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GRC 59 Technical Commercial Art



(Formerly Printing Technology 59)
3 Units, 2 lecture, 3 lab

Designs, layouts and production planning, technical illustration, cartooning, hand separations and paste-up to produce camera-ready copy.


I. Introduction, Policies, Procedures

II. Trade Appreciation
A. Careers
B. Basic design principles

III. Freehand Layout

IV. Language of Sketch and Symbols

V. Application of Mechanical Skills
A. Geometric construction
B. Multi-views
C. Isometrics
D. Technical illustration
E. Mechanical letters

VI. Cartooning
A. Ball method
B. Stick figures

VII. Cover Designing

VIII. Four Color Hand Separation
A. Method
B. Screen tints/masking films
C. Color selection

IX. Computer graphics

 

 

 

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