1. Dorothy McEntee’s Tabby
Animal Relief Prints
Dorothy McEntee’s Tabby

2. The artist Dorothy McEntee made a type of art called a print
The artist Dorothy McEntee made a type of art called a print. This is a relief print of her pet cat asleep on a chair.

3. Dorothy McEntee made drawings and prints about everyday life
Dorothy McEntee made drawings and prints about everyday life. This print is called “Monday, Pikeland.”
What is happening here?

4. A relief print is made from a raised surface
A relief print is made from a raised surface. All the areas that will be blank (the negative space) are cut away and only the raised part (the positive form) is inked.

5. Do you see all of the white lines and shapes
Do you see all of the white lines and shapes? That is where the printing plate was cut or dented.
Think of an animal that you want to draw for your print, then draw it on a sheet of paper.
Where does the animal live?
What is it doing?

6. Is the animal a pet or a wild creature?
Can you think of an interesting texture to add to the negative space?

7. Fill up the whole picture space.

9. What do these lines show?

10. One plate was made for the blue color and another one was made for the black. The white color is the paper.