Process: First, I took a piece of Linoleum and traced my Disney character which was supposed to be "Goofy" with a pencil on paper first and then I traced the object on the linoleum piece by putting the paper over the linoleum. (picture showing Goofy is underneath my final project) Then I traced over it with a black permanent marker. Then I took a cutting tool and started to cut in places that I wanted it to be white. Next, I took a big piece of construction paper, a small piece of scrap paper, and a metal pan. I took the metal pan and put my first color on it which was red. I also used a Brayer to spread the paint out on the metal pan and onto my linoleum piece. Then I pressed it down onto the big construction paper. I did those steps about 7 to 8 times. Next, I washed the metal pan and my linoleum piece, and the Brayer off, so that I can put my second color on without mixing them. Next, I had to cut out spots where I still wanted red. Then I did the same with my second color, orange, but I put it on top of my other color red. Next, I let them dry for about 24 hours and 30 minutes. Then I cut out each print with scissors and wrote which piece it is and how many out of that which was 8. Last but not least, I had to write my name on the back. I picked my best print and took a picture of it, so that it could get graded. Remember to wash off your Brayer, metal pan, and your linoleum piece. Now all you have to do is to clean up! Here are my process pictures for printmaking. |
I decided to do the Disney character "Goofy." I really just wanted to do something simple, but a little bit complicated. I did have three ideas that are shown by my process pictures, so feel free to check that out! 2. What did you learn from your printmaking project? I learned a lot on how to accomplish printing. I mean, I learned that you need to use less paint, so that you can see your first color. Otherwise, it's just cutting out more, so that you can see the full object instead of part of it. 3. What did you like most about printmaking? I liked how you could blend as much colors as you want to make your design look even cooler before. The cutting out part, really helped. 4. What did you like least about printmaking? The only thing I didn't quite like is that we had to use two colors in the amount of time we had, but the date got extended which helped a lot. |
Here are the three images that I decided to choose from: