From pixels ... to prints.It is important for students to prepare for the challenges of electronic imaging in the world of tomorrow. They need to understand how computers affect their lives. Computer-generated graphics continue to revolutionize communications. Printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. technology, centuries apart from electronic imaging in its origin, has similarly affected our lives and our methods of communication. This unit fosters the creative use of these technologies. Students will learn how to integrate computer imaging and printmaking to generate self-portraits in synthesized colors that express an emotion. Class Sessions Session 1 * Discuss impact of printmaking on the world. * Show examples of linoleum linoleum (lĭnō`lēəm), resilient floor or wall covering made of burlap, canvas, or felt, surfaced with a composition of wood flour, oxidized linseed oil, gums or other ingredients, and coloring matter. prints. * Discuss the content of the self-portrait. Use examples of traditional and computer-generated drawings to demonstrate the two methods of creating a portrait. * Review facial proportions. Homework: Using mirrors, students draw a 12[inches] (31 cm) square self-portrait that expresses an emotion. Sessions 2-3 * After discussing the relationship of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color to emotion, students translate their portraits into a color medium (colored pencil, oil pastel Oil pastel (also called wax oil crayon) is a painting and drawing medium with characteristics similar to pastels and wax crayons. Unlike "soft" or "French" pastel sticks, which are made with a gum or methyl cellulose binder, oil pastels consist of pigment mixed with a , colored marker) or a computer. * Demonstrate use of computer software programs for painting (such as Platinum Paint or Paint Works) and manipulating color and composition. (Images are translated into a grid of pixels, comparable to mosaic tiles. Use a digital drawing table, light pen or mouse to enhance images.) * Demonstrate scanning equipment (video equipment and software that can digitize To convert an image or signal into digital code by scanning, tracing on a graphics tablet or using an analog to digital conversion device. 3D objects can be digitized by a device with a mechanical arm that is moved onto all the corners. such as Computer Eyes). Students digitize portraits on computer, then manipulate the original color and composition to make it more expressive. Students make a color printout (PRINTer OUTput) Same as hard copy. and save the finished portrait on disk. Sessions 4-5 * Using the portrait (hand drawn or computer generated), show how to make a tracing paper key. Students number each color area (from lightest to darkest) and make a sample color chart color chart n. An assembly of chromatic samples used in checking color vision. . They decide on final colors. * Have computers available to finish digital portraits. Sessions 6-7 * Students transfer the tracing paper key to the linoleum block (in reverse). * Introduce printmaking vocabulary and tools. Demonstrate cutting techniques and tools. Stress safety. * Students outline and number the color areas with a permanent marker A permanent marker is a type of marker pen that is used to create permanent writing on an object. Generally the liquid is water resistant, contains the toxic chemical xylene or toluene, and is capable of writing on a variety of surfaces from paper to metal to stone. on the linoleum transfer. Cut away areas that will be white only. Sessions 8-9 * Demonstrate the preparation of an inking and printing area. * Demonstrate color mixing, inking and registration techniques. * Print the first (lightest) color, using the block on which white areas have been cut away. Print five copies. * Clean equipment and area to prepare for printing the second (next darkest) color onto the first color prints. * Students continue this sequence to reductively re·duc·tive adj. 1. Of or relating to reduction. 2. Relating to, being an instance of, or exhibiting reductionism. 3. Relating to or being an instance of reductivism. color layer the prints. Caution them to watch registration. Sessions 10-12 * Continue cutting and printing. * Number, title and sign finished editions. Mat and display. Evaluation Critique prints for use of color to express an emotion and for cutting and printing techniques. NATIONAL STANDARD Students select and use the qualities of structures and functions of art to improve communication of their ideas. RELATED ARTICLE: Materials * Apple IIgs : The Apple IIGS, the fifth model inception of the Apple II, was the most powerful member of the Apple II series of personal computers made by Apple Computer. computers (4-6 for 15 students), Platinum Paint[R] or other painting software, video camera, Computer Eyes[R] or other software that can digitize, computer printer and paper * matting materials * water-soluble block printing ink * metal bench hooks Noun 1. bench hook - any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) catch, stop - a restraint that checks the motion of something; "he used a book as a stop to hold the door open" , cutting tools * inking plates, brayers, barens, wooden spoons * coated linoleum blocks * drawing paper, printing paper * graphite tracing paper or carbon paper * oil pastels, colored and graphite pencils * mirrors with taped edges * permanent black markers RELATED ARTICLE: Safety Hints Soften linoleum with warm iron to ease cutting. Always use sharp tools. Never place hand in front of area to be cut. Always cut away from oneself. |
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