WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! – Printmaking, Analogous Colours

Students will be able to:

1. Create 4 collograph prints;
2. Create watercolour painted papers using analogous colours;
3. Use shape and colour to communicate a personal experience;
4. Demonstrate technical accomplishment and creativity; and
5. Support their ideas with evidence found in the works.

1. Have students explore the effects of different combinations of colour on the way the prints communicate their ideas.
2. Have students work with another class to teach their peers how to make collograph prints.
3. Have students use their collograph printing plates and fabric ink to explore printing on fabric, for example on a tee shirt.

1. Download the Colour and Shape posters available on this website.
   Posters 
2. Prior to this lesson introduce or review the meaning of analogous colours.
3. Prior to this lesson you may want to have students explore the colour wheel using the lesson plan available on this website,
   Colour Wheel 
4. Prior to this lesson you may want to have students explore relief printmaking using found objects using the lesson plan available on this website,
   Exploring Line
5. You may want to gather and display books about collograph printmaking, for example, Complete Collagraph: The Art and Technique of Printmaking from Collage Plates, by Clara Romano, Collagraphs and Mixed-Media Printmaking, by Brenda Hartill and Richard Clarke, Print with Collage and Stitch: Techniques for Mixed-Media Printmaking, by Val Holmes 
6. Create a sample collograph.

1. Ask students to close their eyes and to think about a time in their lives when they achieved a goal they had set for themselves.
2. Encourage them to think about how they felt at the moment. Get them to imagine the moment as if it was happening now. Guide them to visualize where they are in the scenario and what they are doing. Ask them to focus on the most important aspect of the scene. That will be the subject of their print.
3. Show students the print you have created. Ask them to discuss what they notice about the print and to explain how they think it was made. Talk about the shapes and the colours.
4. Show students the collograph printing plate you used to make the prints. Discuss how it was made. Place it beside the print and notice that the images are reversed.
5. Introduce the challenge.

1. Once all the prints are complete ask students to share them in partners or small groups. 
   Ask them to:
   - Look closely at the prints and how they are made.
   - Share thoughts about the work.
   - Talk about how shape and colour contribute to the overall effectiveness of the image.
   - Discuss the use of analogous colours in the background.
   - Talk about what was difficult about making the print and why.
   - Tell what was satisfying about making the print and why.
2. Ask some students to share their ideas with the whole class.
3. Display the prints so students can view them as a body of work throughout the next few weeks.
    

1. Observe students as they work – thoughtful focus, discriminating, seeking more information, elaborating, experimenting
2. Observe students as they discuss the prints – active listening, insightful contributions, supporting ideas with evidence found in the artwork and from personal experience.
3. Use a checklist to track progress. (Download – COLLOGRAPH_tracking.pdf)
4. Have students use the self-assessment form to evaluate their work. (Download – COLLOGRAPH_self-assessment.pdf)