Letter Design Printmaking Student Example Student Example Student

Letter Design Printmaking

Student Example

Student Example

Student Example

Draw the letters on Color Construction paper • Select a different for each character • Pick another character (letter, number, symbol) • If you have two initials OR • If you have double letters (optional) You may have 3 -5 characters total • Carefully draw out each letter, make some thin, medium, thick (scale) •

Cut the Letters & Arrange • Cut the letters out carefully • Draw 2 - 4”x 6” boxes (templates) in your sketchbook • Arrange the letters on the template • use overlap to create interesting negative space • Trace your two best ideas

Rough Draft • Create 2 - 4” x 6” rough drafts. Trace the template in your sketchbook two times on the same page. • Draw the letters for the initials of your name on colored construction paper. Select a different for each character. If you only have two initials OR there are doubles, pick another character (letter, number, symbol). • You may have 3 -5 characters. • • Cut the letters. Arrange the letters over the template using overlap to create interesting negative space. Trace your two best ideas. • Decide if you want the negative or positive areas to be pop out or receed. Then add patterns or designs to the non-cutouts areas.

Rough Draft

Add Design & Pattern Decide if you want the negative or positive areas to be cut out. Then add patterns or designs to the noncutouts areas.

Transfer your design to the block • Printmaking needs a reverse image (mirror image). If your idea must be seen a certain way you must flip the drawing before you start, including words. • Transfer the design using tracing paper. Trace your design. Flip paper over (blank side) and rub pencil evenly (graphite) over all drawn lines. • Mark out cutting lines with sharpie or ball point pen.

How to Transfer the Design • Trace the design from your sketchbook. • Retrace in pen or sharpie (Front side) so design is easy to see. • Rub pencil (graphite) evenly over all originally drawn lines. • Flip to back side (pencil side down) to transfer design on block. Original – Front side add Pencil rubbing Back side on block