Intaglio High School Class lesson

Creating a lessons for an entire course

High School

Intermediate to Advanced level

Art I and/or some form of Intro to Basic Printmaking required

Printmaking Exploration Class

Units of Study:

Linoleum Relief

Intaglio

Screen-printing

Cyanotypes

Artist’s Choice

Key Concepts:                                                                                   Essential Questions:

-Experience working with the Intaglio medium, from the preparation of the plate to the final print   -Draw a design expressing duality of your individual identity   -Complete an original design  on a zinc plate etched with Copper Sulfate Mordant

-What can you use to make different types of texture marks and etches into the zinc plate?   -How does the length of time the zinc plate is left in the Copper Sulfate Mordant affect the lines and textures etched on the plate?   -How can different colors change the look and feel of your print?

Unit Objects:

-Produce an Edition of 8 prints on 10X9 Rives BFK and 4 variations prints with different color ink and paper. Include Elements of Intaglio such as cross hatching, contour lines, textures, and patterns.

Enduring Ideas:

- Explore the Duality of your Identity                 Duality: an instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism.        Identity: the qualities, beliefs, etc., that make a particular person or group different from others

Lesson, Activities, Formative Assessment:

-Power Point Presentation lecture on Intaglio prints and Artist.   -Examples of etched plates with elements of Intaglio and finished prints. -Students start making their design

-Demonstration of plate preparation and design transfer   -Students begin prepare their plates and transfer design

-Demonstration of etching tools and chemical etching process.   -Students finish design transfer and begin etching plate

-Demonstration of different printing processes, registration, and craftsmanship.   -Students will continue making their plates and printing their editions.

-Demonstration of Proper way to sign their editions.   -Students will finish their work and sign their edition.    -Class critic to follow to include what individuals learned, (mistakes and what they liked.)