Creating a Castle in Blender
Blender 3D allows you to create three dimensional models of an design. For this assignment students will create a 3D model of an castle. Click on the link below for the instructions on how to create the model.
Quiz
Create an 3D version of the illustration of the fish located to the right. Remember to use:
- The circle tool
- Extrusion- E
- Scale- S
- Y axis - Y
Design and Animate a 3D submarine using Blender 3D
Students will you pictures as references to design an animate a 3D submarine. The objective of this lesson is for students to understand how to use reference images and orthographic views to make a 3D model. Click on the links at the bottom for the reference images and and instructions below
Instructions on how to create submarine-Lesson Instructions
Picture of Submarine-Download Submarine Picture
Instructions on how to create submarine-Lesson Instructions
Picture of Submarine-Download Submarine Picture
Design a Robot to interact with students using Blender 3D
Students will use Blender 3D to design a robot that interacts with students. Students must also turn in a written 3 paragraph essay 3 that describes
Animation in Blender
This lesson you will learn how to create animated objects using Blender 3D.
Steps for creating a basic animation using blender - Click here.
Assignment- You will pick an element and create a 3D animated model of an atom
Steps for creating a basic animation using blender - Click here.
Assignment- You will pick an element and create a 3D animated model of an atom
Robotics
Your task will be to program an Angrybirds type game using JAVA and Greenfoot.
Here are the instructions for the game - Instructions
Here is the like for the beginning Greenfoot program you will modify - Game
Here are the instructions for the game - Instructions
Here is the like for the beginning Greenfoot program you will modify - Game
Blender Quiz
Click here to access the quiz. Write your Answers on a separate sheet of paper. You must also turn in the final rendered image of your project to dropbox.
Cheat Sheet
Cheat Sheet
Introduction to Blender
In this unit we will cover the basics of the blender interface and how to create 3D Models using extrusion techniques.
- First Blender Assignment students will create a model using basic mesh polygons.
- Second Assignment students will create a model using basic extrusion techniques
Robotics
The mars rover is a robot that searches the barren planet for life and other planetary facts. Look at the interactive web site and answer the following questions about the mars rover. After you have finished answering the questions recreate a 3d version of the mars rover using Blender. Here is the link to the interactive website.
Link to interactive web site
Answer the following questions using the interactive web site:
Discussion Questions: Anatomy of a Rover
Link to interactive web site
Answer the following questions using the interactive web site:
Discussion Questions: Anatomy of a Rover
- Choose two parts of the rover. For each one, describe the job it was designed to do, the challenges for carrying out this job on Mars, and what you think is most interesting about this part of the rover.
- How does the rover get its instructions or commands? How does it share the images, data, and other information it gets with us on Earth?
- These rovers move slowly! Can you move across the room at the same rate they do? Why do you think they move at this speed?
Bone Tool Quiz
Click on the link bellow to download the quiz file
bone_tool_quiz.fla | |
File Size: | 258 kb |
File Type: | fla |
Learn How to use the Bone Tool to make your character walk
Learn how to make your character walk using the bone tool. Click here for more instructions.
How to add scenes to your flash movie !!
Wondering how to create a new scene in your flash web site. Click here for more information.
Create Walking Ninja
Making A Walk Scene can add life to your animation. Click here to create a walk scene with your characters
Creating Talk bubbles for dialouge
Creating talk bubbles is a great way to have character dialogue without any sound. Click here to learn how to create talk bubbles. Click here for more info.
Creating Animated Car
Click on the following links to get the pictures for the assignment and for instructions:
Click here for instructions.
Click here for picture of car.
Click here for picture of wheel.
Click here for instructions.
Click here for picture of car.
Click here for picture of wheel.
Shape Tweens
Students will learn the introductory concepts of shape tweens. Shape tweens are morphs that are used to create animations. Click here for instructions on how to create shape tween
Resources-http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/learning_guide/animation/part12.html
Resources-http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/learning_guide/animation/part12.html
Creating a Slideshow using Flash
Here students will create an slide show using adobe Flash. Listed below are some resource students will use
- Resources-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_animation
- http://www.animazing.com/gallery/pages/history.html
- http://joshuamosley.com/UPenn/courses/Ani/AnimationHistory.html
- http://animation.filmtv.ucla.edu/NewSite/WebPages/Histories.html
Using Motion tweens to create animated fly
Using the motion tween
This learing unit consist of students using the motion path to create animations. Using motions paths students will learn how to apply complex motions to their animations.
CODE FOR ROBOTICS
import bge
cont = bge.logic.getCurrentController()
own = cont.owner
move = cont.actuators["move"]
pressup = cont.sensors["up"]
pressdown = cont.sensors["down"]
speed = move.dLoc[1]
if pressup.positive:
speed = speed + 0.05
move.dLoc = [0.0, speed, 0.0]
cont.activate(move)
elif pressdown.positive:
speed = 0
cont.deactivate(move)
move.dLoc = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
cont = bge.logic.getCurrentController()
own = cont.owner
move = cont.actuators["move"]
pressup = cont.sensors["up"]
pressdown = cont.sensors["down"]
speed = move.dLoc[1]
if pressup.positive:
speed = speed + 0.05
move.dLoc = [0.0, speed, 0.0]
cont.activate(move)
elif pressdown.positive:
speed = 0
cont.deactivate(move)
move.dLoc = [0.0, 0.0, 0.0]
Students will create their own animated comic book using Photoshop and Adobe Flash Oct 29-Nov 2
This project consist of an two part project were students will edit pictures with photoshop and animate pictures in Adobe Flash.
GIF Animations
Today we will learn how to create animated GIF's using the puppet tool.
Principles of Design
You will make a flyer for an pizza company and apply the principles of design to the flyer