INEXPENSIVE PRINTMAKING All you need is a knife and some cardboard
Jan 19, 2016
INEXPENSIVE PRINTMAKINGAll you need is a knife and some cardboard
WHY MAKE PRINTS? It’s faster than doing an original piece of art
each time. You can make multiples for everyone. If you are selling your work, you can make
more $ from the same piece of art. Once your original plate is made, you can
have other people print it for you ( Andy Warhol had a Factory!)
You can vary your colors. You can manipulate your prints after they are
made using other materials.
HERE IS A SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE WAY TO TEACH PRINTMAKING
You will need: corrugated cardboard, newsprint, pencil, and an exacto knife.
DRAW A SIMPLE SHAPE DESIGN ON NEWSPRINT MAKING SURE SHAPES ARE OVERLAPPING
USING YOUR PENCIL, BREAK UP YOUR DRAWING INTO SHADED AREAS, WHITE AREAS, AND STRIPED AREAS
TRANSFER DRAWING TO A PIECE OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD MARKING EACH SHAPE WITH THE WORDS : STRIPE, WHITE OR SHADE
ON A STACK OF NEWSPAPERS, CUT OUT ALL BLACK AREAS WITH THE EXACTO KNIFE
CUT STRIPED AREAS HALF WAY INTO THE CARDBOARD AND PEEL AWAY TOP LAYER. GENTLY SCRAPE AWAY ANY FUZZY CARDBOARD AREAS.
LEAVE WHITE AREAS ALONE
INK YOUR CARDBOARD PLATE & PRINT
MAKE AN ARTIST’S PROOF (AP) ON NEWSPRINT TO CHECK YOUR WORK BEFORE DOING YOUR PRINT EDITIONLABEL IT AP
AP
MAKE AN EDITION (SERIES) OF 3 LABELING THEM 1/3, 2/3, 3/3
1/3 2/3 3/3
EXPERIMENT WITH COLORS OF PAPER AND INK APPLICATION. LABEL THESE 1/1 BECAUSE THEY ARE ONE OF A KIND.
CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE READY TO TEACH PRINTMAKING TO YOUR STUDENTS!
Cathi Rivera, NBCT, [email protected]