- corrugated cardboard or a cardboard box
- scissors
- roller
- blockprint or tempera paint*
- colored or white sheets
dinsdag 12 maart 2024
Pretty tulip prints
zaterdag 15 april 2023
Cherry blossom tree
- drawing sheet
- tempera paint in red and white
- crayons
- liquid water color paint
- brush
- broccoli
zondag 5 februari 2023
Art Noveau tiles
- colored paper 10 by 10 cm
- linoleum 10 by 10 cm
- colored cardboard karton 25 bij 25 cm
- carbon paper
- lino knife
- flat piece of glass
- block printing ink
- lino roller
- lino press
- glue
Art Noveau was mainly applied to everyday products (for emample furniture, glassware, jewellery), in architecture, graphic art and painting. Artists were inspired by nature: patterns with birds, flowers, plants. clouds, rocks, women. Graceful moving lines express emotion.
Show Art Noveau tiles: with 2 mirror lines or tiles that form a tableau in a group of 4.
maandag 10 mei 2021
Vincent van Gogh's chair
- for prints: colored paper 14 by 14 cm
- for background: colored paper
- linoleum 12 by 12 cm
- carbon paper
- lino knife
- flat piece of glass
- block printing ink
- lino roller
- lino press
- glue
The painting The chair is from 1888 (The National Gallery, London). View this painting and discuss it using elements of art. What do you see? What stands out? What do you on the chair? What can you say about the perspective? What materials did Van Gogh use? What do you think about the colors? Do you like the painting or not, and why is that?
zondag 25 april 2021
Van Gogh's bedroom
by a student of grade 6
- for prints: black and white sheets 18 by 14 cm
- for background: black and white construction paper 31 by 19 cm
- linoleum 16 by 12 cm
- carbon paper
- lino knife
- flat piece of glass
- block printing ink
- lino roller
- lino press
- glue
zondag 18 oktober 2020
In 'The Factory' of Andy Warhol
- colored paper 12 by 12 cm
- black construction paper 50 cm by 15 cm
- tempera paint
- brushes
- apples
- glue
- black marker
Tell about Andy Warhol's Factory.
First lesson: "We are going to work today in the factory of Andy Warhol. Choose four colored sheets. Make apple prints in complementary colors: on a blue sheet you print an orange apple, on a red sheet you print a green apple etc."
Let dry and paste the colored sheets on black construction paper.Second lesson: make a second print in a complementary color: on the orange apple you print a blue one etc. Let dry. Outline the apples with a black marker and add seeds and stem.
zondag 23 augustus 2020
The birds of George Braque
You need:
- white drawing sheet A3 size
- white drawing sheet A6 size
- linoleum
- lino knife
- lino press
- lino roller
- tempera paint
- brushes
- scissors and glue
After is cubist time, Braque painted simplified figurative paintings of landscapes and still lifes with musical instruments and bottles. Remarkable are the letters and nummers Braque added to his works.
When Braque became ill, he was no longer able to paint. He turned to making color litographs of simple bird silhouettes. The same birds you that can also be seen in one of the ceiling paintings of the Louvre in Paris.
View the lithographs of birds and discuss the artwork:
- simple shapes (silhouettes)
- background is often blue
- few colors in the artwork
- birds are black or white
- birds are painted or printed
Process:
Draw a silhouette of a bird on A6 sheet and copy it to the linoleum. Cut away the background, so the bird stands out. Paint or stamp a background on the A3 sheet. Make some prints of the bird in black and/or white and let dry. Be sure to get birds in several color nuances by not rolling the lino every time.
Cut the printed birds and paste them on the background.
dinsdag 4 december 2018
We wish you a merry Xmas
- green construction paper, 20 by 20 cm
- white tempera paint
- white pencil
- fine markers in white and black
- colored markers
Finally, draw the text of We wish you a merry Xmas (or another Christmas song) under the staves.
Source: 50 Xmas things to make and do, Usborne
donderdag 30 november 2017
Gingerbread man printing lesson
- two pieces of linoleum 10 x 10 cm
- lino knife
- block printing ink
- flat piece of plexiglass
- linoleum roller
- white sheets
- lino press
- scissors, glue
- coloured paper
zondag 30 oktober 2016
Mondriaan collage with printed lines
You need:
- paper in primary colours
- white sheet A3 size
- pieces of cardboard
- black tempera paint
- saucer
- ruler
- pencil
- scissors
zondag 31 augustus 2014
Buzzzzzing bees
You need:
- bubblewrap
- paint roller
- drawing sheet
- yellow and brown tempera
- yellow pencil
- fine black marker
Make fingerprints in brown paint and let dry.
