Chapter 27 Presentations

Printmaking with Found Objects

¢Colorful and successful prints can be made by very young children using objects such as
—Wood
—Spools
—Bottle caps
—Mailing tubes
—Corks
—Sponges
—Erasers


A science-correlated study of nature’s symmetry can use assorted vegetables that are cut in half or in pieces, painted, and printed
¢Okra
¢Cabbage
¢Mushrooms
¢Peppers
¢Carrots

The halved or quartered vegetables are painted on the cut side with colored tempera, or they are pressed on a tempera-coated, folded paper towel.


¢For best results, the vegetables must be fresh, crisp, and solid, and kept refrigerated between printmaking sessions.
¢The most popular vegetable for this project is the potato.
¢Exercise caution when using sharp tools. Use simple, bold breakup of space in the cutout or incised designs.
¢Suggested designs:
¢Cross-cuts
¢Wedges as in a pie
¢Assorted-size holes
¢Star
¢Asterisk
¢Sunburst
¢Spider’s web effects

Glue-Line Relief Prints
¢Smooth-surfaced cardboard
¢White glue
¢Water-soluble printing ink
¢Soft-rubber brayer or roller for inking
¢Inking surface – cookie sheet
¢Newspapers
¢Newsprint, tissue paper on which to print

Technical Suggestions
¢Preliminary drawing
¢Limit composition to one large motif
¢Trail glue over the drawn line
¢Glue must dry thoroughly overnight before inking

Collographs
¢Collography is a printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
¢Tools Required
—Sheet of sturdy cardboard
—Chip-board
—Discarded scraps of illustration board
—Glue
—Scissors
—Assorted-weight papers (smooth or textured)
—The animal world is a favorite theme because it provides so many options for creating a strong, lively design

Styrofoam Prints
¢Trays on which meats, vegetables and fruits are sold
—Ask grocery store managers – donated trays
Cut off the rim
Preliminary drawing transformed to the foam, the design is incised by firmly going over it with a pen or pencil

Linoleum Prints
¢Recommended for upper elementary and middle school
¢Built in patterns
¢Preliminary drawing
¢Reverse sketch letters and numbers
Effective subject-matter themes for lino and foam prints are those that promise a strong light- and dark-value composition, with a variety of shapes, pattern and detail.
—Birds
—Jungle animals Insects

Proofing, Inking, and Printing
¢Proofs of the work-in-progress can be made (without inking) by placing paper over the design and, with the side of a black crayon, or oil pastel, rubbing over the paper with a steady and even pressure.
¢The result proof will reveal how the print design is progressing.
¢Provide inking stations

Aluminum-Foil Reliefs
¢Materials needed
—Heavy-duty aluminum foil
—Blunt-point pen
—Soft-rubber brayer or inking roller
—White glue
—Gold patina
—Masking tape
—Water-soluble printing ink
—Newspapers

Aluminum-Foil Reliefs
¢Attaching the Foil to the Plate
¢Incising to Bring out the Design
¢Inking into the Crevices
¢Cleaning but Leaving the Crevices