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Ink Transfer and Preparing the 'Ink Pad'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH4TNckGAKQ

Linocut Examples & Carving Process
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1f3i1FTz5Q

Linocut Printing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3r-6k49vcg

Examples of Compositions & Construction of Diorama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJHqvYy_AvY

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•I am happy with my artwork although there is much more that can be improved on. I have added different layers of waters arranged in a rhythmic patterns. The contrasting thickness of the lines of the water were done to add textures. To show depth in my diorama, I have printed different shades of blue from light to dark as well making use of the fish sizes on the foreground and background. The colours used for the fish compliments the blue water and the green bushes. The fish jumping out breaks away the rigid structure of the box and at the same time, the fish seems to interact with me.
Printmaking is not easy especially figuring out the positive and negative space. It requires proper planning, problem-solving as well as to be calm. Things doesn't go as plan but she move on make do with what went wrong and try making it right in a different way. The part I enjoyed doing most was the investigating part where I tried the negative and positive space and trying out printing the lino.
I am definitely going to try convert my composition or tell a different story using basic shapes.

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Click on this link to access our Google Drive 'Participants' folder.

Links to Dahlia's demonstration videos:

1. Ink Transfer and Preparing the 'Ink Pad' (link 1)

2. Linocut Examples & Carving Process (link 2)

3. Linocut Printing (link 3)

4. Examples of Compositions & Construction of Diorama (link 4)

Note: The resources (slides & videos) shared in this workshop should not be shared beyond this workshop.

Please note that the resources and this Padlet board will be available to you to access and download (necessary resources that you need) till 11 Sept, 5pm and will be removed.

If you have further queries, please feel free to contact me :)

Cheers, Ying :)

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Yes,  I got blown away by orange-red girl...  If I were to depict this story like in Molly Banks simple geometric shape..hmm... Challenging task...

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Share an example of how you used EPAD and/or OCD-T in your work to convey the story/ theme of your diorama design.

Diminishing sizes:

The contradiction here is that the furthest monster is the biggest (in the movie) and the girl is the smallest but I did a reverse here as I wanted to show that the girl made a big impact in the monsters’ lives.

Overlapping elements:

The character that is on the foreground has the brightest colour so that it will stand out from the background.

I decided to use the black ink for the background so that there won't be too much colours going on in the diorama.

The middle character will be able to move back and forth therefore it will overlap with the foreground and background characters. This ties in with the story where the monsters are chasing the girl who is running around in joy but the monsters are worried that they will get caught with a human being.

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Lino printing allows the flexibility and ease of exploring composition (by rearranging the lino cuts) – something which I thoroughly enjoyed during the process. Hence, I was able to plan on how to bring about depth and emphasis through the different layerings.

One takeaway that I would like to improve on is changing the perspective of the scenes (i.e. pov of characters) which would greatly affect the dynamics of the composition.

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I am happy with my artwork although there is much more that can be improved on. I have added different layers of waters arranged in a rhythmic patterns. The contrasting thickness of the lines of the water were done to add textures. To show depth in my diorama, I have printed different shades of blue from light to dark as well making use of the fish sizes on the foreground and background. The colours used for the fish compliments the blue water and the green bushes. The fish jumping out breaks away the rigid structure of the box and at the same time, the fish seems to interact with me.
Printmaking is not easy especially figuring out the positive and negative space. It requires proper planning, problem-solving as well as to be calm. Things doesn't go as plan but she move on make do with what went wrong and try making it right in a different way. The part I enjoyed doing most was the investigating part where I tried the negative and positive space and trying out printing the lino.
I am definitely going to try convert my composition or tell a different story using basic shapes.

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I started off with a very 2D perspective. With feedback and more planning, I was able to ensure that there is perspective in terms of foreground, midground and background, with use of colours, sizes and diminishing lines. I also learnt that I can literally go beyond and out of the box to create layers. Some cutouts in the foreground also allows glimpse into the mid and background...

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I started off with a very 2D perspective. With feedback and more planning, I was able to ensure that there is perspective in terms of foreground, midground and background, with use of colours, sizes and diminishing lines. I also learnt that I can literally go beyond and out of the box to create layers. Some cutouts in the foreground also allows glimpse into the mid and background...

