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Print!Scheme!2015!
Scheme:!
To!design!and!make!Collagraphs!looking!at!relief!
and!design!of!utility!covers!in!the!local!
environment.!

No.!Of!Lessons:!!
8!Double!&!16!single!
Total!Time:!!
600!mins!or!10!hours!

Group:!!
First!year!
No.!Of!Pupils:!!!
16!students!

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Water!cover,!Ireland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Service!cover,!Gifu,!Japan.!
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Aims!
To!help!students!to!
1. To!investigate!the!relief!and!design!of!utility!covers!in!the!local!environment,!home!
and!schools!grounds.!
2. Experiment!with!reverse!images!and!text!through!monoRprint.!Depth!of!relief.!
3. Create!and!print!the!plates!as!a!block!print!and!intaglio!techniques!
4. Design!and!make!1/2!collagraph!plates!considering!pattern,!textures,!text,!relief!and!
motif.!!
5. Print!plate!using!dampened!paper!on!a!roller!press.!
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Overall!Learning!Outcomes!for!the!Scheme!
On!completion!students!will!be!able!to:!R!
1. More!aware!of!the!design!and!construction!of!utility!covers,!water,!gas,!electricity!and!
wastewater!and!local!infrastructure.!
2. Understand!and!create!mirror!writing!and!imagery!as!it!applies!to!reverse!image,!text!
and!printmaking.!!
3. Design!and!make!at!a!collagraph!plate.!
4. Use!printing!press!to!print!the!collagraph!plate.!
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Investigating!!
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Examples!of!work!in!progress!created!in!the!studio!in!tandem!with!the!development!of!the!
scheme.!the!record!of!the!process!can!be!used!in!creating!images!for!task!analysis!and!to!
provide!the!students!with!a!finished!example.!
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Work!created!in!the!studio.!
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Collagraph!!
Its!not!3D,!has!a!flat!back,!3D!is!in!the!round.!Think!"collage"!!
Think!"collagraph".!A!collagraph!is!a!print!taken!from!a!plate!!
built!up!from!anything!that!can!stick!down!onto!a!base!of!
cardboard!or!wood.!(Colle;!French!for!stick!or!glue.)!!
A!collagraph!can!be!printed!as!a!relief!(inking!the!top!surfaces!
only)!or!intaglio!(inking!the!recesses)!or!a!combination.!
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The!materials!used!to!create!a!collagraph!plate!create!textures!!
&!shapes,!while!how!you!ink!the!plate!adds!tone!to!the!print.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Sea!bed!!!!!!!!!!Denise!Clarke!
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Glue!down!the!collage,!seal!it!with!varnish!(or!sealant,!lacquer,!shellac,!varnish).!Seal!it!on!the!
front!and!the!back,!especially!if!it's!on!cardboard.!This!stops!the!cardboard!from!getting!
soggy!when!you're!doing!multiple!prints.!
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Creating!a!collagraph!as!intaglio!printing!requires!pressure.!Printing!without!a!press,!place!a!
scrap!bit!of!clean!paper!and!a!layer!of!newsprint!(or!fabric/piece!of!foam)!over!the!piece!of!
paper!you!place!on!the!plate!to!protect!it.!Then!apply!even!pressure!to!make!the!print!RR!an!
easy!way!it!is!to!place!the!"sandwich"!on!the!floor,!then!use!your!body!weight!by!standing!on!
it.!http://painting.about.com/od/makingartgicleeprints/ss/artRprintmaking_4.htm#stepRheading!
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History!and!Critical!Studies:!
The!American!artist!Glen!Alps!is!often!credited!with!coining!the!term!"collagraph"!in!the!late!
1950s,!but!it's!not!easy!to!pin!down!the!development!of!this!printmaking!technique!exactly.!
There's!evidence!French!sculptor,!Pierre!Roche!(1855R1922),!and!printmaker!Rolf!Nesch!
(1893R1975)!experimented!with!layers!on!printing!plates;!that!Edmond!Casarella!(1920R
1996)!produced!prints!with!collaged!cardboard!in!the!late!1940s.!By!the!1950s!collaged!
cardboard!prints!were!part!of!the!art!world,!especially!in!the!USA.!
http://painting.about.com/od/makingartgicleeprints/ss/artRprintmaking_4.htm#stepRheading!
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Collagraph!Artists!
Kim!MajorRGeorge!is!a!highly!respected!British!artist!/!printmaker!who!
specialises!in!texture!and!handRpulled!collagraph!printing.!Her!
collections!to!date!have!been!influenced!by!her!personal!journey!and!
study!of!Ancient!civilizations,!their!philosophies,!mythologies!and!
spiritual!images.!http://www.majorgeorge.co.uk/!!
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Theresa!Taylor!is!a!multiRmedia!artist!who!is!based!in!
north!Lancashire.!She!works!from!her!studio!a!few!miles!
south!of!Lancaster!and!at!the!University!of!Central!
Lancashire.!Theresa!also!paints,!works!in!mixed!media!and!
makes!installations.!http://www.greendoor.org.uk/artists/theresaRtaylor/!
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Sarah!Young!is!a!West!Sussex!based!illustrator!and!printmake.!As!an!illustrator!she!has!
worked!for!an!array!of!famous!publishers,!including!Harper!Collins!and!Dorling!Kindersley.!
She!has!illustrated!20!Sussex!Gardeners,!20!Sussex!Gardens!and!20!Sussex!Churches!for!
the!Snake!River!Press!and!has!contributed!to!the!artistic!journal!Nobrow.!In!2010,!she!
illustrated!Greek!Myths!by!Ann!Turnbull!published!by!Walker!Books.!
http://blog.tooveys.com/2011/09/sarahRyoung/!!!www.sarahyoung.co.uk!
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Sarah!Young!
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Teaching/Learning!Strategies:!!
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Demonstrations!with!supporting!slide!shows,!examples!of!work!created!in!the!studio.!
Experimentation!with!different!materials!and!media.!Instruction!on!how!to!use!equipment,!
tools!and!materials.!Task!analysis;!Handouts!and!slide!show!showing!the!process.!!
Whole!class!instruction,!group!work,!1:1!and!a!buddy!system.!
Visual!and!written!record!by!the!students!about!their!work!and!presentation!by!students!of!
their!work!to!small!groups.!
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Use!of!Digital!Media:!
Overhead!projector!will!be!used!to!show!clips.!Camera!to!record!the!different!stages!of!the!
process!in!pictures!and!film!and!to!document!finished!work.!
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Differentiation:!

