Monday 12/1
-Powerpoint on Texture & Space & linoleum block printing. (see attached) Take notes.
-Intro to linoleum block print assignment:
In your sketchbook, measure out a 4inch x 6inch box. Draw a Stylized picture (can be realistic or abstract) that shows 4 different types of textures. Your picture should also show a sense of space, by having overlapped, through size variation, position (high/low), or a combination. Fill your space by going out of the rectangle. Drawing must be 100% completed by your arrival in class on Wednesday, December 3rd. Remember you are going to be cutting pieces out, so watch how small you make parts of the picture. Think about what areas will be cut out, and what will be left. The areas left will be the areas that will be inked and printed. Think about how a rubber stamp looks & works. NO LETTERING/NUMBERS. What you draw will be printed out opposite. -Students may use the rest of the class to work on gargoyle or to start their drawing.
Tuesday 12/2 -Reading in Exploring Visual Design text. Complete worksheet to coincide with reading. (see attached) Drawing Due tomorrow when you enter class. Homework tonight if you are not done. -Rest of the class period should be used to finish gargoyle (make sure there are holes to the outside & your name is on it.) or students can work on 4x6 inch drawings for linos.
Wednesday 12/3 Using tracing paper, trace your picture. Be aware of areas that will be cut out and areas that your want to leave uncut for printing. This should take only a few minutes of class.
-On the back of your tracing paper, color over all of the lines with the side of your lead pencil until you have a thick coverage of lead that will be used for transferring your image. This will take only a few minutes of class.
-Tape your tracing paper over your linoleum so that your image will stay in place. Using a ball point pen, and pushing hard, trace over the drawing. Make sure that the image is being imprinted on the linoleum. You must have your image completely traced onto the linoleum for Thursday’s class. Bring home if necessary.
Thursday 12/4 1) Ask students what it means by relief printing. Have students give examples. Review and discuss the concept of relief printing and in general how it works. The most common example is a rubber stamp. Ask students how a stamp works. 2) Explain: just as a rubber stamp has raised areas, we need to have raised areas in our linoleum block so that we can ink it. Show brayer and student example. 3) Today we are going to carve away any unwanted areas of the linoleum. Any areas that we do not want to have ink are going to be carved away. The raised areas are going to receive ink to print our image. The cut away areas will show the white of the paper. 4) Explain the carving supplies needed: a. Safety board. Illustrate how the edge fits flush onto the side of the desk. Explain how it should never be positioned sideways, as it may slip causing an injury. i. Explain that the wood piece on top of the board is used to stop any slips of the cutter. (demonstrate) The linoleum block/plate should stay flush with the wooden piece across the top. Linoleum should never be sideways, as it could slip or fold, causing an injury. b. Cutter handle. Take the back of the handle off to show where the cutters/blades are stored. Put the cap back & illustrate how the design is meant to fit in the palm of your hand. You have the best positioning to cut using this method. (demonstrate) i. Show students how to unscrew the metal pieces and change the cutters/blades. Curved ends of blades fit between the metal ball & the metal chip. Screw on to tighten. c. Cutters/Blades. 4 different types for different techniques: -Small V cutter-good for fine detail, & thin lines & textures. (use this cutter the least and save until the end for small details) -Large V cutter-good for larger, deeper, defined lines & textures. -Large square cutter-good for subtracting large areas with very defined edges. -Large U cutter-good for subtracting large areas with less defined or softer edges. i. Demonstrate each cutter/blade on a piece of practice linoleum. Discuss types of textures. 5) Safety Demonstration. a. Always use a safety board when carving. b. Position the hand you are not carving with behind the cutter when holding the linoleum plate. c. Always carve away from you. d. Turn your linoleum plate as needed to cut various areas & angles. Do not angle the linoleum as it will slip or fold. Position your safety board and body to help get hard to carve areas. e. Report all cuts and scrapes to teacher asap. Blade will need to be changed and cuts need to be sterilized. f. Report any broken or dull blades to asap. Dull blades cause injuries. g. Store all cutters/blades inside the handle at the end of class.
Friday 12/5 -Students should work on carving their linoleum blocks. Due 12/11 |