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I really enjoy the discourse with D about how I can improve my artwork...

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I really enjoy the discourse with D about how I can improve my artwork...

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3. The words 'depth of ground' seemed to appear in my mind when i was doing my sketch.  After sketching, unknowingly I realized that I have also included converging lines too.  Conciously i wanted to include overlapping elements too. I totally enjoyed the diorama making as this is my first ever and it is truly fun!

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I have learnt that it is okay to make mistakes and make the mistakes work for me. Initial sketches are just thinking processes. Getting feedback and make adjustment helps me to improve on my 'Emphasis' of the astronaut, especially on the foreshortening part of his boots.

I do agree that the print always come out as a surprise every time. The more I try, the better the print will be.

When I thought that I was done and kept looking at the end product, I can't help but feel that something can be better. I ended up touching up on the work for about an hour :)

With the growth mindset, I think the most important thing is to continue trying and see how we can improve, instead of thinking 'I can't do it'.

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Final product..."It's a cold winter. Let there be warmth."

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Final product..."It's a cold winter. Let there be warmth."

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Use form to support the foreground, wolves and ginger bread man, to prevent them from falling forwards or backwards.

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Use form to support the foreground, wolves and ginger bread man, to prevent them from falling forwards or backwards.

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Reflection
1. Mirror Image
2. Background should be separated - background image is too small, unable to cover the entire background.

Curvy Lines

MBS

Art Science Museum

3. Captain America and Iron Man - Should carve out more "white"
4. Captain America and Iron Man should be smaller in size so as not to cover too much of the background.

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For the main characters in the story, I decided to use complementary colours - 'Red" against the green of the leaves & landscape. The tone of the red for the main character "Jack" is brighter than the boot. Jack is made smaller to show he is climbing lower down the beanstalk - while the Boot, which depicts the giant climbing down the beanstalks is in deeper, darker red. His boot appears bigger than Jack not only because he is a giant but also he is nearer to our eye level - Top of the beanstalk. I also use the overlapping of the leaves to create the dense feel of the beanstalks. The diminishing sizes of the leaves also try to lead the eyes down the beanstalks from the bird's eye view. I also use scales and monochromatic colours with the leaves to show perspective and movement.

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I'm happy with my work as I can see the depth with the different layers. The colours also turned out well. The cutting of the seaweed was not as tedious as I thought it would be

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background with a little house and different tone to show space

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background with a little house and different tone to show space

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Share an area you learnt from this workshop that you would like to try/consider in your art classroom or for your own art practice

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Share an area you learnt from this workshop that you would like to try/consider in your art classroom or for your own art practice

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It is really all about planning, planning and PLANNING. Getting the right composition and test printings will definitely gives out a more impactful visual before putting them all together. Definitely NO "shortcut" for the processes and planning.

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I used sizes to play with the emphasis of the fishes. And vibrant colours to put focus on the goldfish. But all in all, i think i overplayed on the colours as it becomes too visually colourful. The seaweeds are the same prints but i manipulate it into different sizes. I could have printed more seaweeds to create the background and subtle the vibrancy of the fishes. Overall, this process has been very enjoyable and relaxed. 10/10 would recommend it to other art teachers who are interested to explore new techniques to make art enjoyable for the kids.

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Cant really see Dory therefore cannot really see the story behind this diorama. Need more test printings and layering and maybe adding more texture to make the octopus look more “real”

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Make Create Design Construct a
Teacher's Day Card

with through using
dried leaves and other materials that they can find at home (e.g. comb) to print on paper

that
students can give teachers on teacher's day.

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Primary 3
Create a birthday card for family, friends or teacher with collagraphy prints that are related to the person and the birthday theme.

Low - Providing some shape templates for pupils to trace it out.

Mid - To cut out basic shapes independently.

High - To cut more complicated shapes.

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Ariel at the shipwreck

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Thought that by printing over and using a contrasting colour, it would give a solid yellow print against the black.

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Was trying to put together two separate mountain range together to create a wider print. But, alas.. had to move on to plan bcdef..

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Lesson 4. Title of artwork: fishy business

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Lesson 4. Title of artwork: fishy business

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I feel that its too colourful. I could have printed alot of the seaweeds and place it in the background as well so that the fish can juxtapose in a balance visual manner.

