DEPARTMENTOFFASHIONANDINTERIORDESIGN

COLLEGEOFBUSINESSADMINISTRATION
FMD307ADVANCEDCOMPUTERIMAGERY
SPRING2014
INSTRUCTOR
ViktoriyaHawkins
CellPhone:4178807902
Office:4178365136

Email:ViktoriyaHawkins@MissouriState.edu
Advisinghours:byappointment.

CLASSTIME
MondaysandWednesdays9:40amto11:20am.PCOB320

REQUIREDMATERIAL
1. IllustratorforFashionDesignbySusanLazear.Bringthecoursetextbooktoeachclass.
2. Removable/Portable Media Storage to back up your work 2G USB drive is prefered. Never leave a work
sessionwithoutcopyingyourworktopersonalstoragemedia.Protectyourtimeandwork.

COURSEDESCRIPTION
FMD307.Studentswillbeintroducedtothesoftwareenvironmentlearningtheskillsneededtocreateillustrations
usingvectortoolsinAdobeIllustrator,withinthecontextofgarmentdesignandconstruction,surfacetextilesand
fashiongraphics.Studentswillcreatesamples(calledLinesheets)oftheirworkthatwillbecomepartoftheir
portfolio.
PrimaryemphasiswillbeontheuseofAdobeIllustrator(Ai)software.AdobePhotoshop(Ps)softwarewillalsobe
covered.
Prerequisite:FMD210withgradeofCorbetter.
Studentsshouldhavebasiccomputerskills,includingtheuseoftheinternet,email,scanning,printingandusing
flashdrivestosaveandsharefilesanddocuments.

COURSEOVERVIEW
1. UnderstandbasicuseofIllustratorandPhotoshopasusedbytheTextileandClothingindustries.
2. DevelopandapplybasicCADskillstocreateafashiondesignportfolioincludingdigitalflats,patternrepeats
andpresentationboards.
3. LearnhowtocreateTechPacksusedintheapparelindustry.

OBJECTIVES
Havingcompletedthiscoursethestudentwillbeableto:
1. DrawflatsketchesofgarmentsusingAdobeIllustrator
2. CreateprofessionalLinesheets
3. WorkoncontemporaryFashionIllustrationsofFashionCroquis
4. Renderdrawingswithcolourandfabricpatterns

ATTENDANCEPOLICY
Classattendanceandparticipationareessentialtoyoursuccessinthiscourseandmasteringcoursecontent.This
coursebuildsontheconceptsasthesemesterprogresses.Studentsareexpectedtolearnandrememberthe
conceptsdiscussedeachweekinclass.Absencefromtheclasswillnegativelyimpactyoursuccessinindividual
activitiesandprojects.Ifyouareabsentduetoexceptionalcircumstancesthendocumentationmustbeprovided
(examplesofsuchcircumstancesprearrangedparticipationinUniversitysanctionedactivitiesandprograms,
personalandfamilyillnesses)
Asintheworkplace,youmustbeontime.Youareexpectedtoremainintheclassuntilclasshasended.Leaving
theclassroombeforetheendoftheclassisdisruptive.Ifastudentabsolutelyneedstodoso,he/sheshouldobtain
permissionbeforeoratthebeginningoftheclass.
Incircumstancesofearlycompletedinclassassignmentsyoumustnotifymeaboutthesame,submitassignment
totheBlackboardandaskpermissiontoleavetheclassroom.
Attendancewillbetakenatthebeginningofeveryclasssession.Asignupsheetwillbeutilizedforeachclassand
itwillbeyourresponsibilitytomakecertainthatyouappropriatelyidentifyyourattendance.
Ifyoumissedclass,youareresponsibleforobtainingclassnotes,assignments,announcementsandhandoutsfrom
aresponsiblecolleagueBEFOREthenextclassinordertoprepareforitandmeetassignmentdeadlines.Inclass
assignmentsorquizzesmaynotbemadeup.
Thepolicyonmissedclassesistoalloweachstudentthreeabsences,noquestionsasked,nopenalty.Allfurther
absencesoverthislimitwillreducethestudentsoverallgrade.Iwilltake1%offofyourtotalgradeforevery
subsequentunexcusedabsence.Studentswithexcessivenumberofabsencesareatrisktofailthecourse.
Jobinterviews,cartrouble,etc.arenotexcused,sochooseyourthreeabsenceswisely.Habituallateness(and
leavingclassearlywithoutpermission),forwhateverreason,willbenotedasevidenceoflowcoursecommitment
andpenalized.
Yourfullattentionisrequiredduringclass,disruptionswillalsobenotedandpenalized.
Forcompleteuniversityattendancepolicy,see
www.missouristate.edu/recreg/attendan.html

