As the year winds to an end, supplies are limited and students are a bit stir crazy. The projects need to be unique, hands on and captivating to keep their attention focused on art and not the summer.
At the conference in November, I went to a workshop on styrofoam printmaking. This was perfect for my school because we couldn't afford the printmaking supplies this year.
If you need a quick tutorial:
Supplies:
- Styrofoam plate
- Pencil and Pen
- Markers
- Heavy Paper or Print Paper
- Water bottles (That have the mist feature)
1. You give the kids a styrofoam plate. On the flat side of the plate, they pencil their design and then using a ball point pen they outline it so it's deep and engraved.
2. I started with monocolor and had them use washable markers to color their entire plate one color
3. I then had them move to the printing station. You give them a heavy piece of paper and have them spray the paper. Make sure the spray is on the mist. You don't want too much water. If the paper is not wet, your color will not be as vibrant.
4. Once they spray the water, have them use their hand to smooth the water and remove excess drops otherwise their print will look splattered
5. Have them lay their print face down on the paper. Using their hand, the bottom of the spray bottle, or another took, have them move across the plate, careful not to move it around.
6. And then lift! You have a print!
Tips:
- Any words or letters need to be written backwards on the plate if you want them correct on your print
- Large white spots on the print means they did not press hard enough
- Too much water will drown out the print and it will be a smudgy mess.
- Have them practice practice practice!
Here are some of the practices:
We followed this with a lesson on Andy Warhol and the kids were asked to create their own pop arts. They had to chose a famous character, person, or character symbol.
At the conference in November, I went to a workshop on styrofoam printmaking. This was perfect for my school because we couldn't afford the printmaking supplies this year.
If you need a quick tutorial:
Supplies:
- Styrofoam plate
- Pencil and Pen
- Markers
- Heavy Paper or Print Paper
- Water bottles (That have the mist feature)
1. You give the kids a styrofoam plate. On the flat side of the plate, they pencil their design and then using a ball point pen they outline it so it's deep and engraved.
2. I started with monocolor and had them use washable markers to color their entire plate one color
3. I then had them move to the printing station. You give them a heavy piece of paper and have them spray the paper. Make sure the spray is on the mist. You don't want too much water. If the paper is not wet, your color will not be as vibrant.
4. Once they spray the water, have them use their hand to smooth the water and remove excess drops otherwise their print will look splattered
5. Have them lay their print face down on the paper. Using their hand, the bottom of the spray bottle, or another took, have them move across the plate, careful not to move it around.
6. And then lift! You have a print!
Tips:
- Any words or letters need to be written backwards on the plate if you want them correct on your print
- Large white spots on the print means they did not press hard enough
- Too much water will drown out the print and it will be a smudgy mess.
- Have them practice practice practice!
Here are some of the practices:
We followed this with a lesson on Andy Warhol and the kids were asked to create their own pop arts. They had to chose a famous character, person, or character symbol.
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