1. Creating a Successful Relief Print
How to get a good score on your individual print

2. Carve away about half of the block- remember what you carve will be the paper color- what you leave will print.
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Relief print: notice how positive and negative space are about even-

3. Excellent design and quality relief print
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This color contrast creates a great visual tension. The printing ink is clean on the edges, even and controlled.

4. Consider color ink and paper to get strong contrast.
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Black paper creates a striking contrast with light value printing inks

5. Individual Relief Block Print
Grade Sheet:
Individual Relief Block Print
needs work to excellent
Criteria:
black on white, carved with ½ positive ½ negative space
signed and numbered correctly 1 2 3 4
Creativity:
carving and design should show some risks and originality
Craftsmanship:
overall carving, evenly inked, clean print
Effort
On Time
Total / 20

6. Editioning a print: Sign just below the print- not on the inked area
Use pencil- sign your name below and to the right of the print
Add a fraction with the top number being the # print this print represents- the bottom # is the total- estimate- in the series for this lesson usually around 50 prints