ASSIGNMENTSandLATEASSIGNMENTS
Dates/assignmentsmaybechangedatthediscretionoftheinstructortomeetobjectivesofthecourse.Blackboard
willbeasarepositoryforassignmentsandothercoursecontent.Blackboardwillbereviewedduringthefirstweekof
classtoclarifynavigation,coursecontent,andoverallexpectations.
LATEASSIGNMENTSARENOTACCEPTED.Itisanintegralpartofanyassignmentthatitbesubmittedina
timelymanner.Beingabsentorlateisnotanexcuseforsubmittingalateassignment.Pleasebeproactiveinyour
assignmentpreparationandadmission.
Ifthereareanydifficultiesinsubmittinganassignment,pleaseemailorcalltheinstructorimmediately.
Ifyouhavedifficultieswithanassignmentcontacttheinstructoratleast24hourspriortotheduedate.
EvenifthestudentmayhaveenoughpointstoearnanAwithmissingassignmentpoints,thestudentwillnotbe
abletoearnanAduetonotturninginallassignments.Inotherwords,itisbettertoturninauncompleted
assignmentandbedeductedpointsthantonotturninanassignmentandautomaticallynegatethechanceforanA.
QUIZZES
2@40pointseach
Two(2)quizzeswillbegiventhroughoutthesemester.Beready!Quizzeswillbegiventhroughblackboard.All
quizzeswillbegivenintheclass.

ELECTRONICS:
Noelectronicswillbeallowedtobepresentduringclasstime.
Thisincludescellphones,laptops,videoandaudiorecorders,blackberries,tablets,andnotebooks.Inotherwords
anythingnotpaperorawritingutensilwillnotbetoleratedduringclasstime.Ingeneral,thesedevicesdofacilitate
easeinmanyways,buthavebeenasourceofdistraction.Therefore,sometimewillbeallowedtoputthemaway.
IfIseeyouusingyourelectronicdevicesintheclass,Iwillgiveyouonewarning,secondtimeIseeyouusingyour
electronicdevicesintheclass,Illaskyoutoleavetheclassandmarkyouabsentfortheday.
Intestingsituations,theuseofcellphonesorsimilarcommunicationdevicesmayleadalsotoachargeofacademic
dishonestyandadditionalsanctionsundertheStudentAcademicIntegrityPoliciesandProcedures.

EVALUATION
Thestructureofthecoursewillincludesomelecture,butthemajorityoftheclasswillbehandsonlearningwith
instructorguidanceandexplanation.Shortassignmentswillbecompletedinoneortwoclasssessions.Allexams
andassignmentsmustbecompletedsatisfactoryinordertopassthecourse.
Studentswillreceivepointsforweeklyhomeassignments,classassignments,quizzesandfinalproject.Theideaor
visualstatementfortheseprojectswillbeconceivedanddesignedbyyou,butyourgradewillbebaseduponyour
skillfuluseoftheAiandPstoolsandmethodsasdesignatedbytheinstructor.Inmostcasesstudentsworkwillbe
submittedindigitalform.Thedigitalfileswillbeevaluatedwithregardtothecorrectuseoftoolsandmethodsand
alsotologicallydocumentorganizationoflayersandsublayersallofwhichmaynotbeseeninprintedform.
Hopefully,youcancoordinatetheseprojectsinawaythatmayenhanceyourportfolioorsupplementworkina
relatedclass.
Ifyouwouldliketodiscussagradeyoureceive,pleasebringthistotheinstructorsattentionimmediatelyafteryou
receivethegradedassignment.
GRADINGSYSTEM
Gradesareearned,notgiven.Studentswhoaregenuinelyconcernedwiththeirgradesareencouragedtowork
towardsuperiorgradesthrough:
1)preparationbeforeclass(readingassignedmaterials)
2)satisfactorycompletingallassignments,inclassworkandquizzes
3)consultationwiththeinstructorafterclassorduringofficehours(whenuncertaintyaboutaconceptcauses
concern).
Pointswillbeassignedasfollows:

