Wed Feb. 16 Assignment 2 (Color Exercise) due for critique at start of class: If you are finished bring a printed copy, preferably mounted/(5 points). (If you are still working you can show it from the Server). You will have until Monday to turn in the final printed result of your work with the accompanying written component. Also, read Chapter 12: Perspective & Chapter 14: Association.


In Class Monday Feb. 21:  Quiz 2 on Chapters 11, 12, 14, 15 plus the lectures/powerpoints on:

• Basic Elements of Color

• Balance 

• Self-Portraiture

• Puns & Idioms 

 

Useful Tutorials for Asmt2 (Color)
 "One-on-One Fundamentals"  at Lynda.com
...http://iiiprxy.library.miami.edu:8029/tutorial/61017 

Ch 7. Basic Color Correction:

Making drab colors look better 01:20
Brightness and contrast 04:10
Adjusting numerical values 04:26
Adding a quick layer mask 04:23
Using Color Balance 07:18
Luminance and saturation controls 03:54
Adjusting hues selectively 05:32
Refining saturation with Vibrance 05:01

Additional Tutorials (from Lynda/Creative Effects) useful for Project 2: Color...

http://iiiprxy.library.miami.edu:8029/tutorial/65892

Ch 3. Enhancing Color and Tone: 

Using color balance and masking to enhance color 2:36

Creating new and vivid colors 2:15

Using curves, color balance, and blending for best results 3:21

Enhancing colors 3:32

Saturating and desaturating colors for emphasis 1:56

Adding color without increasing contrast 3:00

Improving the impact of color with curves and color balance 8:12 

Ch 4. Creative Color Effects

Creating stunning color with Hue/Saturation and color balance 6:16

Reducing color for impact 5:41

Enhancing color and creating color variations 7:29

Using Apply Image to create interesting results 3:29

 
Coming Up


Feb. 23 Assignment 3 (Abstraction/Visual Pun)
due at beginning of class (5 points) for critique.

Feb. 28 Assignment 4 (Self-Portrait Series) due for critique at beginning of class (10 points).

Mar. 4 Last day to turn in all Photoshop assignments for evaluation/credit.