Foundations of digital art and design with Adobe Creative Cloud

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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Acknowledgements Contents Introduction SECTION 1: BITS, PIXELS, VECTORS, AND DESIGN CHAPTER 1: THE DOT, THE PATH, AND THE PIXEL Paths and Vector Graphics Pixels and Bitmap Graphics Exercises 1. File Presets in Illustrator 2. Shapes, Fills, and Strokes 3. Figure and Ground with Repeated Dots Screencast 1–1: The Pattern Brush 4. Grouping and Alignment 5. A Figure and Ground or “On” and “Off” Study Lab Challenge CHAPTER 2: DRAWING EXPRESSIVE LINES Saving and Sharing Files Exercises 1. Place and Lock an Image 2. Understand Layers 3. Create Lines with the Pencil Tool 4. Duplicate the Composition 5. Add a Gradient Background 6. Create Depth with Contrasting Values Screencast 2–1: Add the “Swoosh” at the Horizon 7. Use Master Files and Shared Files Lab Challenge CHAPTER 3: MODIFY BASIC SHAPES Signs and Logos Vector Curves Exercises 1. Create a Document with One Artboard and Set Guides 2. Combining Shapes 3. Duplicate the Artboard and Add Anchor Points 4. Convert Anchor Points from Straight Edges to Curves Screencast 3–1: Modify Paths with the Pen and Direct Selection Tools 5. Reflect and Copy a Shape 6. Save a Multi-page PDF Lab Challenge SECTION 2: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY CHAPTER 4: CREATING AND ORGANIZING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS Measuring Light Rule of Thirds Adobe Bridge Exercises 1. Camera Mechanics 2. Camera Settings 3. Bracketing 4. Before You Shoot 5. Rule of Thirds 6. Bridge Workspaces 7. Batch Rename Screencast 4–1: Renaming and Ranking Files in Bridge 8. Generate a PDF to Showcase Your Files Lab Challenge CHAPTER 5: RESOLUTION AND VALUE Redistributing and Resampling Pixels via Resolution Value and the Tonal Range Zone System Redux Exercises 1. Redistribute Pixels for Print Resolution 2. Resample Pixels for Screen Resolution 3. Analyze a Photograph Using the Zone System Screencast 5–1: Use the Info Panel to Check Your Eye Against Image Data 4. Modify the Tonal Range with a Levels Adjustment Layer Lab Challenge CHAPTER 6: COLOR MODELS Subtractive Processes Additive Processes Exercises 1. Harmony in Rectangles with Adjustment Layers for Hue/Saturation 2. Simultaneous Contrast in Circles 3. Color Comparison 4. Color Correction with Adjustment Layers for Levels and Curves Screencast 6–1: Applying Color to a Black-and-White Photograph 5. Color Correction in Adobe Lightroom Classic Lab Challenge SECTION 3: DIGITAL MANIPULATION AND FREE FAIR USE CHAPTER 7: REPAIRS AND HOAXES Digital Repairs Creating a Hoax Exercises 1. Remove Dust and Heal JFK’s Blemishes with the Develop panel in Adobe Lightroom Classic 2. JFK’s Eyes: Tonal Repairs with Dodge and Burn Screencast 7–1: Adding and Deleting within Selections 3. It’s a Hoax! Adding an Extra Mummy Finger 4. Softening Cloned Edges Lab Challenge CHAPTER 8: SELECT, COPY, PASTE, COLLAGE Precision Selecting with the Pen Tool Non-destructive Editing Exercises 1. Set Up the Collage Workspace 2. Trace an Image Contour with the Pen Tool Screencast 8–1: Tracing with the Pen Tool 3. Modify Paths 4. Convert a Path to a Selection to a Layer Mask 5. Scale, Adjust, and Organize 6. Copy a Layer to an Open Document 7. The Magic Wand 8. Select, Copy, Paste, Repeat Screencast 8–2: Duplicate, Transform, Burn, Organize, and Adjust—Ants in the Hand Lab Challenge CHAPTER 9: PROTOTYPING EXPERIENCES FOR MOBILE AUDIENCES Screen Resolution Getting Started with XD Exercises 1. Articulate the Design Challenge 2. Set Up Artboards 3. Additional Visual Design 4. Connect the Prototype Screen 5. Test and Share Lab Challenge SECTION 4: TYPOGRAPHY CHAPTER 10: TYPE AND IMAGE Contrast and Rhythm Text Boxes Text Adjustments: Kerning and Leading Exercises 1. Define a Color Mode, then Place and Relink an Image 2. Add a Text Box 3. Resize and Kern Display Type 4. Replace Type with an Image 5. Add Vector Shapes to Frame the Composition 6. Final Design Adjustments Screencast 10–1: Hiding Page Elements with a White Shape or a Clipping Mask Lab Challenge CHAPTER 11: THE GRID Gestalt Swiss International Style Sentences and Paragraphs Exercises 1. Alternative Paper Sizes 2. Guides and the Grid 3. Create Your Own “Virtual Leading” Spacers 4. Using Your Virtual Leading 5. Placing Another Guide on the Grid Screencast 11–1: Using the Grid 6. Use the Grid 7. Save a PDF with Trim Marks Lab Challenge CHAPTER 12: CONTINUITY The Gestalt Laws of Similarity and Continuity 0:00:00:00 Reading on the Screen Inspiration Everywhere, Even Right at Home Exercises 1. Video Terminology and the Adobe Premiere Pro Workspace Screencast 12–1: Create a New Premiere Pro Project and Import Media 2. Build a Composite Sequence with Images and Sound Screencast 12–2: Exporting Still Images from a Sequence in the Timeline Panel and Import Files to a Bin 3. Adjusting Clips in the Timeline 4. Adding Effects and Sharing Attributes 5. Adding Type with Adobe Fonts 6. Working with Keyframes 7. Add New Tracks Screencast 12–3: Modifying Keyframes 8. Your Turn! 9. Fade to Black and Export Lab Challenge CODA: REVISION PRACTICES Clear, Open Communication and Accessibility Pencilbox Studios: Mission Hospital riCardo Crespo: Hot Wheels and Standing Meetings Michael Demers: The Sky Is Falling (A Day in the Life…) The League of Imaginary Scientists: In League with an Institution Jovenville: Boardstorming Conclusion INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Z BONUS CHAPTERS SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE WORK HABITS AUTOMATION PRINTING REVISION CHAPTER 13: AUTOMATION ARTIFICIAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE READY, SET, ACTIONS! EXERCISE 1 CREATE AN ACTION EXERCISE 2 PLAY AN ACTION EXERCISE 3 BATCH RENAME REVISITED EXERCISE 4 FLOAT FILES IN WINDOWS EXERCISE 5 NONPROGRAMMABLE MODIFICATIONS EXERCISE 6 WATCH THE SEQUENCE PLAY IN BRIDGE LAB CHALLENGE CHAPTER 14: PAGINATION AND PRINTING COLORS, RESOLUTION, AND CALIBRATION PAGINATION AND BINDING EXERCISE 1 REVISIT THE ACTIONS PANEL EXERCISE 2 APPLY A BATCH ACTION FROM BRIDGE EXERCISE 3 TWO OPTIONS FOR PRINTING AND BINDING EXERCISE 3A OPTION A: SINGLE PAGES AND EASY BINDING EXERCISE 3B OPTION B: PAGINATING FACING PAGES FOR A SADDLE-STITCHED BINDING LAB CHALLENGE