POINTS

Allassignmentscombinedpointsforsemester
Finalproject
Quizzes(total2@40pointseach)

340
80
80

Total

500

Grade

Points

Assignments,Projects

excellent

450500
(90100%)

Studentdemonstratesafullunderstandingofthesubjectmatter,creative
thinking,strongcomprehensionofmerchandisinganddesignconcepts,and
highlydevelopedcommunicationandpresentationskills.Theworkisof
outstandingquality.

400449
(8089%)

Studentdemonstratesaboveaveragecomprehensionofthesubjectmatter,
aboveaveragecreativethinking,familiaritywithmerchandisinganddesign
concepts,andaboveaveragecommunicationandpresentationskills.The
workisofaboveaveragequality.

350399
(7079%)

Studentdemonstratesanacceptablecomprehensionofthesubjectmatter,
averagecreativethinking,familiaritywithbasicmerchandisinganddesign
concepts,andaveragecommunicationandpresentationskills.Theworkis

good
B

acceptable
C

ofacceptablequality.
poor

300349
(6069%)

Studentdemonstratesminimalunderstandingofthesubjectmatter,poorly
developedcommunicationskills,inabilitytoapplysubjectmatter
understandinginothercontexts,andlittleevidencecreativethinking.The
workisofunsatisfactorybutpassablequality.

299&BELOW
(59%&Below)

Thestudentshowsinadequateunderstandingofsubjectmatter,failsto
completecourserequirements,showsnodemonstrationofcreativethinking,
andhasverypoorcommunicationskills.Theworkisclearlyofunacceptable
quality.

unacceptable
F

CLASSEXPECTATIONS
Allstudentsareexpectedtobeknowledgeableofandutilizethefollowingtoolstobesuccessfulinthisclass

Acomputer
TheInternet
MSUEmail
Blackboard
USBdrive

Allstudentsareexpectedtoparticipateininclassactivitiesandtousegoodlisteningskills.
Ifyouhavealegitimatecomplaint,pleaseaddressappropriately,preferablyoutsideofnormalclasstime.Ifyouhave
aproblemwiththeinstructor,pleasetrytosolvetheproblemwiththeinstructorbeforeappealingtoahigher
authority.
Respectandcommoncourtesyrequirethatindividualsnotdistractothersaroundthemwithidletalkordisruptive
behavior.Ifthisoccurs,thepersonwillbeaskedtorefrainfromthebehaviorimmediatelyortoleavetheclassroom.
RudenesswillNOTbetoleratedandemotionsmustbecontrolled.Outbursts,sarcasticcomments,andimproper
behaviorinclasswillresultinapenaltyforthestudent.Thispenaltyisatmydiscretion.Examplesofrudebehavior
couldinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:

Speakingdisrespectfullytotheinstructor,criticizingtheinstructorsdecisions,judgment,instructions,or
knowledge.
Speakingdisrespectfullytoanotherstudentduringclass.
Frequent/excessivelatearrivals.
Talkingtoyourneighborduringclass.
Readingnewspapers/magazinesduringclass.
Sleepingoreatingduringclass.
Leavingclass,orleavingandreturningduringthesameclassperiod,withoutexplanationortheapprovalof
theprofessor(unlessitisatrueemergency).
Playingwithcardsduringclass.
Leavingcellphones/pagersonduringclass.
Workingonothercourseprojectsduringclass.
Preparingorannotatingcalendarsand/ororganizersduringclass.
Playingelectronicgamesduringclass

Respectshouldbemutual.Inotherwords,Iwilltreatyouwithrespectaslongasyoudothesame.
Whenemailingme:

addressmebymyname(Mrs.Hawkins),
fillinthesubjectline,andtypeyournameatthebottomoftheemail.

