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Plan- fill out your planning sheet and practice drawing your idea on the back.

Prep- transfer your drawing onto a styrofoam plate

Print- use markers to add color to the plate.

Present- Origami box or envelope? vote on the board.

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Click this post and read the directions. How do you think we should store our trading cards?

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There are many kinds of ways to print. We will be using styrofoam and markers to print!
Here is a video of the process we will be doing. Our prints might look a little different, but we will be using the same steps. You only have to watch up to 3:00. We will be using the sponge and marker method!

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Second Line: Rebirth                         (made in 2008)

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Second Line: Rebirth                         (made in 2008)

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Buste de Femme au Chapeau     (made in 1963)

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Buste de Femme au Chapeau     (made in 1963)

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  Many Famous Artists are known for their prints!

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  Many Famous Artists are known for their prints!

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Printmaking is the artistic process of transferring, or printing, an image from one material to another.
Here is an article and video about different kinds of printmaking.

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The black sections of each print always show the part of the wooden block that were not cut away. Think of this as a stamp! Have you noticed how when you put a stamp on an ink pad, only the raised section gets covered in ink?

This work is called The Great Wave off Kanagawa. It is from around 1830 and is a colored woodcut.
The design was by a Japanese artist named Hokusai, and cutters and printers made it a colored wood cut! How did they do all that amazing color? Multiple blocks were be printed together, one for each color. Can you count the colors you see and guess how many they had to use? For the sky above Mount Fuji, the colors of gray were all printed into the same block.
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Another type of printmaking is etching. This is when the artist etches the lines from the drawing directly into a metal plate. This requires a great deal of strength and sharp tools!

​The artist then covers the plate with ink. The artist is sure the ink is in all the crevasse of the plate and clears the ink away from the raised parts. The plate is then printed onto the paper under a high pressure printing. In this print, the portions the artist left uncut are the white parts of the print!

Rembrandt, a 17th century Dutch artist, often used this technique. Here you can see a self portrait he created using etching!

Another type of printmaking is engraving. This is when an artist uses a burin a or small chisel to cut very fine lines in different patterns onto a copper plate. This allows the artist to be very detailed in their work! Albrecht Dürer was a master German engraver in the 16th century. His prints were often in a series, which is a group of different prints about a subject. Take a look at this engraving below:

This print is called Saint Jerome in His Study, an engraving from 1514--506 years ago!! It ​shows Jerome, an ancient Christian priest, sitting at his writing desk in his home. What can you see in his study? look at all those small details--the light from the window hitting the wall, the pattern of wood on the ceiling, the individual hairs on the lion, and the sand dripping through the hour glass. Remember, Dürer engraved this print all by hand. This is truly a masterpiece!

Why do you think he has a lion? This is quite the unusual pet! according to the legend, Saint Jerome gained the trust and friendship of a lion after removing a thorn from his paw!

Here's what you need:

Paint or ink.

Sponges and an old cookie tray or foam plastic tray. (It's a good idea to put the paint on a sponge so that when an object is dipped into the paint, the sponge will only let off a little bit of paint ... because a little is all you need.)

Paintbrushes, water and water containers.

Paper

A covered work area.

Fruits and veggies of all kinds. Some good ones are:

With an adults help, cut your fruits and vegetables in half so you have a flat edge. Lightly cover the flat side with paint, and use it as a stamp to make a print on your paper or canvas!

If you have a white potato, Try cutting it in half and using a spoon to carve out a design on the flat side, then cover the raised parts with paint and print!

You can also do this activities with other objects such as flowers, leaves, LEGO's, or puzzle pieces. What else can you find that will leave a print?

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The black sections of each print always show the part of the wooden block that were not cut away. Think of this as a stamp! Have you noticed how when you put a stamp on an ink pad, only the raised...

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Trading cards began in the 1800s. Companies would share them to advertise their business.
They became super popular between 1876- 1904.
The trading card below, advertised perfume!

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The most expensive baseball card is worth $4,000,000!!

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35 Most Valuable Baseball Cards Of All Time - Old Sports Cards

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In this guide, we look at the 35 most valuable baseball cards in hobby history that are worth serious money!

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Look through the page and think about these questions...

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Look through the page and think about these questions...

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-What is print making?
-What are trading cards?
-What was the coolest thing saw here?
-What questions do you have?
We will need to know about them!

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1. Click the link to open the webpage.

2. Read about what trading cards are, what they look like, and other interesting information.

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Kids learn about the hobby of trading card collecting including sports cards, baseball cards, and game cards. How to store your collection.