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Unit Summary

Pupils will develop essential print making skills, explore connections between media and materials. They will learn to control various printmaking tools and be aware of the sustainability of their materials. They will recycle tetrapak and card to make their print blocks.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to create a press print using a food packaging plate, and develop the designs to create more complex prints.

Key Notes

• A press print uses a plate with a design on the surface, pressure is applied to transfer ink from plate to paper.
• Some food packaging can be used to create a plate by drawing designs into the surface.
• We can develop prints using different surfaces, working into prints or rotating plates to create more complex designs.

Vocabulary To Learn

• plate: the surface from which a print can be taken, this can be carved into or built up
• drypoint: a printing process where a sharp object is used to draw into a plate
• mirror image: an image or object which is identical in form to another, but with the structure reversed

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Printmaking requires the use of specialist equipment to be successful.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Artists that print from objects Study Guide
• Playing with monoprint Study Guide
• Selecting and rejecting ideas: using a gelli plate Study Guide
• The printing of the plates: reduction printing Study Guide
• Working into and refining prints Study Guide