Fifth Grade did some printmaking. They made collographs and mixed tints to add depth to their artwork. Students began by making their 8" x 8" plate out of a variety of textured materials (corrugated cardboard, fun foam, shelf liner, yarn, bubble wrap...). It could be some sort of scene, random shapes, whatever they wanted to create. The first week of printing, students chose their color and moved to that station. I had 7 station set up around the room. Each student ("master printer") had an "apprentice" to work with them. They used a registration plate I created, to set their inked plate (marked with the top) on and then placed their paper on that to print. The apprentice took this to the drying rack while the printer began a second print. Students made 3 prints of their plate and then switched roles. It was fantastic to see the teamwork and how they helped each other remember all the steps they had been shown. The next week students pulled out their 2 best prints for the next step. This left one of original of what their plate looked like. They numbered the back of the remaining prints with a "1" at the top, rotate 90 degrees and mark it "2", rotate 90 degrees again and mark it "3". This day they worked with their "apprentice", mixed a tint of their color and printed with "2" at the top. The third printing on side "3 was done with the lightest tint. The result was an edition of 2 prints where the focus of the art became the texture and depth created with value rather than what the original picture was. These turned out beautiful! Way to go my fabulous fifth graders!
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Mrs. Kendell
I was a graphic designer for many years, and then decided to make the leap into art education. I taught elementary art for 8 years. Archives
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