https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZTsbJcr9VI
http://www.warhol.org/education/resourceslessons/Icon-Portraits/#ixzz410Pbn08p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJwUExBPkrs
Block Printmaking
Goals:
Students will investigate Pop Art and the art of Andy Warhol. They will identify images that are popular in our current culture and choose one to use in creating their own Pop Art Piece. Students will learn printmaking terminology and technique and apply their knowledge in creating a block print of their chosen Pop image.
Homework:
Find a high qualty photo to use for this project. After being introduced to Pop Art and looking at the work of Andy Warhol, you should be able to identfy images that you can see everyday, people, places, objects, products that are popular in our culture today. Choose a photo for this project of an image of something or someone popular in our current culture. Make sure to save your chosen image to your email.
Vocabulary
popart-printmakingvocabsheet intro.doc
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Positive Space/Negative Space: Positive space is the area in an artwork that the subject occupies. For instance, the positive space could be a vase of flowers in a drawing, a person's face in a portrait, or the trees and hills of a landscape. The area or space around the positive space is called the negative space.
Materials
- Altered photo
- Pencils
- Tracing paper
- 6"x6" Softkut
- Cutting tools
- Variety of paper
- Water-based printing inks
- Brayers
- Plastic Trays inking surface
- Drying rack
Procedures
- Students will cover the back of the drawing with pencil until it is completely black, then instruct them to place the drawing face up on the linoleum plate and trace it firmly with pencil.
- Students will use the tools provided to cut their designs into the linoleum plate.
- Students will place a few tablespoons of ink on the glass and use a brayer to spread the ink evenly over the surface. When the brayer is inked, have students roll it over the plate until it is evenly covered.
- Students will repeat the process for five to ten additional sheets, applying more ink to the plate for each print. Dry the prints on a drying rack or clothesline.
- Students will add broad areas of watercolor or another medium to their portraits.
- Show students how to sign, date, and number each of their prints in the lower right corner.
- Students will turn in 2 mounted prints, one on an altered background.
- Students wiill then print a minimum of 4 prints on a 12x18 piece of paper using demonstrated measurements.
- After 4 prints are dry, students will use marker, colored pencil and/or watercolor to work into the prints and create a unique patterned border
Pop Art Printmaking Rubric (1).doc