Past Student Work Examples

ART 244 Course Schedule:

(subject to change)

WEEK 1

AUGUST 24th

PART 1
Intro to course / Syllabus review / Questionnaire
Setting up your workspace (loading software on your computer)
Accessing Course Files
Exercise #1: (Design Concepts)
lecture info

WEEK 2

AUGUST 31

PART 1
Navigating files using Bridge
Photoshop Intro

PART 2
Exercise #2 - (Pixel Art)
Tutorial for the Pixel Art Exercise

WEEK 3

SEPTEMBER 07

Part 1
Exercise #3 - (Mirroring)
Tutorial for creating a Mirrored Portrait

Part 2
Exercise #4 - (Portrait Composite)
Tutorial for creating a Portrait Composite

WEEK 4

SEPTEMBER 14

PART 1
Exercise #5 - Restoration
Tutorial: The Restoration Work-Flow
Tutorial: Low-Contrast, High-Contrast

PART 2
Tutorial: 1 and 2 color Tint
Tutorial: Painting a Full Color on a Black & White Photo

WEEK 5

SEPTEMBER 21

PART 1
Exercise #6 - Text Effects
Tutorial: Using the Text Tool
Tutorial: Clipping images
Tutorial: Vector Objects

PART 2
Project #1

Lecture: Text / Image

Tutorial: How to use Text with an Image
Tutorial: Pattern
Tutorial: Custom Brush

WEEK 6

SEPTEMBER 28

Work on Project #1

WEEK 7

OCTOBER 05

PART 1
Post Project #1 for Critique
Instructions for Critique

PART 2
Tutorial: Adjustment Layers, Transform Methods

WEEK 8

OCTOBER 12

PART 1

Tutorial:

Selection Tools
Hair Selection,
Gradient Tool (Color & Masking)
Double-Exposure

PART 2

Project #2 Introduced and a look ahead at tutorials to give you an idea of what you might prepare for over Spring Break

WEEK 9

OCTOBER 19

PART 1

Exercise #7

Tutorials:
Pop Art Effect - using Hard Edged Effects (such as Benday dots and Color Fills), i.e., Warhol & Lichtenstein
Multi-Color Effect - using Channels
Displace Map - using a filter to simulate a 3D wrap

Converting a photo to a painting - using various brush tools
Dispersion - using a combination of liquify and custom brushes

WEEK 10

OCTOBER 26

PART 1
Tutorial: Portrait Retouch

PART 2
Lecture: Alternative Process

Tutorial: Alternative Process effects (simulations in Photoshop)

Digital Photogram (cyanotype & van dyke brown)
Polaroid
Wet Plate Collodion

Exercise #8 (alternative process)

WEEK 11

NOVEMBER 02

PART 1
Post Project #2 for Critique

PART 2

Tutorials:

Vector Tools
Polyscape Tutorial

Exercise #9 (Polyscape )

WEEK 12

NOVEMBER 09

PART 1
Work on Exercise #9 (Polyscape )

PART 2
Project #3 assigned
Lecture: PhotoMontage and Surrealism (as it relates to our assignment)

WEEK 13

NOVEMBER 16

Work on Project #3

WEEK 14

NOVEMBER 23

PART 1
Post Project #3 for Critique

PART 2
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - Have a relaxing weekend!

WEEK 15

NOVEMBER 30

PART 1
Lecture: Animation
Tutorial: Animation

Exercise #10 (Animation)

PART 2
Work on Exercise #10

WEEK 16

DECEMBER 07

PART 1
Post Exercise #9 (comments are optional)

PART 2
Final Paper Assigned (Due by December 14th)

*Extra Credit Due (optional)