SMARTS Printmaking 101
Grades K-2
Teacher: Kara Terlecki
Sandpaper Mono Printmaking
Materials
Paper (or copy paper/construction paper/news paper/scrap paper/ brown paper bag),
Crayons
New Sandpaper
Clothing Iron (parents/caregivers this part of the activity will require you assistance
Paper (or copy paper/construction paper/news paper/scrap paper/ brown paper bag),
Crayons
New Sandpaper
Clothing Iron (parents/caregivers this part of the activity will require you assistance
SMARTS Lesson
Students will be exploring a new form of monoprint making using household supplies. They will be focusing on line, color, shapes and pattern. This process works best with more abstracted images because finer details get lost with the nature of the materials.
Students will be exploring a new form of monoprint making using household supplies. They will be focusing on line, color, shapes and pattern. This process works best with more abstracted images because finer details get lost with the nature of the materials.
A Note from Your SMARTS Teacher
Hello artists! Today we will be creating Sandpaper Monoprints. Because you do so well with monoprints I think that this will allow you to explore the technique further and to understand that almost anything can be used to create a print as long as there is a plate being used to transfer the design. Your focus for this lesson is on color, line and pattern. Be as creative as possible! Keep in mind that like with a lot of types of printmaking, the small details can get lost and words/numbers will print backwards on your paper. You will need an adult to help for a portion of this process because it requires the use of an iron that has been warmed up. Let’s activate those imaginations and get started!!!!!
Hello artists! Today we will be creating Sandpaper Monoprints. Because you do so well with monoprints I think that this will allow you to explore the technique further and to understand that almost anything can be used to create a print as long as there is a plate being used to transfer the design. Your focus for this lesson is on color, line and pattern. Be as creative as possible! Keep in mind that like with a lot of types of printmaking, the small details can get lost and words/numbers will print backwards on your paper. You will need an adult to help for a portion of this process because it requires the use of an iron that has been warmed up. Let’s activate those imaginations and get started!!!!!
Steps for Creation
- Choose several colors that work well together (like analogous- 3 in a row on the color wheel or primary- red, yellow, blue).
- Lay the sandpaper on a flat surface and begin applying your design on the rough side with crayons pressing very hard but be careful of those fingers!
- Remember to try to stay away from small details. Focus more on interesting use of line, shapes, color and pattern.
- Color the entire rough side applying the crayon very thick.
- Once your design is one your sandpaper plate you are ready to ask an adult for the iron to be warmed up.
- Note to adults - the temperature of the iron will vary depending upon the sandpaper. It needs to be warm enough to melt the wax or the crayon onto the paper.
- When ready place sandpaper print crayon side down onto the paper and iron over the back of the sandpaper until the wax heats and transfers.
- Peel sandpaper off of paper and you should be left with a print transferred.
Take it a step further
Can you create a series of prints or a group that relate to one another? What other objects around the house do you think could be used for printmaking?
Can you create a series of prints or a group that relate to one another? What other objects around the house do you think could be used for printmaking?
End discussion
How did your print turn out? What are the ‘parts of art’ that standout to you when you look at your print? What part of this lesson made you think?
How did your print turn out? What are the ‘parts of art’ that standout to you when you look at your print? What part of this lesson made you think?
Share your work in the SMARTS Spring 2020 Student Gallery
SMARTS families/students, the button below will take you to a site where you can upload your work. Please upload only one picture or video per class (Photography 101 students can share up to 3 photos). Videos must be no longer than 2 minutes in length.
By submitting your work to SMARTS, you are giving your consent for us to share your work in the SMARTS Student Art Gallery and publicly on our social media, website, etc. This submission overrides your media release preferences and gives SMARTS your permission to share what you have uploaded. It is SMARTS discretion which photo and video submissions will be publicly shared. Thank you.
By submitting your work to SMARTS, you are giving your consent for us to share your work in the SMARTS Student Art Gallery and publicly on our social media, website, etc. This submission overrides your media release preferences and gives SMARTS your permission to share what you have uploaded. It is SMARTS discretion which photo and video submissions will be publicly shared. Thank you.