Printmaking
Linolium Cut Outs
Problem Statment:
Create a print that showcases "food" or an aspect of food that is important to your life.
Benchmarks:
1. General Food Brainstorming
5. Carving
7. Artist Statement
Artistic Resources:
- Student Work
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Initial Brainstorming
Linolium Cut Outs
Slides:
Follow the slide show linked here - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hvxYA4cEazoRUhxc7Uy8m_jMQBfCLroZHOKw-eWlwk0/edit?usp=sharing
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Initial THumbnail Sketch
Task:
1. Pick a food from your brainstorming. It must have a deeper meaning than "i like to eat it" or "it's my favorite food." - Think of why you like it...
2. Create a thumbnail sketch for each of the following categories (if you want to do something else, please let me know).
- Of the food itself (how it looks in it’s completed, best looking form)
- The food in a different state other than its final product (ingredients, animals, plants, nature, etc.)
- Location that the food is eaten in (actual location, restaurant, kitchen, etc. Look at source images, do not imagine the location to draw)
- The food as it’s being cooked. What does it look like as someone is cooking it?
- The materials used to cook, prepare the food
- Someone consuming the food / human interaction with the food (making the food)
Tips:
- Keep it simple. No shading, just sketch lines
- Consider doing both horizontal and vertical images
- Look at source images to get proportions correct
Refine Thumbnails
Task:
1. Meet with Mr. Hanson to discuss ideas. Be ready to answer:
- Why did you chose this food?
- Which design do you like the best?
- How does it showcase / emphasize the food?
- Why did you chose the background?
2. From our discussion, you will refine at least 2 of your original concepts.
Refinement = making things simpler, cleaner and better.
Tips:
- Look at clip art to see how the artists made things simple
Final Design
Task:
1. Meet with Mr. Hanson to show your two refined sketches. We will select 1 final design to go with.
2. Trace the linolium in your sketchbook so your final design is actual size.
3. Refine your idea and draw it in. Your final design must include:
- 50 / 50 dark light balance
- Linear Value
4. Use pencil to add consistent value to the design. It's important to see how the print will look before we start carving.
5. Trace your design on a piece of tracing paper.
6. Flip and transfer to linolium
Prints
Task:
1. Create 5 final prints, click on the type to see more examples from each.
Black Ink (25 points) - required
Pick 4 of the following:
d. Selective Cut Print (15 points)
f. Print on a Found Material (15 points)
Tips:
- make sure your hands are clean when handling paper
- keep track of what prints you've done
- make sure your plate and brayer are completely dry
before printing.
Turning in:
1. Put your final images in order. Only turn in 1 final print for each category.
c. Off Set Print (15 points)
d. Selective Cut Print (15 points)
e. Hand Color (15 points)
f. Print on a Found Material (15 points)
Artist Statement
Task:
1. Answer the following questions in a brief artist statement. You can type it up, or answer them in your sketchbook and turn in via canvas.
a. What is your artwork about?
b. What does it represent / How is it meaningful to you?
c. How did you visually showcase the meaning? (think about size, placement, action, etc. )
d. What would you do differently if you had to do this again from the start? why?