Draw lines with yellow pencil on the body of the bee.
Draw wings and legs with black fine liner.
maandag 8 oktober 2012
Lollipop trees like Hundertwasser
• recurring spiral shapes
• bright colours
- white drawing sheet 35 by 35 cm
- black construction sheet
- white drawing paper 35 by 35 cm
- black construction paper
- pieces of sponge
- tempera paint
- gold and silver markers, wide and small
- round shapes to trace
- scissors and glue
- black oil pastel
Create a composition of lollipops on the stamped sheet and paste them. Pull lines from the lollipops to the bottom of the sheet with black oil pastel, the trunks. Draw the trunks through the circles if necessary (overlap), to show depth in the lollipop woods.
Thanks to Maureen Kaal.
woensdag 3 oktober 2012
Owls in the tree
- grey construction paper
- white drawing paper A1 size and A4 size
- tempera paint
- brushes
- scissors
- glue
- linoleum 10 by10 cm
- lino knives
- flat piece of glass
- block printing ink
- lino press
- linoleum roller
Before the lesson: ask two students to paint an A1 size sheet with brown tempera and a few yellow and red. This painted paper will be used for tearing branches and tree stumps by all students.
Another A1 sheet should be painted in warm autumn colours; this sheet is used for cutting out leaves.
Each students draws an owl on linoleum. Cut the outlines, the wings, eyes and beak. Decorate with small patterns. Print the owl several times in two colours and leave them to dry.
Take a second lesson to finish the artwork. Tear stumps and branches from the brown painted paper and paste them on the grey sheet. Cut leaves from the autumn sheet. Cut the owls with a little edge (1 mm). Look for a great composition and paste everything.
dinsdag 17 januari 2012
Winter forest prints
I found this lesson on Mrs. Knight's art class blog. Take a look on that blog to see more beautiful artworks.
You need:
- ribbed cardboard
- flat cardboard
- woodsies
- coloured construction paper
- block printing ink
- piece of plexiglass
- roller
Shake the bottle of blockprint carefully to be sure oil will mix with the rest. Drip some paint on the glass and roll it out. Roll the paint on the trees. Put a sheet on top of it and press firmly with a flat hand. Make different prints, choose the best one to paste on a coloured background.
vrijdag 6 januari 2012
Stamped polar bears
- blue construction paper
- pencil
- tempera paint white and black
- marshmellows
- brush
- glitter
- glue
Students draw the head of a polar bear on blue paper. Use white to stamp head and body. Use grey to stamp the shadow. Paint eyes and nose with a small brush. Decorate the artwork with glitter.
maandag 12 december 2011
Winter scenes
- styrofoam
- pencil
- block printing ink
- paint roller
- flat piece of plexiglass
- coloured paper
Draw a winter scene with a pencil on the styrofoam. Squeeze out “toothpaste” amount of ink on plexiglass. Roll ink out. The ink is ready when lines appear. Ink should look wet.
Put the styrofoam on a newspaper. Roll one colour ink onto the foam, working quickly to cover all areas. Lay a sheet on top of foam and press with a flat hand. Take away the sheet and your print is ready. Let dry and cut it with about 1 cm around. Paste one or more prints on a white sheet. Decorate the frame with fingerprints.
maandag 31 oktober 2011
Printed mushrooms, group work
You need:
- piece of linoleum 15 x 15 cm
- lino knife
- block printing ink
- flat piece of plexiglass
- linoleum roller
- white sheets
- lino press
- autumn leaves
- scissors
- glue
- coloured cardboard
Squeeze out “toothpaste” amount of ink on plexiglass. Roll ink out. The ink is ready when lines appear. Ink should look wet.
Put your linoleum block on a newspaper. Roll one or two colours ink onto the linoleum printing block, working quickly to cover all areas. Lay the block on a sheet in the printing press and press. Take away the block and your print is ready.
To make a group work, all students have to cut out on of their their prints. Leave a white edge around the mushroom. Ask some students to make a collage of all mushrooms on a piece of dark coloured cardboard. Paste some autumn leaves on the bottom of the collage.
vrijdag 24 juni 2011
Flowers behind fence
- white drawing sheet A4 size
- masking tape
- scissors
- tempera paint
- stencil brushes
- bubble wrap
- sponge strips