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LINOLEUM PRINTS!
•Printmaking - The artistic design and manufacture of prints, such as woodcuts or silk-screens.
•A definition of "printmaking" according to the Encyclopedia Britannica: "...broadly, the production of images normally on paper and exceptionally on fabric, parchment, plastic or other support by various processes of multiplication; more narrowly, the making and printing of graphic works by hand or under the supervision of the artist."
What is Linoleum?
or wood fibers. The kind we use, sometimes called battleship linoleum, is backed with burlap and is grey in color. Sometimes this can be purchased in rolls.
Students will use a reference picture of any animal of their choice. They will draw a picture of this animal and transfer their image onto a piece of linoleum. Then using gouges they will carve into their linoleum leaving what looks like a "stamp".
covered in ink, students will lay their inked up tile onto a piece of printing paper. Using various tools, students will press the tile onto the paper. Then peel the tile away and they are left with a beautiful print
Using printing ink and a brayer, students will roll ink onto their linoleum tile. After it's completely
Some notes on one of the simplest forms of printing, after the potatoes..•Who has made linocut prints, The Grosvenor school in London, the German Expressionists and the Mexican Popular Graphics movements are a few examples. It seems like Linoleum was first used about 1920, invented after the first world war.•Linoleum is a floor covering made from Linseed oil and a substance, like cork
Keith Haring Inspired Posters
Keith Haring [1958-1990] was an American artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City street culture of the 1980s by expressing concepts of birth,
Create a Public Message Poster inspired by artist, Keith Haring!
Your poster must have a written message and an illustration to go with it
THIS WILL COUNT AS 1 PROJECT GRADE
Think about what topics of today matter to you. Does it have to do with the environment? Or the drug epidemic? Bullying?
Anything that matters to you, anything that you think people need to be reminded of…
Pastel Flowers
Students will draw and shade in at least 5 flowers. They must overlap. Students will learn pastel blending techniques to create a 3D effect. Students can use any colors they wish!
--a work in progress--
Mix- Media Nature
Students will be able to choose between butterflies, birds, tree frogs or other small creature upon approval. Students will learn and develop new watercolor techniques and pen and ink techniques. We will continue to learn about value: shadows, mid-tones, and highlights.
death, sexuality, and war. Haring's work was often heavily political and his imagery has become a widely recognized visual language of the 20th century. Keith Haring was an artist during the 1980s who believed he could make a difference in society through art. He had a message that he wanted to spread to the public. He would do that through his posters.
This is an example of just the pen and ink being completed. The next step is to add watercolor paint to the bird and the rest of the branches and background.
Name Design
Students will learn how to draw in block letters and enhance their overall drawing skills.
This will be completed using pencils, rulers, extra-fine tipped sharpies and colored pencils.
Table Folders - Label folders and on the other side divide into sections. Each student gets a section to draw at least 5 things that they like to do, describes them, interests, etc. For example, if someone likes soccer they can draw a soccer ball, jersey, goal, etc.
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