Overview of tenative course content for fall 20089

Module One

• Portfolio Client Presentations for Surface Design
  Video/Audio What Is The Product?
  Video Audio: Outlets For Your Work
• Getting Started
• Fie Storage
• Comparison of Raster vector images
  Video/Audio: What is resolution?
  Video/Audio: What do Interpolation Settings mean and why are they important to know?
• Video/Audio: Products and the Market
• Video/Audio: Web Fashion Trend Research
• Raster Vector Surface Design
  

• Series of Videos/Audio: Adobe Photoshop Basic Functions Level I Resources
• Series of Videos/Audio: Adobe Illustrator Basic Functions Level I Resources

Module 2

• Video/Audio: How to set up trend board with fashion color palette from resources
• The Ethics and Specifics of Scanning
• Video/Audio: Correlating Trends & Inspirations For Surface Design Development

• Video/Audio Demo: Original Inspirational Sources and Sketches
• Video/Audio/Read: Production Requirements and basic pattern repeats
  
  

Module 4

• Video/Audio Demo: Illustrator: Create Vector Sketches From Scanned Sketches
• Video/Audio Demo: How To Create Custom Swatch Palettes In Adobe Cs, Cs2, Cs3
• Video/Audio Demo: Demo Illustrator: Create Simple Motifs And Add Fashion Color
• Series of Videos/Audio: Photoshop Basic Functions Level II
• Series of Videos/Audio: Illustrator Basic Functions Level II

Module 5

• Introduction To Pattern Repeat Development In Photoshop
  [raster]
• video /audio demo and readings of the following pattern repeats:
  straight
  vertical shift
  How to encrust a pattern repeat
  horizontal shift
  mirrored
  tossed
  stripe
  plaid

• Introduction To Pattern Repeat Development In Illustrator
  [vector]
• video /audio demo and readings of the following pattern repeats:
  straight
  vertical shift
  How ro encrust a pattern repeat
  horizontal shift
  mirrored
  tossed
  stripe
  plaid
  stripe

Module 6

• Introduction to Flat Color Reduction, Cleaning, Recoloring, Cylinder Height, Colorways & Color Chips in Photoshop

• video /audio demo and readings will guide you step by step to complete Flat Color Reduction, Cleaning, Recoloring, Developing Repeat Pattern, Setting Cylinder Height and Developing Colorways and Colorchips for a Flat Color Portfolio Presentation Assignment.

Module 7

• video /audio demo and readings of the following:
• Creating seamless textures in Photoshop
• How To Create A Seamless One Color Tonal Texture From Scanned Artwork and/or Fabric
• Traditional Fabric Seamless Textures -One Color Tonal & Two Color Spot Color Tonals

• Weave Simulations
  
  
  
  
• Developing florals (PS and ILL)

Module 8-10 additional assignments

Module 11

• video /audio demos of the following:
• Intro to Multi-Color Tossed Faux Tonal Instructions for handpainted watercolor motifs placed on painted seamless fabric background.

• Intro to preparing and recoloring Flat & Faux Tonal Arrangement Pattern Development Videos (for individually painted floral motifs and/or vector sketches)

Module 12

• video /audio demos of the following Recolor Fabric Swatch To Create A Simulation For A Client Presentation
• video /audio demos: Four Color Faux Tonal on an Photo Image

• Additional video /audio demos of the following:
  Putting it all together for Presentation.
  Color Reduction, Cleaning, Pattern Development, Colorway Development, Portfolio Presentation