OTHERGENERALUNIVERSITYPOLICIES
DROPPINGCLASS
ItisyourresponsibilitytounderstandtheUniversitysprocedurefordroppingaclass.Ifyoustopattendingthisclass
butdonotfollowproperprocedurefordroppingtheclass,youwillreceiveafailinggradeandwillalsobefinancially
obligatedtopayfortheclass.Forinformationaboutdroppingaclassorwithdrawingfromtheuniversity,contactthe
OfficeoftheRegistrarat8365520.
SeeAcademicCalendars(www.missouristate.edu/registrar/acad_cal.html)fordeadlines.

DISABILITIES
To request academic accommodations for a disability, contact the Director of the Disability Resource Center,
Plaster Student Union, Suite 405, (417) 8364192 or (417) 8366792 (TTY), www.missouristate.edu/disability.
Students are required to provide documentation of disability to the Disability Resource Center prior to receiving
accommodations. The Disability Resource Center refers some types of accommodation requests to the Learning
Diagnostic Clinic, which also provides diagnostic testing for learning and psychological disabilities. For information
about testing, contact the Director of the Learning Diagnostic Clinic, (417) 8364787,
http://psychology.missouristate.edu/ldc.
It is the responsibility of the student to initiate this process and bring it to the instructors attention at the
beginningofthesemester.

NONDISCRIMINATIONPOLICY
Missouri State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution, and maintains a grievance procedure
available to any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against. At all times, it is your right to
address inquiries or concernsabout possible discriminationto the Office forEquityand Diversity,ParkCentralOffice
Building, 117 Park Central Square, Suite 111, (417) 8364252. Other types of concerns (i.e., concerns of an
academic nature) should be discussed directly with your instructor and can also be brought to the attention of your
instructorsDepartmentHead.PleasevisittheOEDwebsiteatwww.missouristate.edu/equity/.

EMERGENCYRESPONSESYLLABUSSTATEMENT
Studentswhorequireassistanceduringanemergencyevacuationmustdiscusstheirneedswiththeirprofessors
andtheDisabilityResourceCenter.Ifyouhaveemergencymedicalinformationtosharewithme,orifyouneed
specialarrangementsincasethebuildingmustbeevacuated,pleasemakeanappointmentwithmeassoonas
possible.
ForadditionalinformationstudentsshouldcontacttheDisabilityResourceCenter,8364192(PSU405),orLarry
Combs,InterimAssistantDirectorofPublicSafetyandTransportationat8366576.
ForfurtherinformationonMissouriStateUniversitysEmergencyResponsePlan,pleaserefertothefollowingweb
site:http://www.missouristate.edu/safetran/erp.htm
ACADEMICINTEGRITY
MissouriStateUniversityisacommunityofscholarscommittedtodevelopingeducatedpersonswhoacceptthe
responsibilitytopracticepersonalandacademicintegrity.Youareresponsibleforknowingandfollowingthe
universitysstudenthonorcode,StudentAcademicIntegrityPoliciesandProcedures,availableat
www.missouristate.edu/policy/academicintegritystudents.htmandalsoavailableattheReservesDeskinMeyer
Library.Anystudentparticipatinginanyformofacademicdishonestywillbesubjecttosanctionsasdescribedin
thispolicy.

POLICYONUSEOFCELLPHONESINCLASSES
OfficeoftheProvostprohibitstheusebystudentsofcellphones,pagers,PDAs,orsimilarcommunicationdevices
duringscheduledclasses.Allsuchdevicesmustbeturnedoffandshouldnotbetakenoutduringclass.

COURSESCHEDULE
Thescheduleissubjecttochangeatinstructorsdiscretion.

Week

Date

01/13/2014
Mon
1
01/15/2014
Wed

TopicsCovered
Classintroduction.Coursesyllabusandclasspolicies.
IntroductiontoAdobeIllustrator.Vectorversusraster.
Workspace,toolbar,menus&panels.
Illustratorpreferences.
Bridge.
Viewing,zooming&movingaroundthepage.Savingfiles.Fillandstroke.
Layers,paths
Rulers,guidesandsmartguides.Linkedimages.
assignmentMoodboard.

