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FACULTY
OF EDUCATION 10 lectures of 90mins This Graphics course will compliment the Multimedia authoring Unit which students will cover later on in the year. Targeted for Primary Level teachers with a good standard of computer awareness, it will enable the students to become familiar with the various graphic formats and proficient with several common Graphic Applications performing most of the standard tasks in use with Multimedia Graphics today. During the course the students are expected to carry out a number of projects related to the Graphics Course. The Tutor will coach students on their projects during discussion periods. |
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Day
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Application
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Main items
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*Assignments
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01
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Paint
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Paint
Tools Raster Painting The Canvas - Black&White, Greyscale, Colour Bitmaps
- Selecting - Cut, Copy and Paste - Painting a Grid
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* Text
as clipart
* Logo with text |
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02
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Straight
lines, Curves, Basic Shapes - Text boxes - Simple artwork
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* Painting in a
grid |
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03
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PowerPoint
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Drawing
Tools Vector Drawing The Drawing Board - Rulers, Grid, Snap To, Scale,
Groups, Layers, Alignment, Transformations
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* Letterforms
on a grid
* Scale drawing |
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04
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Vector
Points and Handles - Text and Picture Frames - Buttons
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* Interface
Design on a grid
* Tracing a picture |
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05
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Gif
Animator
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Simple
Animation Tools Loading the Animator, Importing images, Looping, Duration,
Transparency/Background colour, Saving your work - Creating a Directory
- Organisation
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*Developing
an original animation (1)
*Developing an original animation (2) |
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06
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Colour
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RGB,
HLS, CMYK, HEX and Pantone Spot colour models Physiology of Colour - Psychology
of Colour - Pigment Colour, Digital Colour, Printing Colours - Colours
for the Web - Flat colour, Gradation of colours, Continuous tone - Colour
Perspective
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*Division
of spaces with Colour
*Colour balance |
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07
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Fonts
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Introduction
to Typography Bitmap, Postscript, Truetype - Text Fonts, Display Fonts,
Decorative Fonts, Speciality Fonts - Proper use of Titles and Copy text
- Fonts display on Screen
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*Designing
a Worksheet, Handout and Flashcard
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08
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PaintShop
Pro
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Painting,
Photo Retouching and Montage Canvas size, Painting Tools - Selecting,
Layers, Transparency, Scanning line drawings, half-tones and colour pictures,
Cropping
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*Superimposition
of clip photos
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09
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Colour
retouching, - Photo Manipulation and Montage, Screen capture
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*Painting on a scanned picture and choosing the Title | |
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10
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Filters and Effects, Text Effects, Graphic File Formats and Conversion |
*Creating
original artwork
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