Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 10072/2012 - 25/07/2012
6 ECTS; 3º Ano, 2º Semestre, 30,0 T + 45,0 TP + 5,0 OT , Cód. 964557.
Lecturer
- Soraia Alexandra Cancela da Fonseca de Vasconcelos Magalhães (2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Objectives
On completion of this module the students should be familiarised with the digital print process, be able to produce photographic proofs with accuracy and efficiency. They should be able to create a colour management system in order to control colour information from capture to printing.
Program
Fundamentals of printing.
Printers management and printing layout.
Quality control.
Introduction to project.
Description and calibration of screens. Creation of colour profiles for scanners.
Creation of colour profiles for digital cameras.
Alignment of jet printers and ink jet printers.
Evaluation Methodology
Bibliography
- BELLANTONI, P. (2005). If Its Purple Someones Going to Die: the Power of Color in Visual Storytelling. -: Focal Press
- BUCKLOW, S. (2009). The Alchemy of Paint: Art, Science and Secrets from the Middle Ages: Colour and Meaning Fom the Middle Ages. -: Marion Boyars Publishers
- ITTEN, J. (1971). The Elements of Color, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. -: -
- MURPHY, C. e FRASER, B. e BUNTING, F. (2003). Real World Color Management. Berkeley: Peachpit Press
Teaching Method
Theoretical/practical classes.
Software used in class
Photoshop CS4, Eye-one Match, Profile Maker, Silverfast
