Printmaking from our collographs

Materials: Rollers, Tray, Plate, Paint, Long Brown Paper to lay on the table



Getting paint on plate:
1. Put dab of paint on tray
2. Roll roller into paint, back and forth gently by not spreading it too thin and apart
3. Aim for a pad of paint in the width and length of a roller
- you need to have tacky surface, without lump, flat bed of paint that's even on the roller

Now onto the collograph:
4. Put roller slowly over the plate or you can pick up the objects off the plate. Ink will dry within ten minutes so you need to work fairly quickly
5. Put paper over it and very carefully print what is underneath with your hands. The first print absorbs the ink and the second print will most likely create a better print. Make sure to pay attention to the ends and edges by pressing hard.


Now:
6. Choose one color and make three to four prints each with the same color
7. Then, ink over again, swapping with another person's color and do an overprint of the original or make a side by side print in order to create one large print.


Students' works:




When you think about objects to print, build a repertoire and think about which kind of materials to give that may be easier or harder to work with.
- What materials would you give to older or younger kids?
- Spongier brayer is easier to use.
- 4 prints in one color allows them to see what you have and play with those. How much paint is used? How many different ways can we turn the plate around and create a new design?
- There are many choices to explore, giving many options but pacing those options

Clean-up Time
- You should allow at least 5-15 minutes of buffer time for cleanup.
- Divide up tasks to students and create a rotation
- Set up table with certain color and have students bring plates to roll color and bring the plates back to their own seats to do the transfer
- Consider what age this is appropriate for
- Provide materials for them and narrow choices down