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Computer Graphics I - CorelDraw/Adobe
FSI-YPGAcad. year: 2013/2014
Basic knowledge of hardware and software used during graphic processing, work with vector and bitmap graphics software. Exploring DTP techniques, different graphic formats and pre-press jobs. Practical implementation of CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and its use for making 2D vector graphics, web graphics, text documents, posters for project presentations and technical drawings.
The course has been upgraded with the support of the OPVK project. "The Studio digital sculpture and new media project", reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0278, is co-financed by the European Social Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic.
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Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on projects, tasks and a test. In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.
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Uživatelská příručka k aplikaci Photoshop. Uživatelská příručka k aplikaci Photoshop [online]. Adobe Systems Software Ireland, 2017. Dostupné z: https://helpx.adobe.com/cz/photoshop/user-guide.html
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2. Corel Draw 1 – curves, fill and stroke colors, gradients, patterns, raster graphics
3. Corel Draw 1 – property bar and work with objects, transformations, align, work with text
4. Corel Draw 1 – layers, multipage documents, preparation to print, export
5. Adobe Illustrator 1 - introducing to Adobe Illustrator work environment, main features, color gamut, file formats, techniques of work, creating a new project, main tool palettes, file operations
6. Adobe Illustrator 1 – creating objects from basic geometric shapes, creating and editing of objects by free curves, object properties, stroke, fill, gradient, transparency
7. Adobe Illustrator 1 – layers, transformation and aligning of object, pathfinder, raster graphics
8. Adobe Illustrator 1 – work with text, multipage document, preparation to print, export
9. Adobe Illustrator 1 – exemplary project of printed designer‘s
10. Adobe Photoshop 1 – introducing to Adobe Photoshop work environment, main features, color gamut, file formats, techniques of work, creating a new project, main tool palettes, file operations
11. Adobe Photoshop 1 – layers and selections, tools for free graphics, tools, brush, eraser, fill
12. Adobe Photoshop 1 – retouching tools, color corrections and basic effects
13. Adobe Photoshop 1 – work with text, transformation, export