Syllabus: Graphics Techniques - WM119
- Arlyn J. Hubbell, Instructor; arlyn@panix.com
Required Text:
- GIMP Bible
Authors: Jason van Gumster & Robert Shimonski
O'Reilly; Sebastopol, CA; ISBN: 0-470-52397-2
Class Nights:
Class Nights: |
january 18 | january 25 | february 1 | february 8 | february 15 | february 22 | february 29 |
Class I
- Image Processing Software
- Downloading & Installing GIMP
- Initial Software Review
- Homework:
Please read Chapters 1 & 2 in text.
Select a number of digital photos and copy to your flash drive to work with in class next week.
Class II
- Working with Digital Photos
- Image Sizing
- JPEG vs. GIF
- Other Image Formats?
- Digital Image Manipulation
- In-Class Exercise: tba
- Homework: Please read Chapters 3 & 4 in text.
Class III
- Layers
- How Layers Work
- Creating Layers
- Joining Layers
- Layer Manipulation
- Layer Masks
- In-Class Exercise: tba
- Homework: Please read Chapters 5 & 6 in text.
Class IV
- Color
- How Color Works
- RGB vs. CMY
- Black & White and Grayscale
- Color Manipulation
- Making Colors Transparent
- In-Class Exercise:tba
- Homework: Please read Chapter 9 in text
Class V
- Image Filters
- Blur
- Distortion
- Noise
- Edges
- Light & Shadow
- etc....
- In-Class Exercise tba
- Homework: Review Chapters 13 - 16 in text
Six
- Advanced & Special Topics
- Buttons & Other Objects for the Web
Class VII
- In-Class Exercise: TBD
- Comments, Questions, Critique
Grade Determination
Per the requirements of Merrimack College, participants in this class will receive a letter grade upon completion of this course. Grades will be based on:
- class attendance and participation (25%)
- successful and timely completion of the assignments (25%)
- the final project (50%)
Please email arlyn@panix.com when homework assignments are ready for review. All graphics assignments, as well as the final project, must be your own work, may be completed using either Gimp or Photoshop, and should include propietary software format images as well as your finished products.