GRAPHICS DESIGN

Paper Code: 
GBDA 203
Credits: 
2
Periods/week: 
4
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to

Learn advanced Photoshop skills, continue to expose students to image editing techniques, and graphic design fundamentals, digital paintings, matte paintings and help students develop in successful graphical documents from scratch.

Course Outcomes (COs).

Course Outcomes (at course level)

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 
 

On completion of this course, the students will:

CO82. Demonstrate skills to use software tools and techniques on projects.

CO83.Design & create a product and social campaigns.

CO84.Illustrate print materials for organizations.

  CO85.Design & produce gif        animations.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, reading assignments, Demonstrations, Group activities, Teaching using advanced video tools.

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks.

Assessment Strategies

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

 

12.00
Unit I: 

Customizing workspace

Understanding Color and Channel (RGB & CMYK) Working with Images and Image adjustments, Histogram

Selection making tools: Marquee tool, Lasso tool, Quick Selection, Magic Wand tool.

 

 

12.00
Unit II: 

Image manipulations

Working with Layers and Layer Masking: Matte Paintings Working with Text: Typography

 

 

12.00
Unit III: 

Painting and Retouching: Clone tool, Stamp tool, Pattern Stamp tool, Dodge tool, Burn tool, Sharp tool, Smudge tool, Red-eye tool.Brush Tool with Brush tool adjustments Digital Painting Techniques

 

12.00
Unit IV: 

Using Filters and Automate Commands Working with 3D Objects

 

12.00
Unit V: 

Working with Video and Animation Slicing and Saving for Print and the Web

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 
  1. Lisa DanaeDayley and Brad Dayley, “Adobe Photoshop CS6 Bible”, Wiley (20 June 2012).
  2. Gary David Bouton, “CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide”, McGraw-Hill Osborne (1 October 2010).

 

REFERENCES: 
  1. Olivier Lecarme and KarineDelvare, “The Book of GIMP - A Complete Guide to Nearly Everything”, No Starch Press; 1 edition (15 January 2013).
  2. Kogent Learning Solutions Inc., “CorelDraw X7 in Simple Steps’, Dreamtech Press 2014.
  3. Kogent Learning Solutions Inc., “Photoshop CS6 in Simple Steps’, Dreamtech Press 2012.

 

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JOURNALS:

 

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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