Printmaking

1. Identify possible uses of the printed artwork

2. Show skills in creating a linoleum, rubber, or woodcut print with the proper use of carving tools

3. Create variations of the same print by using different colors of ink in printing the master plate

Let’s Do Basic Printing

Materials: Found objects at home or in school (dried leaves, old buttons, caps, small

bottles, plastic in different shapes, and many more), illustration board or old cardboards, Oslo paper, glue, scissors, paintbrushes, acrylic paints

Procedure:

1. Set the found objects on the cardboard or illustration board.

2. Think of a design. Consider shapes and textures. Create a pattern by repeating or alternating shapes.

3. When the design is final, glue the found objects on the old cardboard or illustration board.

4. Decide on the color of each found material. Use either contrasting or complementary colors.

1. By means of the acrylic paint, color the found materials based on your color design.

2. Finally, cover the plate (cardboard with glued colored found objects) with the sheet of Oslo paper. Press the Oslo paper gently on the plate.

3. After a few minutes, lift the paper slowly. Allow the paint to dry.

4. Display your work in an art exhibit in class.

Test I. Write Yes in the blank if the statement is true about printmaking and No if it is not.

________ 1. Printmaking is a science of transferring or duplicating images.

_____ 2. Intaglio printing is done when you cut designs out of a special paper, cardboard, or metal sheet in such a way that when ink is rubbed over it, the design is reproduced on the surface beneath.

________ 3. Relief printing is done when you cut away portions from a block or wood leaving portions of the design that will stand out on the block.

________ 4. Stencil process is done when your design is scratched, engraved, or etched

into a metal plate. The cut-in line is fi lled with ink, which, when a bit pressed, prints a sharp impression on damp paper.

________ 5. Silkscreen printing is done when you print through a screen of a very fi ne silk stretched tightly over a simple wooden frame.