ARTC 140 Graphic Design III
3 Units (Degree Applicable)
Prerequisite: ARTC 100 and ARTD 20
Digital illustration, design, skills, and concepts working primarily with vector art.
Focuses on using Adobe Illustrator as the primary development tool.
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- Lecture Topical Outline
- Historical overview of digital illustration and vector art
- Industry overview, disciplines, and opportunities
- Contemporary digital illustration design styles
- Resolution independence
- Thumbnails, sketches, roughs and comprehensives
- Design theory and concepts relating to digital illustration
- Creative concepts relating to digital illustration
- Digital illustration design for print
- Digital illustration design for information graphics
- Client relationships
- Copyrights and trademarks
- Production
- Prepress and preflight
- Printing
- Final exam
- Lab Topical Outline
- Using basic tools and techniques
- Using transformation and positioning
- Using type tools
- Using pen tool
- Using color modes, swatches, pallets, and color separations
- Using brushes
- Using symbols and patterns
- Using live effects
- Using live paint
- Using importing and bitmap image features
- Using live trace
- Using graphic styles
- Using transparency effects
- Using advanced masking
- Using 3D features
- Using complex blends and gradients
- Using charts and graphs features
- Using gradient mesh feature
- Using source art from Adobe Photoshop
- Using prepress, preflight, and output techniques
- Course Measurable Objectives
Provide a minimum of five (5) course measurable objectives:
1. Create thumbnails, sketches, roughs and comprehensives that effectively communicate
creative thinking.
2. Design and produce information graphics
3. Design and produce effective digital illustrations for use in print
4. Present original digital illustration projects, explaining and defending the successful
usage of learned skills and concepts.
5. Critique student and professional illustrations based on learned skills and concepts.
