The kindergarten Art class began printmaking for the first time. We discussed how printmaking works and that it is used in t-shirt design, wallpaper and gift wrap design to name a few. We chose bugs for our theme and the students looked at pictures of bugs as well as toy bugs. After drawing their bug they taped their design onto a piece of foamboard (Styrofoam) and traced the design onto the board. After removing the paper the board is ready for printing.
Nick shows off his print before placing it on the drying rack
Sharla was in charge of ink distribution
Donald's bug print
Brenna places her print on the drying rack. The rack has 40 shelves that hold 4 prints each so 160 prints can be drying at one time
Truman shows how it's done
More PALS join in the fun
Time for cleanup. But wait, you can't wipe off a table with a wadded up ball of paper towels...
They have to spread the towel out so they can use their whole hand to wipe with
Nick shows off his print before placing it on the drying rack
They roll ink onto the board and then lay it on a piece of paper. They rub the back of the paper to make sure it adheres to the ink. The student carefully pulls the print off of the board and places it on the drying rack. They get back in line and print again. They should be able to print 5-10 prints. Click on the photo corners to view the process. When we're all finished I'll add photos of the finished prints.
2012 Kindergarten Printmaking
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