11/11/2013

Beginning Drawing

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Introduction to Printmaking

-REALLY stress paper size in terms of registering paper for the multiple color linoleum block printing. Paper NEEDS to be the same size (some students are printing on non-rectangular sheets of paper

-Instill a greater sense of editioning and paper size throughout the semester. Students generally tear their paper much too small.

-Sharpie from preliminary drawings on linoleum blocks transfer. Recommend students wash thoroughly before printing. Perhaps a pencil drawing is better.

-Don’t soak paper before printing linoleum blocks. Soaking helps transfer the ink, however, it also resizes the paper (which negatively impacts the registration system)

-Dark transparencies need a longer exposure / Lighter transparencies need a shorter exposure

2D Foundations

-I probably tried to cram too much into the first day of Logo Mojo (technical presentation, concept presentation, technical demo, and brainstorm may be too much). Consider starting with the brainstorm first. I ran out of time, and it was rushed and not nearly as effective as in the past. That way, if we run out of time, I can simply skip the technical presentation (and still do the technical demonstration).

General Art History

-For the weeks of the Unit #2 and Unit #3 Tests it has worked well to simply allow students to study and take the test. Previously, I have assigned a “Sketchbook Assignment” as well as  “Discussion Thread.” There are plenty of weeks in the semester to get through those assignments / threads. No need to pile on the week of a test.

General Art

-For the fabric project, show needle felting too.

-Consider structuring the class in a way in which you give the assignment the week before so student can not only bring in materials pertaining to the project, but bring in SPECIFIC materials for their ideas. This is especially relevant to the fabric proejct. It is all well and good for them to bring in fabric – however, once they know what their idea is they will need specific fabric for their specific idea.