Graphic Design and Illustration

Chapter 1 introduces students to the Photoshop environment and its basic tools. Lessons 1 and 2 will be covered in Chapter 1.

The students will be introduced to Adobe Photoshop CC

TEKS – 1A-B, 2A-G, 3, 4, 5, 6A-B, 7A-D, 8A-E, 9A-E, 10, 11A-H

Activity – Lesson 1: Key skills include navigating and customizing the workspace, using the Zoom and Eyedropper tools, using the Layers and Navigate panels, brightening a photograph, adding and customizing text, and undoing actions in Photoshop. The lesson concludes with a review of employability and the professional qualities and personal appearance standards employers seek. Lesson 2: Key skills include straightening and cropping images, using the Spot Healing Brush, Patch, and Clone Stamp tools, and using the Curves and Levels options to adjust tonal range. The lesson concludes with a review of the history of graphic design.

Materials – Learning Graphic Design and Illustration by Andrew Faulkner, Conrad Chavez, and Brian Wood

Evaluation – Lesson 1 Projects, Lesson 2 Projects, and Chapter 1 Test