The main objective of this subject is to introduce color schemes and then its applications to draw compositions and layouts.
Introduction to Colors. Color Palettes- Primary Colors (Difference between RGB and RBY), Secondary Colors, Tertiary Colors. The Color Wheel. Complementary Colors. Monochromatic Scheme. Warm and Cool Colors. CMYK, Gray Scale.
Theme Illustrations- Monochromatic Schemes, Polychromatic Schemes. Hue. Saturation. Intensity. Introduction to mediums- Poster Colors, Water Colors, Pencil Colors, Pencil Shading.
Vector Graphics, Bitmap Graphics, Resolution, Pixels, Image Formats- TIFF, BMP, JPEG/JPG, GIF, PSD, PDF. Color Mode- RGB, CMYK, Bitmap, Grayscale, Lab Color.
Introduction to Adobe Photoshop. Starting with Adobe Photoshop. Open, Save, New files. Importing and Exporting files. Introduction to tools- Selection tools (Marquee Tools, Move Tool, Magic Wand, Lasso Tools), Crop Tool, Slice Tool, Eyedropper Tool, Healing Tool, Brush Tool, Clone Stamp Tool, Brush Tool, Eraser Tool, Bucket Tool, Smudge Tool, Burn Tool, Pen Tool, Text Tool, Path Selection Tool, Custom Shape Tool, Hand Tool, Zoom Tool, Foreground and Background Colors.
Creating Layers, Deleting Layers, Blending Options, Layers Options, Swatches, Work Path, History, Colors, Styles. Menu Bar- Image, Layer, Select, Filter, View, Window.
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