January 23rd, 2010
This session, pupils in our Advanced Higher Graphics class are producing portfolio books, using the on-line ‘on demand’ printer Blurb.com. Also, pupils in our Higher Graphics class are producing children’s story books using the same on demand printer.
Our 'Review of the Year' book
We don’t have any examples of pupil work yet, but we have produced a book - a review of activities in the CDT department, and had it printed at Blurb.com.
There are lots more photos of our booklet over at our main web site, and there’s an on-line ‘page flip’ version of the whole book at the following link -
‘Page flip’ version of the book.
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January 12th, 2010
This session, pupils in our S2 classes are creating CAD 3D models in Pro/Engineer, and uploading them to www.shapeways.com to be manufactured using the 3D printing process.
We recently received our first batch of 3D printing from Shapeways. Photos and renderings of the products are now available to view in a gallery at http://jimblack.jalbum.net/3d_print_gallery/
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January 11th, 2010
Recently, Blendernation featured a story about Urangan State High School, in Queensland, Australia. Pupils at the school are creating a short film that includes live action and animation. The animation and 3D modelling is being done in Blender, the open source package that we use in school.
The project is around a year in to an eighteen month programme and has attracted around $50,000 funding. Several professional artists have become involved as tutors and mentors.
This superb 3D model of a dodgem car is just one of many renderings posted on the project’s site. It was apparently created by a fourteen year old fellow.
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January 10th, 2010
Jim Black
If you wish to contact me, for any reason, I’m at james.black@royalhigh.edin.sch.uk
The Royal High School
The Royal High School
East Barnton Avenue
Edinburgh
EH4 6JP
Telephone: 0131 336 2261
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January 10th, 2010
Jim Black
Teacher of Craft, Design and Technology at The Royal High School, in Edinburgh.
In session 2009 - 2010, Jim is responsible for the Advanced Higher Graphics class and has encouraged everyone on the course to create their own portfolio web site. Pupil sites are posted at folio1.org.
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January 9th, 2010
The Royal High School
Main Site
C.D.T. Department
Folio1.org - Pupil portfolio sites
Professional Portfolio Sites / Inspiration
Emily Hogarth - Illustrator and former Royal High pupil
Chris MacPherson - Student architect and former Royal High pupil
Asuna Ikeshima - Animator and former Royal High pupil
Karen Hollingsworth - painter
Michel Gagne - artist / illustrator / animator.
Aurore - cartoonist / illustrator. She also maintains a DeviantART site.
Tom Otterness - sculptor.
David Revoy - illustrator / digital painter.
Michael Bonnington - Animator, 3D modeller, graphic designer.
The National Museum of American Illustration - absolutely glorious images
Software
J Album - the freeware package used to construct the portfolio galleries
Fotoplayer - a free plugin for use with J Album
Koolmoves - flash animation programme
Gimp - the image manipulation programme used to produce the site graphics
Inkscape - the vector drawing programme used to produce the site graphics
Resources
Wordpress free themes directory
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