Today's Class- Today we looked at the collected forms of printmaking (the regular function of the room where our class meets), with slides of historic and contemporary woodcuts, etchings, engravings, lithographs, and silkscreen prints. For today's project, the students created their own collagraph plates, to be printed later. In addition, we reserved time at the end of class to discuss what was learned from doing the research papers.
How to make this up- The first step in the process is to create a collagraph plate. It's done by attaching materials to a flat surface. We used cardboard as our base, and glued things with a variety of textures to the base. Eventually the plate will be rolled with ink and printed onto paper. Above are some examples of prints from a previous semester. For the base use a piece of cardboard about 8" x 10" (the large side of a cereal box works well). Gather a variety of materials (natural or manufactured) that can be cut up and glued down. You must use at least 8 different textures among your materials. The design you create must be representational, in that we can recognize it as a person, object, scene, or whatever, but it doesn't need to be realistic. Below is an example of a plate and the print made from it. Note that the image will prints as a mirror image of the plate. An additional example and more information can be found here.
Homework- The completed collagraph plate is due at the beginning of class on April 13, 2012. I'll provide the ink and tools to print the images onto your paper.
The photography assignment is due at the beginning of class on March 30, 2012.
********Spring Break March 19th to March 25th*********
**************No Class Meeting Next Week**************
For next class 3/30/12- We will review the results of the photo assignment and start our first graded project of the semester. Bring your 18" x 24" pad, pencil and eraser, and your pastels, along with the photos.
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