Core Computer Studies


	Core_Computer Studies : Modules and Lectures
Lectures: The Introductory Session: Modules: Basics Module: This session is a basic 2 hour module that covers an introduction to the Mac interface and using the computer labs. Points covered: Occupational Health and safety issues ANU Security number is 52249 - take a note of it and it is also up on the walls in the labs. Logon NOTE: the labs require student no and Pac no in order to logon Macintosh interface and Desk Top Applications how to find and open them: Using the Applications Quickstart. Opening an application such as Photoshop. Saving a file to your users. Mouse actions Click to select Double click to open/launch Click and Drag Drag and Drop File types: Documents, Applications, Folders How to create and name a folder. How to save a file to your users. Using 'Get Info' Navigation on the desk top. Sourcing information and files stored on Oracle Keep smiling- back up regularly Task: Logon Create and name a folder , (File-New Folder) name it with your Christian name and Surname Within that folder create four more folders and name them, Photoshop, Illustrator , 3D and website. Find your image on Oracle Copy it to your Users space in your folder. Rename your image file. Use 'Get Info' to find out about your file. Basics Notes: How to logon How to create a folder Using 'Get Info' Sourcing information and files stored on Oracle Keep smiling... Bytes what are they? How to take a Screen Shot Managing your files Confused by the jargon? Try this section of the site .... return to top Photoshop Module 1: [ 2 hours lab time] Presentation Checklist crop, auto levels, curves (simple) selection tools, copy and paste into new layers move tool free transform to change size or distort save as option Using the file browser Student tasks 1. Find your own portrait on core computer server. 2. Save your image file into your folder and rename it. 3. Adjust the image using one or more of the following: crop tool, auto levels, curves. 4. Use selection tool (s), select, copy and paste and move. 5. Repeat this and apply free transform to distort and move the selected part of the image. 6. Open the layers palette to see layers and adjust the opacity of different layers. 7. Use Save As to save the modified image with a new file name into your folder. Photoshop Notes: Using the file browser Photoshop tool box Selection tools in Photoshop Transform selections in Photoshop Layers in photoshop The Paste into Command Opening a new file in Photoshop return to top Photoshop Module 2 [ 2 hours lab time] Presentation Checklist pixel count, resolution. physical size and file size. Selection tools continued. Tool bar, menu bar and palettes. Specific look at mark making tools (pencil, brush, eraser). Selecting colours. Changing brush size and tool characteristics. Cloning. Using layers for combining photographic material with drawn or painted marks Reference sources for further study eg "Visual Quickstart Guide to Photoshop 7", and other books in ITA Library. Student tasks 1. Find your folder and open image from the first Photoshop week. 2. Open new layer and use drawing tools to make marks. 3. Change colours and open another new layer and keep working. 4. Explore brush tools. 5. Adjust opacity and order of layers. 6. Flatten image. 7. Experiment with cloning tool. 8. Save your progressively modified image into your folder, using a new file name whenever you like the image you have created (preferably at several stages during the session). This can be used as material for the final assessment. Photoshop Notes: The pattern Stamp in Photoshop What are Vector and Raster images? Image Size and File Size Photoshop online Resources: Adobe site the main front page return to top Illustrator Module: [ 2 hours lab time] Presentation Check list How Illustrator Works - The difference between Raster and Vector Images. Opening and creating a file in Illustrator. Introduction to Tool box. How to place an image. Introduction to creating shapes and paths. Introduction to selecting,deselecting, moving and resizing objects. Using stroke and fill. Introduction to colour. Using the zoom tool. Introduction to Text Student Exercise Open and create a new file in Illustrator. Place a raster graphic. Using pencil, tool draw over the top of the graphic. Use a stroke on linear elements Create shapes and use transform tools. Stroke and fill shapes and change colour. Introduce text on a path over your graphic Save your file Illustrator Notes: Opening Illustrator documents Illustrator tools What are Vector and Raster images? Selecting Objects, using stroke and fill. Rotate and Transform a selected object Grouping Objects in Illustrator To cut a path in Illustrator What is a Path? What are direction and anchor points? Illustrator save and export Linked files Illustrator online Resources: Adobe Illustrator Tutorials online return to top 3D Module [ 2 hours lab time] Introduction to 3D Carrara Interface 1 ( PDF file) Carrara Interface 2 ( PDF file) Carrara exercise ( PDF file) If you are viewing this site from your personal computer at home you need to know that to view or print PDF files you must have Acrobat Reader 4 installed on your computer. The Reader is free software, downloadable from Adobe. http://www.adobe.com return to top Web Design 1 Module: [ 2 hours lab time] In this component we pull together the work you have done in this semester while at the same time introducing some key concepts in Multimedia. The key concept is one of linked information. Information can be anything, text image, sound, or moving image. It is the linking of this information in a nonlinear manner that makes multimedia different from other mediums. In order to introduce and think about this concept we will create a basic website using Dreamweaver. The aim is to create a site which will house the work you have done this semester. At the end of the course you should have a site for assessment which houses images you have created in the Photoshop, Illustrator and 3D modules. Web session 1: Introduction to Dreamweaver Presentation Check list [ 2 hours lab time] Creating a basic site The importance of using a suffix Dreamweaver interface Viewing a HTML document in a browser Working with Layers Inserting and working with text Creating Text Links Creating more pages Page properties Image formats for the web. Optimizing Graphics for the web Resolution for the web. Placing an image on a web page Turning an image into a link Web session 2 Presentation Check list [ 2 hours lab time] Background colours Text colours Importance of websafe colours Colour a Layer - or place an image in the background of a layer Thinking about navigation and the interface. Creating thumbnails Creating Rollover links Absolute and relative links Site management Defining your site Development of a site Converting Layers to Tables and Tables to Layers Other Web Notes: HTML stands for.... Image formats for the web. Optimizing Graphics for the web Resolution for the web. What is Dithering? Index Color JPEG What are Browser Safe Colours? Colour a Layer - or place an image in the background of a layer Converting Layers to Tables and Tables to Layers Creating Rollover links Linked files World Wide Web What it is , where it came from and other bits of info Online Resources for web design: Yale Style Guide: table of contents David Siegals home page. This is the man that designed the typface Tekton He is well know for a book on advanced web design titled "Creating Killer Web Sites: the Art of Third-Generation Site Design." His site has articles and tips on web and font design. Web Page Design for Designers by Joe Gillespie Image Use on the Web an online article provided by the Web Design Group return to top These notes are written for students who undertake the Core Computer course at School of Art, Australian National University. Students of the course should feel free to contact any member of staff with comments questions and general suggestions.. < Home Index > < Staff Contact > < Class groups > < Assessment > < Basics Module > < Photoshop 1 Module> < Photoshop 2 Module> < Illustrator Module > <3D Module > < Web Design Module > < Terms and Jargon >