I NEXPENSIVE P RINTMAKING All you need is a knife and some cardboard

W HY MAKE P RINTS ? 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.

H ERE IS A SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE WAY TO TEACH PRINTMAKING You will need: corrugated cardboard, newsprint, pencil, and an exacto knife.

D RAW A SIMPLE SHAPE DESIGN ON NEWSPRINT MAKING SURE SHAPES ARE OVERLAPPING

U SING YOUR PENCIL, BREAK UP YOUR DRAWING INTO SHADED AREAS, WHITE AREAS, AND STRIPED AREAS

T RANSFER DRAWING TO A PIECE OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD MARKING EACH SHAPE WITH THE WORDS : STRIPE, WHITE OR SHADE

O N A STACK OF NEWSPAPERS, CUT OUT ALL BLACK AREAS WITH THE EXACTO KNIFE

C UT STRIPED AREAS HALF WAY INTO THE CARDBOARD AND PEEL AWAY TOP LAYER. G ENTLY SCRAPE AWAY ANY FUZZY CARDBOARD AREAS.

L EAVE WHITE AREAS ALONE

I NK YOUR CARDBOARD PLATE & PRINT

M AKE AN ARTIST ’ S P ROOF (AP) ON NEWSPRINT TO CHECK YOUR WORK BEFORE DOING YOUR PRINT EDITION LABEL IT AP AP

MAKE AN EDITION ( SERIES ) OF 3 LABELING THEM 1/3, 2/3, 3/3 1/3 2/3 3/3

E XPERIMENT WITH COLORS OF PAPER AND INK APPLICATION. L ABEL THESE 1/1 BECAUSE THEY ARE ONE OF A KIND.

C ONGRATULATIONS ! Y OU ARE READY TO TEACH PRINTMAKING TO YOUR STUDENTS ! Cathi Rivera, NBCT,