01/20/2014
Mon
01/22/2014
Wed

Artboards.TheSelectiontools.
Workingwithbasicshapes,lines.Grids.Groupingobjects.Pathfunctions.
Introtopentoolstraightandcurvedlinesusingpentool
assignmentStickfigure.
assignmentTracingimagesusingpentool.

01/27/2014
Mon
01/29/2014
Wed

assignmentWritingyournamewithpentool
Colorpanel,swatchespanel.Colorpicker.
Pantoneswatches

02/03/2014
Mon
02/052014
Wed

Workingwithanchorpoints.
Usinggridsfordrawingfashionflats.
Drawingfashionflatsasclosedobjects.
assignmentFashionflats(tops)
assignmentMasteringpentool.Tracingfashionflats

02/102014
Mon
02/12/2014
Wed

Pathfinderpanelanditsfashionuse
Alignpanel.Distributingobjects.Blandtool.
assignmentFashionflats(bottoms)
Quiz#1

02/17/2014
Mon
02/19/2014
Wed

Gradientstool,panel,terminology.
Workingwithfashioncroquis.
assignmentBuildingcroquis.
assignmentWorkingwithjointcroquisanddesigningfashionflatsondynamicpose
croquis.

02/24/2014
Mon
02/26/2014
Wed

Workingwithsymbolsandsymbolspanels.Brushes.
Illustratorbrushesforfashionuse.
assignmentBrushesandsymbols

03/03/2014
Mon
03/05/2014
Wed

Livepaintgroups.Limitationsoflivepaint.
assignmentBrushes,symbolsandlivepaintgroups.
assignmentFashionflatsincorporatingbrushes,symbolsandlivepaint.

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

03/10/2014
Mon
03/12/2014
Wed

SPRINGBREAK!

03/17/2014
Mon
03/19/2014
Wed

Clippingmask.Useofclippingmaskwithtextandinfashionrelatedwork.Technical
callouts
assignmentTechnicalcallouts.
assignmentMerchandisepresentationboards.

03/24/2014
Mon
03/26/2014
Wed

Imagetrace.Recoloringartwork.Globalcolors.
assignmentMerchandisepresentationboards.
WorkingwithbuiltinpatternsandeditingexistingpatternsinAdobeIllustrator
assignmentMimickingtextilerepeatsinIllustrator

03/31/2014
Mon
04/02/2014
Wed

PlaidandstriperepeatinIllustratorusingpatterntool.
assignmentDesigningplaidandstriperepeats
Typetoolanditspossibilities.
assignmentCatalogspread(lastassignmentinAi)

04/07/2014
Mon
04/09/2014
Wed

IntrotoPhotoshop.Workspace.Historypanel.Layers.
SelectionsinPhotoshopandhowtousethem.
assignmentRefineedgeselection.Extractingimagesfromthebackground.

04/14/2014
Mon
04/16/2014
Wed

RecoloringtoolsinPhotoshop.3waystorecolorimages.
assignmentRecolor3imagesusing3differenttechniques.

04/21/2014
Mon
04/23/2014
Wed

WorkingwithscannedimagesinPhotoshop.
ColoringlineartimagesinPhotoshop.
Dodgeandburntoolsfordimensionalpresentation.
assignmentcoloringfashionflatsusingpaintbuckettool

04/28/2014
Mon
04/30/2014
Wed

PlaidandstripeinPhotoshop.Textiletextures/effectsinphotoshop.
assignmentplaidandstriperepeatwithweaveeffect.Layeringtextilerepeatsinto
fashionflatsinPhotoshop.
RetouchingphotosinPhotoshop
assignmentEnhancingimageswithbasicphotoretouching

05/05/2014
Mon
04/07/2014
Wed

Overviewoffinalproject(creatingtechpack)
Quiz#2
Workingonfinalproject

05/1205/16

Weekoffinalsfinalprojectmustbecompleted