This subject introduces the students to various digital visualisation techniques. It identifies methods of improving the presentation and aesthetic value of relevant design. Throughout the course content, various software applications are used for presentation and manipulation of text, photographs and computer-generated images.
Digital Imaging
- Associated advantages, disadvantages and complexity levels of digital imaging filetypes and applications
- Printing considerations with respect to pixel count
- Toolset Investigation
- Image & Canvas Sizing
- Selection methods
- Brush tools
- Colour Adjustment
- Layering
- Digital Hand-rendering Workflow
- Scanning (and related pre-preparation) techniques
- Layer Masking
- Layering Opacity & Blending Options
Desktop Publishing (DTP)
- Recent history and progression of digital imaging & desktop publishing software
- Background of image and document file-types and associated advantages/disadvantages
- Document Setup
- Text Styles, Swatches & Line weights
- Linked Documents & Manipulation
- Vector Elements
- Bleed and Oversize Requirements
- Master Pages
Photorealistic Rendering
- ‘State of the art’ Software Comparison
- Model Attributes
- Materials & Texture Definition
- Decals
- Context Appreciation
- Viewpoint & Camera Placement Methods
- Lighting & Shadow Casting
- Scene Focus & Context
Rendering Effects & Settings
- Depth-Of-Field Effects
- File Export Formats
- Resolution and consequential settings
- Image constraints and Post- Rendering considerations