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Using torchlight wrapped in blue plastic bag.

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Trying to play with light to see how it affects the mood of the composition.

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Primary 5
Create a Diorama
using ____Paper and ink transfer _
that  form a backdrop for a favorite game or a favorite Story.

Low - Differentiate Background & Foreground with either Scale or colours
Mid - Differentiate Background, and foreground with Scale, Colours and overlapping.
High- Differentiate Backgound, Foreground and middle ground with scale, colours and overlapping. Include Positive & Negative space.

Students will use the background they create for their next Stop motion animation project.

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Layering of prints.

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Arranging to create different layers for depth in the box

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Layout 2

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Layout 1

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Adding a cardboard backing to make it more secured. 

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Looking back at these sketches to see where the ideas comes from.

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Printing of foreground, mid ground n background. Thoughts: Purple was a challenging colour to work with. A lot of blotches but the negative lines turned out well. 

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Printing of foreground, mid ground n background. Thoughts: Purple was a challenging colour to work with. A lot of blotches but the negative lines turned out well. 

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Title: Hurry! He is getting away"  - Final

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Title: Hurry! He is getting away"  - Final

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Jack and the Giant since they are the main characters in the story, I decided to use complementary colours 'Red" to the "Green" of the beanstalks and surrounding landscape . I am using scaling effects of large leaves to smaller ones from top to bottom to create a bird's eye view of the beanstalks. "Jack" is smaller since he is lower down the beanstalk - but he is in brighter red as he is the main character. While the Boot - depicts the giant who is climbing down the beanstalks is in a deeper, darker red. His boot appears bigger than Jack not only because he is a giant but also he is nearer to our eye level - Top of the beanstalk. The monochromatic effects of the leaves is also to lead the viewer's eyes down from top to bottom  - to create a climbing down effects.
The blue clouds are created using ink transfer effects. I tried to have partial of the clouds above the box to create an illusions that there is a space above the box - where the giants live.
I am trying to create a tense and suspense effect of Jack trying to get away from the Giant who is about to climb down the beanstalk from above. Am I successful in creating that? Hope to hear some feedback from my colleagues.

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Testing out colours for the Boot and Jack

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Testing out colours for the Boot and Jack

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Previously, the boot and jack were similar colours to the beanstalks and leaves thus they didnt really stand out. Now, I am trying out using complementary colours "Red" for the main characters - Jack and the Giant.

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Testing out colours -monochromatic effects for the leaves

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Testing out colours -monochromatic effects for the leaves

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I am trying to create depth and birds eye view from top of beanstalks to bottom with the scaling of the leaves from large at top to smaller scale at bottom and monochromatic colors to show depth and distance. I also hope to make more leaves, hoping the dense leaves will give a more dramatic effects this time.

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Intent to cut a slot at the top for Mike(green monster) so that he can move back and forth.

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Planning the composition. Would need to shift everything slightly lower and add the background print all the way to the bottom.

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More test prints

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I did alot of test prints to get the feel of the printings, the more i print the better it turns out to be. I also played with the colours to enhance the vibrancy of the image as I planned to emphasize on the fishes in my composition

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a scribe to type discussion points onto Padlet (Add your names for title of your post)

Timekeeper & *presenter (*if we have time, we could present to the larger group, if not, read through Anchor Activity post by other colleagues)

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What were some of your favourite inquiry-based learning moments? How can we empower students and leverage technology to experience such learning?

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What were some of your favourite inquiry-based learning moments? How can we empower students and leverage technology to experience such learning?

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Make connections to the 5 processes in the Art Inquiry Model (AIM): Connect/Wonder, Investigate, Make, Express & Reflect.

How can we empower students? (e.g. meaningful task, materials for young learners + safety considerations)

What are some ways to leverage technology?(especially during HBL and PDPL for Sec)

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a scribe to type discussion points onto Padlet (Add your names for title of your post)

Timekeeper & *presenter (*if we have time, we could present to the larger group, if not, read through Anchor Activity post by other colleagues)

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1a0G8EGd7FDd6ShA0jpTeiN2h53ijGtWe/view?usp=sharing

Structure of an EAT:
Make/ Create/ Design/ Construct a ___________________________________
with/through/using ___________________________________(processes or materials)
that _____________________________ (the problem to be solved that will have meaning for the maker)

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Design a printmaking Elegant Art Task (EAT) for Pri or Sec students. 

