FNAR 128: Intro to Digital Media
Hot Air Balloon
Project 1: Tangrams
Used basic Adobe Photoshop skills: Masking and Layering
The Dancer
The Flying Butterfly
The Runner
The Standstill Butterfly
Project 2: Photo Restoration
Adobe Photoshop: Colorizing and Photo Restoration
Tools used:
Crop Tool
Eye dropper
Spot Healing Brush
Brush Tool,
Clone Stamp
Eraser Tool
Smudge/Blur/Sharpen Brushes
Dodge/Burn Tools
Layers - opacity, modes, multiply
Color and Swatches Panel
Navigator/Histogram/Info
Adjustments - Levels, Hue/Saturation, Color Balance
Project 3: Digital Collage - Place and Identity
Part 1: Artist Research Response Paper
Wrote a 1 - 2 page response paper from a list of artists given in class. The artists I chose to research were Man Ray (Glass Tears, 1932) and Richard Hamilton (Just What Is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, So Appealing?, 1956).
Part 2: Technical Considerations and Source Material Creation/Collection
Resolution - Screen Resolution (72-150dpi) and Print Resolution (300dpi+)
Capture - Collected and Photographed original items included in the final project, Green Screen Techniques, Panorama Techniques
Editing -- Background Removal or Replacement, Collage and Airbrushing, Refined Detail Masking, Layer Modes
Print Production
Part 3: Conceptual Requirements and Final Project
Place - Own original photographs and scan of a Place that I found meaningful
Identity - Original photographs and scans that express a range of different identities
My final project questions the idea of: What is true beauty? I provided pictures of lamps, light, flowers, makeup, mirrors, as well as a picture of myself. Beauty is what we make and define.
Project 4: Pattern Design with Illustrator
Constructed a basic “tile” for 3 patterns I designed. The template provided shows the tile and the finished patterns.