Code: 1-MAT-760/15
Continuous Assessment: independent work
Objective: To teach students the basics of working with the graphic programs Gimp, Inkscape and Blender.
Course Syllabus:
- Familiarisation with the GIMP program workspace.
- Creating simple graphics using basic tools.
- Photo editing in Gimp.
- Familiarisation with the Inkscape workspace - a program for creating vector graphics.
- Using basic tools to create a simple vector image.
- Blender - a program for 3D object modelling. Familiarisation with its environment.
- Creating simple objects and editing them in Blender.
- Applying materials and textures to objects, rendering the scene.
- Simple animation in Blender.
Assessment Method:
To be awarded a grade from A to E, students must work on projects (each taking approximately half to one hour) and regularly submit/present them in class within two weeks of assignment. One submission by email is allowed if illness or another event prevents attendance at the class. Further email submissions will not be accepted. Failure to submit a task results in 1 penalty point; late submission (more than 2 weeks after assignment) or submission of insufficient quality results in 1/2 penalty point. Tasks are assigned after each lecture, with the last ones two weeks before the end of the semester. Tasks submitted after the semester ends will not be considered. The final grade is calculated by deducting all penalty points from an A grade. In the worst case, if penalty points exceed 4, the final grade will be Fx.
Literature:
GIMP:
Jakub Steiner: GIMP - Illustrated Guide, Neokortex, 2000
Josef Vybíral: GIMP User Manual, Computer Press, 2008
Lubomír Čevela: Digital Photography in GIMP, Computer Press, 2012
Petr Němec: GIMP 2.8 (User Manual for Beginner Graphics), Computer Press, 2013
Carey Bunks: Grokking the GIMP
Tavmjong Bah: Inkscape - Guide to a Vector Drawing Program
Inkscape:
Bethany Hiitola: Inkscape Beginner's Guide, Packt Publishing, 2012
Bethany Hiitola: Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers, Packt Publishing, 2012
Mihaela Jurkovic, Rigel Di Scala: Inkscape 0.48 Illustrator's Cookbook, Packt Publishing, 2011
Petr Šimčík: Inkscape – Practical Guide to Vector Graphics Creation, Computer Press, 2013
Blender:
Pavel Pokorný: Blender - Learn 3D Graphics, BEN - Technical Literature, 2009
Ton Roosendaal: Official Blender 2.3 Guide, No Starch Press, 2004; Online version here
Roland Hess: Essential Blender, O'Reilly Media, 2007
Carsten Wartmann: Blender Book, No Starch Press, 2nd edition, 2009
Tony Mullen: Introducing Character Animation with Blender, Sybex, 2007
Jakub Steiner: GIMP - Illustrated Guide, Neokortex, 2000 Josef Vybíral: GIMP User Manual, Computer Press, 2008 Lubomír Čevela: Digital Photography in GIMP, Computer Press, 2012 Petr Němec: GIMP 2.8 (User Manual for Beginner Graphics), Computer Press, 2013 Carey Bunks: Grokking the GIMP Tavmjong Bah: Inkscape - Guide to a Vector Drawing ProgramInkscape:
Bethany Hiitola: Inkscape Beginner's Guide, Packt Publishing, 2012 Bethany Hiitola: Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers, Packt Publishing, 2012 Mihaela Jurkovic, Rigel Di Scala: Inkscape 0.48 Illustrator's Cookbook, Packt Publishing, 2011 Petr Šimčík: Inkscape – Practical Guide to Vector Graphics Creation, Computer Press, 2013Blender:
Pavel Pokorný: Blender - Learn 3D Graphics, BEN - Technical Literature, 2009 Ton Roosendaal: Official Blender 2.3 Guide, No Starch Press, 2004; Online version here Roland Hess: Essential Blender, O'Reilly Media, 2007 Carsten Wartmann: Blender Book, No Starch Press, 2nd edition, 2009 Tony Mullen: Introducing Character Animation with Blender, Sybex, 2007Useful Links: