book cover worktime; inclass illustrator review for AfterEffects |
| T |
11/4 |
Book cover design due. |
| TH |
11/6 |
Photoshop & After Effects discussion |
| T |
11/11 |
Veteran's Day recess |
| TH |
11/13 |
AfterEffects demo and in-class exercise, work time. Mounted Book Cover print due. |
| T |
11/18 |
AfterEffects demo and work time. Kineticon assigned |
| TH |
11/20 |
Motion graphic sequence composition studies project assigned. |
| T |
11/25 |
Sequence work time. |
| TH |
11/27 |
Kineticon due/ display
in class. |
| T |
12/2 |
work time prep course
CDs, develop storyboards. Story board concept drawings or computer
file by end of class. |
TH |
12/4 |
work
time, bring necessary files and source material |
W |
12/9 |
work time, course
CD due |
| TH |
12/11 |
work time |
| 12/13 |
Semester Ends |
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Final Critique, motion graphic sequence
due. |
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Schedule Spring 2008 |
