3/3/11 2D Design

Today's Class- Tonight we started a new graded project- a black and white illustration from a literary source using the medium of woodcut. I showed slides of the history of printmaking, including some contemporary printmaking, and examples of student prints from earlier semesters, such as the examples above. I distributed wood blocks to all students and did a demonstration of safe and effective block cutting. The rest of the class time students sketched out their compositions on paper or on the block itself.

How to make this up- The full instructions and additional student examples can be found here. Although this graded project isn't due for a few weeks, I recommend that students continue work on it this week so that I can review progress and advise in class next week.

Homework- The woodcut illustration book project block is due at the beginning of class on March 24, 2011. The blocks will be printed in class that evening.

For next class 3/10/11- We will begin our study of color. Bring your 18" x 24" pad, acrylic paints, brushes, palette knife, palette, pencil and eraser, and some kind of water container. We will be doing portfolio exercises related to color theory.