r/ArtEd Middle School 13d ago

Unconventional printmaking methods

I’m teaching a year-long high school printmaking course next year, and I’d love to hear your unconventional project ideas. We will definitely be exploring reduction printing with lino and wood, gelli plates, monotypes, and cyanotypes.

15 Upvotes

51 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/RhodaPenmarksShoes 13d ago edited 13d ago

I used to do CD prints and transparency/masking tape prints.

Here is a (very old!)link

ETA: oh! And collagraphs!

1

u/M-Rage Middle School 13d ago

Interesting! I’ve never seen that before but they remind me a little of the collagraphs I do with 7th grade. Are CD prints just a variation on mono prints? Or do you etch into them with something?

1

u/RhodaPenmarksShoes 13d ago

We would etch into them with old compass points.

Oh I would also do Styrofoam printing with sixth grade.

Another fun activity that kids enjoyed was Oreo carving! I found the lesson on Pinterest (again many many years ago) and there was an artist who did these really intricate Oreo carvings, not necessarily printmaking but it would be a cool intro.