In class mon Feb 28th

Image Qualities & Aesthetics connected to changes in technology

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* File Types

- File Types
---- Photoshop = .PSD = working file, the one you keep forever

-- End Product Files
---- JPEG = .JPG = web and email (Flickr) file
---- GIFF = .GIF = web file
---- TIFF = .TIF = full quality print file
---- Portable Document File = .PDF = compressed print file


- Image size / Canvas size
- Preferences
- History / Undo function
- Foreground/Background Color
- Eyedropper

Photoshop Advanced Tools

- clone stamp / pattern stamp
- healing brush / patch tool
- Layers

Work on Project 2

Due Wed March 7th before you leave class

In class wed February 23rd

Flash Drive Test!

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Project 2 Assigned

Photoshop Basics 2

- Pencil/Paint Brush

- Paint Bucket/Gradient

- Erase/Magic Erase/Back Ground Eraser

- Burn/Dodge/Sponge

- Sharpen/Blur/Smudge

Selection Tools (lets check them out)

Take a half hour to finish the CD assignment.

Save your files as Jpgs with a quality of 9

Label your files as follows: your first name last name - #.jpg - ie.. JoeVonstengel-1.jpg

Hand your 4 files in on your USB thumbdrive.

Review the assignment!

Work on Project

In class Mon Feb 21st

*Flash Drive Test on Wednesday!

Example: Worth 1000


Photoshop Basics 1
- Starting the Program / Quit
- Opening a file
- Save / Save As a file
- Windows
- File --> New

* File Types

- File Types
---- Photoshop = .PSD = working file, the one you keep forever

-- End Product Files
---- JPEG = .JPG = web and email (Flickr) file
---- GIFF = .GIF = web file
---- TIFF = .TIF = full quality print file
---- Portable Document File = .PDF = compressed print file


- Image size / Canvas size
- Preferences
- History / Undo function
- Foreground/Background Color
- Eyedropper




in class Assignment: Dada CD cover

1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random... ”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations"
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use Photoshop to put it all together.

5 - Create 4 different Album Covers

6- Hand them in to Joe




















Work on Assignment

In class Tue Feb 16th

Bring Your Computers to class!

Lets talk about the Mac

the Dock - where most everything you need is.

the Desktop - just click on the background while in program

the Finder - to know where you are

Applications Folder - where all the software is

File ---> New Folder - to make a new folder

Finder ---> Empty Trash - to remove files from the trash forever

File ---> Get Inf0 - to find out how big a file is and other info

What questions do you have for me?

Flashdrive info

to eject your flashdrive you need to drag it to the Trash

do not use files while they are on your flashdrive. drag them off the drive onto the desktop before working with them in a program

to remove files from your flashdrive, drag and drop them into the Trash, then Finder ---> Empty Trash

Web 2.0

What is web 2.0?

Popular Web 2.0 Applications

- Flickr, Picasa

- Blogger, TypePad, WordPress

- Youtube, Hulu, Sidereel

- Picnik, Sumo Paint

- Facebook, Myspace

*remember to ALWAYS log out of your Web 2.0 accounts when you are done!

Semester Project 1 Assigned

work on Project

Welcome

Hello and Welcome to the Art213 Intro to Digital Media blog. This blog contains up-to-date information on the class, assignments & projects. There are also important links from this blog to other class resources. This blog is the hub of the class don't forget to check if frequently. I usually updated the blog within 24 hours of class.

There are 4 Teaching Assistants for this class.

Part of your first assignment is to bring your laptop to class and show me the bookmark to this site.


The Intro to digital media class is an overview of Print based media, Time based media and Interactive Media. These areas of media are explored through the use of Adobe Creative Suite 4 which includes Photosop, ImageReady, Final Cut Express, & Dreamweaver as well as a hand full of useful shareware and web applications(YouTube, Flickr, Picnik & Blogs).

We will investigate the mechanics of creating Digital Media as well as consider the roll of media within American society and it's potential to alter perception. We will also look to create a definition for 'Digital Art' as a new medium within the art world.

* This class has a $100 Lab fee & you will need a 2 GB thumbdrive.


Lets take the Awareness Test!

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