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Our school is participating in an Artist Trading Card swap this year. A separate post will be coming about these "ATCs" later. These cards are small pieces of artwork that students can trade and share with their friends. To make these ATCs, students experimented with a beginning printmaking technique using markers and styrofoam. The goal of the project was to make multiple copies, or "prints" of their design. The first step was for students to create their surface to be printed, called a printing plate. They used a ballpoint pen to press indentations into the styrofoam. Their designs had to involve patterns in some way. In Art, we define patterns as shapes or lines that repeat. Patterns can be regular (exactly the same each time- like a checkerboard design or evenly spaced stripes) or irregular (like animal print or raindrops on glass.) In the next step, students applied ink to the printing plate using markers. It was important for the markers to be fresh and full of ink- dried out markers would not work! Before students inked their printing plates, they prepared their paper by laying a damp sponge over the blank card. The paper would soak up a bit of the water and become just the right dampness to allow the marker to tranfer. When the plate was fully inked, students carefully laid the damp paper over it and pressed carefully to transfer the ink. Next is the big reveal! Students carefully pulled back the paper to see their finished print. The best part about this printing technique is that the printing plate can be cleaned off and used again and again! Some hard-working students made as many as ten prints! Trading and sharing these cards will be a very fun experience.
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