Squeeze a tiny bit, maybe a large pea sized dollop, onto an extra paper plate. Again, Speedball makes great ink. It’s that easy. Cover your paper with color. If you’ve been the to The Kitchen Table Classroom before you may have caught on that printmaking is just about my favorite of all art process. My favorite trick is to use a square printing plate. What I love about this particular styrofoam printing process is the super small materials list and the fact that the results are so sophisticated. Fine art printmaking involves the creation of a master plate from which multiple images are made. That way the styrofoam printing plate can be rotated when printing and create some designs that look much more intricate than they really are. This soft, Next you need some printing ink. Make these fun foam prints using this classic printmaking technique! They will be frustrated. Teach your elementary art students the basics of pattern, line, shape, and printmaking through this first grade scratch foam printmaking lesson. I feel like I waste less because of their rectangular shape and the foam is super thick and sturdy. There's a lot to printmaking in the elementary art room but none of it is scary, difficult or even all that messy! You can get a pack of 25 colors for less than five bucks, a deal. In this case it is the plexiglass or vinyl.! Grade Level: Elementary!! These little plates are the kind that are often used at kids birthday parties and receptions to hold nothing more than a cookie or a few cubes of cheese. Retrace the drawing on the styrofoam plate, creating deep grooves in the plate. Product Description. Printmaking is a favorite medium for me - it has a certain quality that you can't achieve with other methods, and you get multiple prints of your design. Sierra Printmaking Class. The colors are as blend able as paint and they last a long time, even with a group. Elementary Art Lesson Plans Elementary Art Rooms Upper Elementary Middle School Art Art School … They were and I actually loved them because the thinness caused less drag on the pencil. Styrofoam printmaking is a remarkably easy and rewarding printing technique to do with kids for everyday art or for holiday cards. My kids loved watching one color blend into the next, color wheel style. The KinderArt Club is a monthly membership portal designed for parents, homeschoolers, classroom art teachers and studio instructors. It’s affordable and has that thick, sticky quality that makes for successful prints. Roll a small amount of paint onto the cookie sheet or piece of acrylic, and then roll the paint over the styrofoam plate. Apr 5, 2017 - Styrofoam printmaking is a remarkably easy and rewarding printing technique to do with kids for everyday art or for holiday cards. Some of the pieces were… And for less than fifteen bucks there are dozens of different projects you could do with these supplies! Group work allows kids to learn strategies of how to solve interesting problems together. (Monoprinting and Stamping). Elementary School printmaking instruction. Any mix of colors will do. There are four main types of printmaking. See more ideas about prints, block print, styrofoam. Use your fancy printing barren or your fingertips (like we did) to smooth the paper and make sure it makes contact with the printing plate in all areas. The colors are crazy bright. Think about recycling plates that have been “lightly” used for this project! This easy styrofoam printmaking project is an amazing jumping off point for kids that might want to take printmaking to the next level. Awesome! If your art supplies are done on a budget oil pastels are one way to stretch it. This idea is not mine. 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