DDSGN 161 Advanced Digital Imaging (5 credits)
Prerequisite DDSGN 160 with at least a 1.5 grade or equivalent Adobe Photoshop experience or instructor permission.
Course Description
Advanced production techniques in Adobe Photoshop. Class explores and implements digital imaging theory and processes to enhance and retouch photographs and create new works of art.
Course Content
A. Photo enhancement and retouching B. Blending modes, adjustment layers, and image compositing C. Painting with edit tools D. Coloring Photos and line drawings E. Online photo galleries F. User feedback of student projects G. Career options and the job market H. Ethics in the world of digital imaging I. Portfolio development J. Storytelling with images / visual-verbal skills
Student Outcomes
1. Enhance photographs through advanced sharpening, blurring and noise reduction techniques.
2. Create complex layering to effectively blend images into compositions.
3. Create original art by painting with custom brushes and edit tools.
4. Convert, alter, add, and delete colors and textures of various photographs and line drawings.
5. Evaluate the aesthetic and technical quality of various digital imaging projects and their appeal to the intended audience.
6. Compare and contrast various editing theories and practices.
7. Research career options in digital imaging.
8. Demonstrate compliance with ethics related to the use of copyrighted materials.
Degree Outcomes
Program Outcomes: Create and maintain a portfolio to show potential employers their abilities.
Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to exchange messages in a variety of contexts using multiple methods.
Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50
Potential Methods
A. Individual/group projects B. Self-assessment C. Peer-assessment D. Research Paper E. Portfolio
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