October 6, 2008 Turn in “Value Drawing” (1/2 letter grade off each day it’s late) Go over quiz Intro to next project Vocabulary Get your notebooks or paper!
Printmaking
Printmaking: the process of preparing a ‘plate’ and transferring the image on another surface
Print: the transferred image from a ‘plate’
Plate: a flat surface that is built up or carved into to create a design
Linoleum Cut: An image is carved into a linoleum plate
Etching: a needle is used to draw into a metal plate to create details
Texture (element): The way an object’s surface feels to the touch
Implied texture: an illusion or idea of how something feels to the touch
Stippling: Surface texture created with dots
Crosshatch: Surface texture created with many intersecting lines
Collagraph: a print made from textured materials
Actual texture: use of real materials in art that have a texture of their own
Bas Relief (low relief): Sculpture that is raised a little from the background of a flat surface
October 7 Get your notebooks Finish notes Start drawing!
Assemblage: A work of art made of objects that were really made to be used in another way
Brayer: a tool used to roll ink onto a plate
Press: the machine that rolls an inked plate through and squeezes the image onto a piece of paper
Series: several prints made of the same plate
Here are examples of finished “collagraph” prints…
You will… Use the image of a SKULL to create a small ‘collagraph’ Use several different materials in various ways Roll ink on your ‘plate’ Make 2-3 prints (‘series’)
Why are we doing this? Great way to explore implied and actual textures Halloween Day of the Dead
Day of the Dead: a celebration honoring loved ones who have passed away
Balance (principle): A feeling of stability in a composition or art work.
Symmetrical Balance: Has elements that appear on both sides of a composition or object.
Asymmetrical Balance: Has 2 sides that are different but still appear visually balanced.
Radial Balance: Symmetrical when cut down the center in any direction.