4th Grade Printmaking!
The 4th graders got to experiment with printmaking as well this year, but they got to do some two color reduction animal prints! These were awesome for making some meaningful connections to what animals mean to us, our favorite animals or any experiences the students may have had with animals!
STEPS
1. I had them design their animal on sketching paper first - we talked about how to make sure they were simple enough for our process by using geometric shapes.
2. Then I had them tape their sketch paper to a piece of styrofoam. They traced their lines onto the styrofoam, removed the paper and pushed their lines down even more
3. We talked about what they thought would happen when we printed the images to see if they were understanding the concept of the reduction part of this process. Then they chose their first color (white or black) on their choice of three different colored sheets of paper and printed their three first colored prints.
4. They washed off their plates. Then they added (or reduced really) other parts of their styrofoam. I told them to change something in the background and change something on the animal to ensure they notice what they are doing.
5. then they will print with their second color right on top of their first color to reveal their two color reduction print series!
The learning objective for this lesson are:
-The learner will be able to CHOOSE an animal they have feelings for or experiences with
-The learner will be able to successfully TRANSFER their simple animal sketch onto their styrofoam printing plate, without ripping or tearing the paper or styrofoam
-The learner will be able to correctly print their first color three times on their choice of paper color
-The learner will be able to successfully print the second color three times on top of the first prints in the series
Academic Vocabulary:
- Printmaking
- Reduction
- Brayer
- Series
The 4th graders got to experiment with printmaking as well this year, but they got to do some two color reduction animal prints! These were awesome for making some meaningful connections to what animals mean to us, our favorite animals or any experiences the students may have had with animals!
STEPS
1. I had them design their animal on sketching paper first - we talked about how to make sure they were simple enough for our process by using geometric shapes.
2. Then I had them tape their sketch paper to a piece of styrofoam. They traced their lines onto the styrofoam, removed the paper and pushed their lines down even more
3. We talked about what they thought would happen when we printed the images to see if they were understanding the concept of the reduction part of this process. Then they chose their first color (white or black) on their choice of three different colored sheets of paper and printed their three first colored prints.
4. They washed off their plates. Then they added (or reduced really) other parts of their styrofoam. I told them to change something in the background and change something on the animal to ensure they notice what they are doing.
5. then they will print with their second color right on top of their first color to reveal their two color reduction print series!
The learning objective for this lesson are:
-The learner will be able to CHOOSE an animal they have feelings for or experiences with
-The learner will be able to successfully TRANSFER their simple animal sketch onto their styrofoam printing plate, without ripping or tearing the paper or styrofoam
-The learner will be able to correctly print their first color three times on their choice of paper color
-The learner will be able to successfully print the second color three times on top of the first prints in the series
Academic Vocabulary:
- Printmaking
- Reduction
- Brayer
- Series