Art Activity In Action: “Printmaking With Plasticine”

The following art activity is inspired by the “simple lesson plan ideas”

on the website, with example artwork included

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Get Inspired:

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1)  Read  “A  Remainder  Of  One,”  by  Elinor  J.  Pinczes  and  illustrated  by  Bonnie  Mackain2)  Find  your  favourite  artwork  from  the  book  and  use  the  “Art  ExploraIon  Star”  to  discuss  what  makes  the  printmaking  artwork  in  the  book  different  from  other  forms  of  art  )  e.g.  thick  lines,  interesIng  textures  created,  repeated  shapes,  etc.3)  From  the  definiIon  on  the  previous  page,  introduce  the  three  steps  to  printmaking:  cut  shapes  into  an  object,  apply  ink  to  the  raised  surfaces,  press  the  image  onto  the  paper.4)  Look  at  some  examples  of  printmaking  using  plasIcine,  such  as  found  at:    hSp://www.filthwizardry.com/2010/09/plasIcine-­‐stamp-­‐prinIng.html5)  The  following  pages  walk  you  through  the  process,  with  examples  of  each  step:

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Pick  Your  Favourite  Drawing• Pick one part of the drawing to recreate it.• I have picked the first drawing in the book, and will try a mushroom and a some grass:

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FlaSen  one  side  of  your  plasIcine  out,  and  press  your  shape  into  the  flat  side,  using  a  pen  or  sIck.  You  can  also  roll  out  plasIcine  snakes  to  create  your  raised  image.  Remember  that  in  printmaking,  only  the  raised  parts  are  printed:

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Apply  a  LITTLE  bit  of  paint  to  the  raised  surfaces,  or  use  a  stamp  pad:

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Press  the  image  onto  the  paper.    Do  this  more  than  once  and  make  some  paSerns:

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Create  some  more  prints.    These  will  be  used  for  our  sun  paSern:

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When  the  paint  dries,  you  can  color

the  rest  of  your  drawing:

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If  students  have  trouble  with  printmaking,  have  them  start  with  simple  shapes  to  create  paSerns.We  are  inspired  by  the  flower  printmaking  on  page  4  of  “Summer”  by  Steven  Schnur,  illustrated  by  

Leslie  Evans:

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We  make  our  simple  shapes:

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And  use  them  to  create  our  flowers:

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A`erwards,  clean  the  paint  off  the  plasIcine,  

and  mash  it  up  for  your  next  printmaking  creaIons.

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Other  AcIviIes:

•  Go  to  our  website  “Art  and  Picture  Books”•  Click  on  the  Contents  link  related  to  your  art  acIvity.•  Browse  the  other  suggested  “Simple  Lesson  Plan  Ideas.”•  Look  at  some  of  the  teaching  books.•  Enjoy  the  picture  books  related  to  your  art  form.•  Don’t  forget  to  share  your  own  great  ideas  with  the  others  in  your  group.