Printmaking Unit

Assignment:

Your assignment is to create a multicolor color reduction print of a plant or animal.

In Class Practice

Understanding Positive and Negative Space

Positive Space is the subject that you are drawing.

Negative space is the empty space around and in between the subject.

What is positive and negative space? Look through the presentation below:

Positive Space

Japanese Notan Design 20 points

"Notan" is used by the Japanese to express "light and dark" as a element of design.

Here in the U.S. we use other words like positive and negative space or contrast.

Your assignment is to create your own Notan design to experiment with using positive and negative space to create a design.

Your design should have a balance of positive and negative space.

Design should be made out of shapes and not lines.

Video Directions:

Materials & Safety:

Examples:

Play "Totem" Card Game

Learning objectives:

Students will connect by sharing positive qualities about their peers

Students will choose which animal they identify with

Directions:

Get with a group of 5
Just using the animal cards, shuffle and divide the cards amongst each player in the group.

Giving:

Without talking - choose a quality card for each player in the group. Make note of which card is for which player.
Once all cards are selected, place the quality card in front of each group member face down- DONT SHARE IT OUT LOUD YET!

Receiving:

Organize your own cards from least important to you at the bottom to most important to you at the top.
Go around one person at a time, read the bottom card out loud. If this was the card you played for that person, tell them why you played this card for them.
Just say THANK YOU :) You're not allowed to tell them they are wrong or deny the compliment.

Group share:

Take your top card, get in a big group circle and lets go around and share your animal and the quality that is associated with that animal.

Summative Assessment: Relief Printmaking

Requirements :

There should be a balance between positive and negative space (Or black/white/color).
You can use a pattern to fill the background if there is not a balance of positive and negative space.
Design should have a focal point. This focal point should take up the majority of the design.
Avoid teeny tiny details. Simplify the image.
There should be no shading or value.
Words and images will be reversed when printed so they need to be drawn mirrored so when they are printed they are straight.
Design should include 2 colors + WHITE. Your colors can include black and another color.

Examples:

Student Examples:

Process:

Printmaking Planning Design:

Learning objectives:

Students will select and edit a reference photo to have a balance of positive and negative space.
Students will prepare a printmaking design.

Directions:

Use the
Choose an animal
Find a reference photo- save it
Edit the photo using Pixlr- Crop, Auto B&W, Posterize
Upload edited photo to Blank printmaking template - resize
Print template
Trace onto a seprate template
Color with 2 COLORS + WHITE

Printmaking Planning Assignment

Find a reference photo of your animal of choice & save it to your Chromebook files

Edit the photo using Pixlr.com- Crop, Auto B&W, Posterize

Photo editing Site:

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Resize photo into this template. Print it.

Blank printing template:

Blank Template printmaking plate

Using the reference photo, trace design onto a seprate template using the light box. Only keep what you want and simplify the image.

Make sure you have a balance of positive and negative space by adding repetition or details to the background.

Color the design with a second color. Keep in mind to have a balance of both colors + white.

Check Final design, make adjustments if needed

Requirements check:

Do you have focal point?

Do you have a balance of positive and negative space?

Do you have repetition?

Do you have 2 colors + white?

PreparingPrintDesign.wmv

PrintmakingDesignFinal.mp4

Transferring Design to Printing Plate + Coloring in with Sharpie

Directions:

Cut design out of sketchbook
Tape transfer paper to linoleum plate- black side down
Tape design on top of transfer paper
draw over all of the lines with pencil
Remove sketch and transfer paper
Color in black areas with black sharpie

Transferring Design To Printing Plate.mp4

Carving Negative Space (white) out of Linoleum Printing Plate

Learning Objectives:

Students will use the safety measures to cut linoleum safely.
Students will carve out their plate in layers, understanding not to carve a color until AFTER it has already been printed
Students will understand the process of reduction printing and relief carving

Directions:

Warm printing plate using an iron, microwave (10-15 seconds), or a hair dryer
Using bench hook and linoleum carving tool, remove areas of white from the printing plate.
Careful not to go too deep

Carving Linoleum Plate.mp4

Materials:

Linoleum cutting tool

Bench Hook

Warming device for linoleum

Printing

Learning Objectives:

Students will understand how to roll ink onto a plate evenly
Students will be able to register their printing plate on their paper
Students will apply pressure through burnishing to transfer the ink onto the printing paper
Students will understand the order of colors they need to print

Directions:

Lay a small amount of ink out on your printing tray
Use the brayer to roll the ink out evenly
Roll and even amount of ink onto your linoleum plate
Register your printing plate and paper
Burnish your design to solidify your print onto the paper
Carefully peel off and repeat for multiple editions

Printing Process.mp4