Course Title: Digital Art
Course Description
Digital photos have become a primary vehicle for visual communication in our culture. While having a working knowledge of digital photography is undoubtedly important, the post-production process is often as critical in conveying effective messaging. In this course, students will gain a basic understanding as to how they can use Photoshop Elements to help improve their digital visual communication skills. The course will begin with the basic introduction of Photoshop Elements settings and the Photoshop Elements tool panel. Next, Student will learn how to multiple images can be combined into a unified composition. Later, students will be taught how to use photoshop to create a GIF animation. As the course processes, students will be will be asked to complete a number of finished digital art projects.
Course objective
Students will:
- Use photoshop as a tool to improve and manipulate digital photo
- Combine multiple images into a single, unified composition
- Utilize Photoshop's text options to integrate effective verbal messaging into their projects
- Save, send and post images created in photoshop to email and the internet
What is Photoshop?
What can Photoshop do?
1. Photography
Bright out colors
2. Retouching
Remove small object
Duplicate small objects and textures
3. Combining images
4. Graphic design
Work with multiple images
Add text to an image
Add text to an image
A Visual History of photoshop
What effects Photoshop can do?
Assignment
1. Intro to the Basic Tool
Free Doodle: Experiment with the following tools in a free doodle.
- Text tool
- paint bucket
- Custom shape tool
- Gradient tool
- Brush tool
- Easer
- Layers Panel
Upload a picture with a transparent background ( .png) or use an artwork you created to recolor and alter the original picture.
2. Portfolio cover design
- Your name, class code
- Digital Art and Design
- Theme or subject
- Rule of thirds
- Tools practiced above
Portfolio Assessment:
