Block Printing Name: Date: Per:. Block printing When a flat surface is carved, inked and pressed into another surface to create many prints of the same.

Block Printing

Name: Date: Per:

Block printing

When a flat surface is carved, inked and pressed into another surface to create many prints of the same image.

Gouger an engraving tool used to carve

Ink a colored liquid or paste

Brayer tool used to roll ink onto a plate

Print:the transferred image from a ‘plate’

Pull the action of printing an image

Proof a trial print pulled as a testusually labeled A/P

Edition a set of identical prints(Labeled #/total prints (3/75)

• OUR INSPIRATION? • Music!• Pick your current favorite song/lyric• Represent this song/lyric visually and

metaphorically

Metaphor

• “You are my sunshine”• “It’s raining cats & dogs”• "The streets were a furnace, the sun an

executioner.”• “Into each life some rain must fall. “• (bonus: what do all of these have in

common?)

One thing representing another

Number 1-10 on your paper

• For the next 5 slides, write out what you believe the picture is trying to tell you in a sentence or two.

• YOU WILL BE GRADED ON YOUR IDEAS AND EFFORTS.

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Now go the other way!

• For the next 5 slides draw a QUICK SKETCH that could represent each these metaphor.

• Even if you don’t really know, just draw something that it reminds you of.

• YOU WILL BE GRADED FOR YOUR EFFORTS

6. You light up my life

7. End on a sour note.

8. Love stinks!

9. Boiling mad.

10. The world is listening.

For HOMEWORK!?

• Pick out a song and/or lyrics that you feel strongly about (bring it in: written or on mp3)

• DUE TOMORROW. IT WILL BE CHECKED IN FOR POINTS!!!