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Design a printmaking Elegant Art Task (EAT) for Pri or Sec students. 

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Identify the teaching level (e.g. Pri 3? Sec 2?)

You can get ideas from an existing printmaking lesson unit as well as what you learnt from this printmaking workshop

Consider the printmaking techniques, theme and materials suitable for the level

How would you differentiate the EAT for low, mid and high readiness students (e.g. Must-haves & Amazing criterias/ tiered options)?

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Pen your reflection in the column with your name.

[Must-have Criteria]

1. ✅ Upload at least 2 process photos/ videos that document your learning (e.g. photos/ videos of artmaking process, sketches, work-in-progress, drafts, materials, techniques etc.)

2. ✅ Give a title to your work accompanied with at least 1 photo/ video of your resolved work (plain background)

3. ✅ Choose at least 1 reflection question below to respond:

Share an example of how you used EPAD and/or OCD-T in your work to convey the story/ theme of your diorama design.

Share the feeling the artwork gives you and what makes you say that.

Share an area you learnt from this workshop that you would like to try/consider in your art classroom or for your own art practice

[Amazing Criteria ]
🌟Complete at least 1 Peer Feedback using the 2 Stars and 1 Wish format.

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Considering to add texture on the ground.

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Trying to imagine the negative & positive.

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Did a negative line for the right eyebrow when it was supposed to be a positive space. Had to carefully carve between the eye and brows afterwards.

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Improve on the work: Increase the size of the girl(foreground) and overlapping the characters.

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Added some hanging doors and a character on the background.

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Have I reviewed my work, and improved it?
While doing the sketches, I am leaning toward applying the diminishing sizes in my work. After I've completed the final drawing, I still feel that something is missing but I couldn't put my finger on it. I took a break from it till the consultation session. That is where I received feedback to increase the girl character to have an obvious diminishing effect and overlap the characters to fill up the space. I also did a few adjustment to the doors at the background to scale down the size.

What made me think hard today?
After transferring the drawings, there are some things that concerns me. (1)How to decide the positive and negative space? (2)Am I able to carve the small characters at the background? (3)If I am able to finish everything by the next session?
From the tips and advice I heard the past lessons, I tried my best to follow them such as talking through the process which helps me to identify areas for negative/positive space. I worked on the bigger character and finally to the small characters which takes a long time since I am still new to this but I was in the zone and enjoyed the process! During the carving process, I was afraid that I messed it up but I just move forward and make improvements as I go along.

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Experimenting with positive/negative spaces using different coloured backgrounds and colours vs B/W...

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Try printing on black paper, instead of white paper...the yellow and blue came out stronger but the colour scheme is wrong

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Attempting different colours to bring out the highlight....

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I realised that with the inked lino, it makes it easier to carve as the positive and negative spaces are not the reversed anymore...my mind is calmer...🤣😅

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My Final Artwork - Ending of Ginger Breadman

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My Final Artwork - Ending of Ginger Breadman

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I was wondering if it is possible to have 2 different colours on a single print.

For example, the rocket is blue, and the fire is orange?

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1) Inking is not easy as it seems. Did a few prints of the astronaut until I am finally happy with the 4th print. However, I am still not satisfied with my main astronaut.
2) Played around with the colours of the rocket. I thought since I want the astronaut to be black and white, the rocket could be of a different colour.
3) I thought if my main drawings are going to be cool colours, the background cannot be too dark. So I had to change the background colour to something brighter.

Learning:
I couldn't get the first print right the first time, so I told myself, 'It's ok, try it a few more times till I get the right effect that I wanted.' (I don't have enough papers though😅)

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dahlia: If we refer to your drawing of the waves, they are positive waves (the drawn area), whereas for your lino, you reversed it by cutting the drawn lines.

Here in your drawing, you have a lot of white areas.
As for your lino, when you print, you will have a lot of dark areas with white lines.

Try doing a frottage/rubbing to see how it will be printed- put a piece of copier paper on your wave lino, grab a dark pencil or using the side of a crayon, rub the surface. you'll see how it will look when printed. Look at Shirley's post - she did a frottage/rubbing of her astronaut and rocket.