INEXPENSIVE PRINTMAKINGAll you need is a knife and some cardboard

WHY MAKE PRINTS? It’s faster than doing an original piece of art

each time. You can make multiples for everyone. If you are selling your work, you can make

more $ from the same piece of art. Once your original plate is made, you can

have other people print it for you ( Andy Warhol had a Factory!)

You can vary your colors. You can manipulate your prints after they are

made using other materials.

HERE IS A SIMPLE, INEXPENSIVE WAY TO TEACH PRINTMAKING

You will need: corrugated cardboard, newsprint, pencil, and an exacto knife.

DRAW A SIMPLE SHAPE DESIGN ON NEWSPRINT MAKING SURE SHAPES ARE OVERLAPPING

USING YOUR PENCIL, BREAK UP YOUR DRAWING INTO SHADED AREAS, WHITE AREAS, AND STRIPED AREAS

TRANSFER DRAWING TO A PIECE OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD MARKING EACH SHAPE WITH THE WORDS : STRIPE, WHITE OR SHADE

ON A STACK OF NEWSPAPERS, CUT OUT ALL BLACK AREAS WITH THE EXACTO KNIFE

CUT STRIPED AREAS HALF WAY INTO THE CARDBOARD AND PEEL AWAY TOP LAYER. GENTLY SCRAPE AWAY ANY FUZZY CARDBOARD AREAS.

LEAVE WHITE AREAS ALONE

INK YOUR CARDBOARD PLATE & PRINT

MAKE AN ARTIST’S PROOF (AP) ON NEWSPRINT TO CHECK YOUR WORK BEFORE DOING YOUR PRINT EDITIONLABEL IT AP

AP

MAKE AN EDITION (SERIES) OF 3 LABELING THEM 1/3, 2/3, 3/3

1/3 2/3 3/3

EXPERIMENT WITH COLORS OF PAPER AND INK APPLICATION. LABEL THESE 1/1 BECAUSE THEY ARE ONE OF A KIND.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU ARE READY TO TEACH PRINTMAKING TO YOUR STUDENTS!

Cathi Rivera, NBCT, crivera@dadeschools.net