Graphic Design - Photoshop (Period 4)

Students will become familiar with the basic concepts in the graphic design field through computer graphics in the areas of fonts, layout, illustration, and finished art using the programs: Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Power Point. Emphasis will be placed on the use of art elements and art concepts for lighting, asymmetry, symmetry, photo compositions using tools for: adjustment, coloration, extraction, reflection combinations, actions, liquify, channels, filters, and gradient layers, plus the tasks of saving, printing RGB, setting up CMYK, layering and identifying various methods to achieve desired results. The internet will be used along with personal digital jpgs taken specifically for use in class.

 

Projects and topics may include the following: graphic artists, internet research, basic computer compositions, font effects, design concepts for a CD cover, advertisements, vocabulary  word meaning posters, and object replacements.

 

All projects should be 8.5x11 inches RGB unless instructed differently.

After project 5: All composites should have the composite at the bottom of the page and the originals in miniature forms at the top of the page (lined up in orderly fashion)

All projects should be saved to your H (home drive) and the T (teacher drive)

Print each project once to be evaluated in hard copy form, besides the psd document