Adapted from this lesson. Fly with the Wind by Brayden Printmaking is a long process, but it's so worth it! For this project, we studied the history of printmaking and looked at several artists who practiced the technique. We focused on pop artist, Andy Warhol, and took inspiration especially from his Endangered Species series (example on the right). He used bright and unnatural colors but still portrayed the animal realistically. Grevy’s Zebra by pop artist, Andy Warhol They sketched and did a final drawing of their animal and then transferred it to a Styrofoam plate. The final piece had to include three mounted print that each had three layers of different colored ink. They had to carve some, ink and print, carve more, and repeat the process. On the right is Richaurd working on his second layer prints. Check out a few other second layer prints below by Kayla, Sophie, and Hannah. Next was the third layer. How adorable are these penguin prints by Jordan?! And this awesome shark by Abby! Once they had printed their third layer on all their prints, they trimmed and mounted them and finished their pieces off by titling and signing them. Feeling Crabby by Isaac Parrot of Disguise by Kyanna The Bugel by Jesse America's Bird by Dominic The Roaring Bear by Koichi Racing Stripes by Abbey Swan Song by Taylor Lion's Pride by Jessica Lazy Sunday by Kelly The Rainbow Wolf by Madysen Acrobatic Bald Eagle by Jesse 3 Shades of Elephant by Sydnee The Long Neck Series by Hannah The Wise Old Owl by Devyn Fishy Friends by Alex Above are a few final prints by Savannah, Ezra, and Joshua. I'm so proud of the 2D students not only because of their outstanding work, but also for the responsibility they displayed throughout the process of the entire project. Special thanks to multiple students in 1st period for their willingness to help set out materials each morning (even when I didn't ask) and to many in 7th period for cleaning (and organizing) materials at the end of each day! You guys rock!
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Aunt Teresa
4/27/2014 09:56:27 am
All I can say is WOW. It is so fun for me to see the work your students are doing.
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Nikki
4/27/2014 10:00:21 am
Thanks Aunt Teresa! That means a lot to me :) Hope all is well
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