JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER INFORMATION

AND OFFICE SYSTEMS

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Prefix and Number OFS 220

Course Title Advanced Adobe Photoshop

Curriculum Computer Information & Office Systems

Lecture 3

Lab 0

Credit Hours 3

Prerequisites OFS 120

Catalog Description

Students will learn advance techniques and functions of Adobe Photoshop including advanced layering, color correcting, and retouching. Students will create complex composite images and original artwork.

Course Objectives: See attached.

Prepared by: Reviewed by:

Fern Rau Ram Raghuraman

Dept. of CIOS 2/01 Department Chairperson Date

STUDENT MATERIALS

A. Textbook

Title: TBA

Author:

Publisher:

B. Other Required Materials

C. Student Evaluation (Type of Grading)

To be determined by instructor.

Teaching Aids or

Week/Days Topic or Class Activity Special Instruction

1 Calibrating Your System

Color Modes

2 The Color Wheel

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

3 Basic Color Correction, Project

4 Transforming Images

Advanced Channel Operations

5 Advanced Selection Techniques

6 Managing Channels

7 Project

8 Theory and Computer Application Quizzes

9 Layers

10 Retouching

Blurring and Sharpening Images Project

11 Remapping Commands

Shadows

12 Creating Patterns and Textures

13 The Render Filters

14 Importing and Exporting

Optimization

15 Special Effects, Projects

16 Theory and Computer Application Quizzes

OBJECTIVES

1. Adjust the settings within Photoshop to match specific ink and printing conditions.

2. Convert images from RGB to CMYK color.

3. Determine where and when specific file types are best utilized.

4. Adjust brightness and contrast in a number of ways.

5. Produce professional, high-quality color correction with the color correction tools.

6. Create three-dimensional artwork using transformation tools.

7. Create extremely high-quality special effects by using channels and selection areas.

8. Build complex selections and silhouettes.

9. Use custom and virtual channels to build complex images.

10. Apply advanced layering techniques to the construction of complex images.

11. Repair flaws in images with painting tools.

12. Retouch images to remove any indication that the image was modified.

13. Correct and clean up bad scans with blurring and sharpening tools.

14. Create drop shadows and cast shadows.

15. Create backgrounds, patterns, and textures for developing complex composite images and original artwork.

16. Use render filters to create the illusion of photo realistic lighting.

17. Import and export elements and images into and out of the Photoshop working environment.