Today's Class- Tonight we began the design portion of the semester, with a graded project involving composing in black and white. I showed slides of an overview of the history of printmaking, as well as some examples of contemporary prints and student examples of tonight's project. Then I went over the details of the project again, distributed wood, and later in the evening gave a demonstration of how to cut the block using an x-acto knife.
How to make this up- Everyone was in attendance tonight, so everyone received their piece of wood and cutting instructions. The assignment is to produce a black and white illustration based on the literary source of your choice (fiction or non-fiction. novel, short story, poem, etc). It can be a specific scene, or something that captures a general theme of the book. It may include text, but doesn't have to. The image can be vertical or horizontal. Above and below are some student examples from previous semesters. More detailed instructions and additional examples can be found here.
Homework- This black and white woodcut composition graded project is due at the beginning of class on March 20, 2014. The cutting of the block should be complete at that point. I'll bring in the ink and printing tools and I'll help everyone individually print their block while everyone else works on something else.
For next class 3/13/14- We will start our study of color with some portfolio exercises in basic color theory and mixing. Bring your 18" x 24" pad, acrylic paints, paint brushes, palette, palette knife, water container, and pencil and eraser.
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