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Experiment with print: relief

Fine Art

Unit Summary

This is a teacher led unit which introduces to pupils to the skills within their endorsements. Through a series of workshop activities, students experiment with a range of materials and techniques. They develop a range of studies exploring mark making media, print and mixed media.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to create a multi-layer relief print using both reduction lino and poly tile techniques.

Key Notes

  • Relief printing is a technique where the raised surfaces of a plate are inked and pressed onto paper, creating an image.
  • Relief printing dates back to ancient times and was essential for reproducing images before modern printing existed.
  • Printing gives opportunity for a wide range of experimentation and discovery.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • relief printing: a printmaking technique where only the raised parts of a surface are inked
  • reduction printing: a method where the same block is carved and printed in layers, reducing it each time
  • plate: the surface (like lino or wood) from which a print is made

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Printmaking has to follow strict rules and can't be creative or experimental.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Relief printing is a technique where the raised surfaces of a plate are inked and pressed onto paper, creating an image. Relief printing dates back to ancient times and was essential for reproducing images before modern printing existed.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'relief printing'

a printmaking technique where only the raised parts of a surface are inked.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Printmaking has to follow strict rules and can't be creative or experimental. Correction: Artists can experiment with texture, layering, colour and materials; like using different surfaces to print onto or combining different printing methods, to develop unique and expressive outcomes.

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