ART 340 Painting
Spring 2005

Instructed by Ralph Larmann
Office: FA203 / Hours: 8-10 am MWF or by appointment
SLIDE PORTFOLIO

Painting Information

Slides are the traditional mode of presentation of studio work in photographic form. Ideally slides should be taken under controlled lighting conditions using tungsten film and tungsten or quartz lights. This creates an idea color balance that makes the image more true to its original form. Color can vary greatly when lighting and film are incompatible.

In recent years artists have found that the use of a digital camera can allow for more flexibility in the documentation process. Access to digital cameras and the computer lab will make it possible for all students to document work in photgraphic and digital form. Images should be shot at high resolution settings. If this is done, digital images can also be made into slides at various commercial graphics outlets like Gammatech (recommended), iprintfromhome.com, Colorslide.com, or local outlets like ColorMax or FasFoto (Henderson).

When editing a digital picture file, Photoshop will be the preferred application. It is available in the Art Department Graphics Lab in FA 213. By connecting the digital camera to the eMac via the USB cable. The application iPhoto will automatically engage and you will then be able to download the images to a file on the server. You can then open Photoshop and make any necessary modifications to your file.

To prepare of digital images for slides a few standards should apply.

• Make sure that the orientation of the image is vertical and horizontal. Askew images will be printed askew and will detract from your final outcome. To reorient the image in Photoshop use the Image > Rotate Canvas commands. By using the Arbitrary control the image can be turned clockwise or counterclockwise in small increments
• Use the Image > Adjustments > Auto Levels to adjust color, value, etc. Other adjustments can also be done if the image strays too far from the intended image.
• Make sure that your image resolution is 1200 x 1800 pixels or more. This insures that the image quality will not diminish when the image is projected.

if these standards are in place, then these images do not need to be resized to make slides. They simply need to be placed on a CD-ROM, then remember to "burn" the disk. Other uses of these images will entail resizing and changing resolution. Mark the disk with a permanent marker to keep track of the contents of the disk.

Slides should be placed in a plastic slide sheet for easy transport and storage.