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05 Jan 2010 07:58
05 January 2010
Megan Currie's Table
Megan made a great job of her table, completing it towards the end of session 2008 - 2009.
Megan Currie's Table
The table includes a chess / draughts board, with a space to store equipment.
Megan Currie's Table
The table top is reversible, to become a surface for card games.
Megan Currie's Table
Detail of the table top, set up for chess or draughts.
Megan Currie's Table
Maple has been used for the top and rails, with oak for the legs. The frame is constructed with mortise and tenon joints.
Megan Currie's Table
The timber received several coats of varnish, followed by wax polish.
Claire Mathiesons's Elephant in a Tutu
Advanced Higher Graphics
Claire has completed modelling and texturing the tutu for her cartoon circus elephant.
The tutu consists of three flat circular mesh planes that have been deformed using Blender's 'cloth' modifier.
The tutu looks partially transparent, and sequined.
Claire Mathiesons's Elephant in a Tutu
Advanced Higher Graphics
This is the texture file that Claire prepared for her tutu.
She first created a UV map, then exported it in to Gimp to be painted on. The image opposite is a jpg, but if you click on it you'll get the transparent png file that was actually used.
In the png file, the white areas are transparent.
Transparent png file - 1.91 MB
Claire Mathiesons's Elephant in a Tutu
Advanced Higher Graphics
Here is the actual photo of a tutu that Claire started with, to create the circular image displayed above.
The original photo was downloaded from the internet and the work was done in Gimp.
Transparent png file - 347 KB
Katie Darling - class 1j
Bedroom
This assignment is started in class, then completed as homework.
Pupils design a bedroom layout, complete with unusual security features. The drawing is produced in one-point perspective.
Katie's drawing is superb, though she didn't add notes explaining her security system.
Patrick Collings - class 1b
Bedroom
Well drawn with strong colours.
Patrick assures us that the giant axe would be made from foam rubber.
Lucy Walls - class 1j
Bedroom
No security system, but well drawn by Lucy.
Scott Lavery - class 1b
Bedroom
Scott has added detailed information about his security system.
Holly Sutherland - class 1j
Bedroom
Neat perspective drawing from Holly.
Afton Davidson - class 1j
Bedroom
Afton has incorporated rather unusual bunk beds in her room.
Sophie Templeton - class 1b
Bedroom
Sophie's security system incorporates some rather unpleasant gadgets.
Elisa Guidice - class 1j
Bedroom
The partially open door is a nice touch from Elisa
Portfolio Booklet - Advanced Higher Graphics
On Demand Printing
This session, pupils in the Advanced Higher Graphics class are producing portfolio booklets, to aid with university course entry.
The image opposite is Mr Black's design for the dust jacket of his exemplar booklet - 'A Year In The Craft, Design & Technology Department'. The booklet is currently on order from 'on demand' printer www.blurb.com.
A preview of Mr Black's booklet (featuring an earlier version of the dust jacket) is available to view at -
www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/1111890
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