Paint, Draw and Sculpt: March 2015

MORE WHITE BOARD

I found some more images that I somehow managed to preserve before I erased them for the next day's drawing

Linoleum block prints

A great experiment with inking different colors on the same plate

fine lines and a nice positive/negative balance

A balance of image and text

A painstaking process to print clean lines

These patterns created using a grid. The grid can be scaled up or down depending on the level of concentration. Students chose a theme of their liking and created three simplified shapes associated with the theme. The patterns were a choice of regular, random and alternating. Materials are your basic paper and drawing/coloring mediums. The only extra material that we used that I highly recommend for future projects is carbon paper

Metal embossed cultural artifacts

This is a good project to go along with any type of printing project like linoleum block, since students are in the mode of working backwards and in reverse for printing projects.

Metal sheets come in a roll or pre-cut. I prefer the pre-cut sheets because the roll can dent and you have to roll out the sheets and cut with a pair of tin snips (regular scissor work but will dull quickly).

The metal types available are aluminium, brass or copper. Students prefer to use the aluminum sheets are they are softer and easier to press into(and aluminum is much cheaper than copper).Small drops of india ink can be added afer the image is pressed, this helps outline the image and can highlight textures and lines while giving a nice patina-type effect.

Students like the aged look of the ink on metal and their subject for this project was modern day "Cultural Artifacts"

THE WHITE BOARD

I use the white board for examples, diagrams and instructions on a daily basis. Staring at the glossy white surface and coming up with a daily drawing prompt can be a real challenge. I do keep a list of topics but most of the sketches are spur of the moment.