Creating a Successful Relief Print
How to get a good score on your individual print
Carve away about half of the block- remember what you
carve will be the paper color- what you leave will print.
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Relief print: notice how positive and
negative space are about even-
Excellent design and quality relief print
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This color contrast creates a great visual
tension. The printing ink is clean on the
edges, even and controlled.
Consider color ink and paper to get strong contrast.
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Black paper creates a striking contrast
with light value printing inks
Grade Sheet:
Individual Relief Block Print
needs work
to
excellent
Criteria:
black on white, carved with ½ positive ½ negative space
signed and numbered correctly
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Creativity:
carving and design should show some risks and originality
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Craftsmanship:
overall carving, evenly inked, clean print
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Effort
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On Time
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Total
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Editioning a print:
• Sign just below the print- not on the inked area
• Use pencil- sign your name below and to the right of the print
• Add a fraction with the top number being the # print this print
represents- the bottom # is the total- estimate- in the series for this
lesson usually around 50 prints