Fifth graders' printmaking projects are on display and looking good. After taking a digital photograph and reducing it to black and white lines/shapes, the girls transferred their image onto a rubber-like material. They used a special tool called a "gouge" to carve away the positive space and then used various printing inks and papers to make a series of colorful prints. We even made our own dyed paper to use as a printing surface. The girls chose their six favorite prints to include on their "You Cube" and some added embellishments and personal writing to their final piece..jpg)
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I love your YouCubes! How did you transfer the black and white photograph to the carving medium? Thanks so much
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Hi Chris- Students just rubbed hard with graphite (pencil- softer works better, like a 4B) on the back of the printout, then placed it on the printing block (graphite down, picture face up) and firmly traced the outlines of their photograph. The pencil lines transfer to the block. Hope this makes sense!
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Perfect sense! Thanks so much.
DeleteWhat are the prints on? Is it a block of wood? Did you just glue them to that?
ReplyDeletePrinted on construction paper- then glued to foam core that I cut and hot glued to make the cubes- a lot of work!
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