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Establish!a!routine!and!clear!simple!rules,!seat!SEN!students!to!have!clear!view!of!
board!and!demonstration.!
Employ!a!number!of!multiRsensory!methods!and!consider!the!use!of!the!strategy!of!
look,!copy,!trace,!picture,!cover,!write!and!check!selectively.!
Break!tasks!into!small!clearly!structured!steps!and!allow!adequate!time!for!
completion.!Give!one!instruction!at!a!time.!Keep!verbal!instructions!brief!and!simple.!
Encourage!students!to!repeat!the!directions!for!completing!a!task.!
Use!visual!material!and!a!variety!of!learning!and!teaching!resources.!
Provide!structures!that!assist!students!in!understanding!the!duration!of!tasks.!!
Provide!structure!opportunities!for!students!to!use!social!skills!in!the!class.!
Ensure!you!have!students!attention!prior!to!issuing!instructions!use!name.!
Encourage!a!buddy!support!system.!
Encourage!the!use!of!thicker!pens!and!soft!lead!pencils.!
Use!visual!cues!to!help!the!students!to!organise!themselves.!
Acknowledge!that!extra!time!is!needed!by!students!in!order!to!complete!tasks.!
Use!how!to!films!made!by!students!on!MA.!!
Hand!out!with!the!steps!of!the!process!in!written!and!image!form.!Slide!presentation!
with!questions.!!
Use!concrete!examples!to!explain!issues.!1R1!teaching!when!required!and!group!work.!!

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Literacy:!!
Students!will!improve!their!literacy!and!descriptive!language!in!a!variety!of!ways!by!
introducing!Print!terminology,!relief!print!making,!collagraph,!design,!inking!up,!print!press,!
Students!will!source!animals/plants!to!use!as!resource!material!for!their!prints!and!
undertake!research!on!their!animals.!!
Jig!saw!game!with!images!and!written!word!about!the!different!processes.!
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Numeracy:!!

Use$of$L$shaped$card$as$a$movable$view$finder$to$isolate$parts$of#their#drawing#from#which#
they%will%develop%the%print.%Create&different&types&of&patterns,&repeat,&linear&and&staggered.&
Learn&how&to&transfer&an&image&from&one&type&of&paper&to&another."Work"out"the"scale"of"the"
different(componments(of(the(!!plate.!
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Materials/Resources/Facilitates!

Black!and!coloured!print!ink.!!
Water!based!varnish!to!seal!plates.!
Paper!fingers!
Registration!plates!
and!roller!
Scrim!to!apply!ink!to!textured!surfaces.!
Glass,!rollers!
Rags,!disposable!gloves,!basin!to!soak!paper,!squeegees!to!remove!excess!water!
from!print!paper.!Water!drainer!for!paper!and!scraper.!Drying!rack!or!extra!lines.!
Paper:!Tracing,!blotting,!newsprint,!cartrdige!paper,!card,!tissue,!textured!wall!
paper,!good!quality!print!paper!

Texture!Examples:!
Different!types!of!paper!and!cardboard.!
Tissue!paper!&!crepe!paper.!The!paper!can!be!ripped!or!cut!and!then!glued!on!to!cover!
areas!in!the!design.!Textured!wallpaper.!Other!interesting!materials!can!be!string,!tread,!
fabric,!leafs,!peas,!rice!and!masking!tape.!

Safety!Precautions:!!
Demonstration!and!practice!on!using!cutting!tools,!use!of!gloves!for!application!of!ink!on!
plates.!!

Assessment!Rubric:!
Attendance!/technical!achievement!/completed!work!
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The!process!of!making!a!collagraph!plate!and!print!process.!
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1)!Develop!the!design!
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2)!Mark!the!back!of!the!design!with!pencil!

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3)!Trace!the!design!on!to!paper!you!want!to!
use!to!make!the!design.!

5)!Continue!to!cut!out!designs.!
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4)!Cut!out!design.!

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6)!Stick!the!cut!out!down!with!glue.!
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7)!Seal!the!completed!plate!with!water!based!
varnish.!
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8)!Ink!up!the!plate!using!a!roller.!

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9)!Lay!paper!gently!over!the!ink!covered!
plate.!
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11)!Gently!lift!paper!off!the!plate.!

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10)!Put!inked!plate!and!paper!carefully!
through!the!print!press.!

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12)!The!finished!print!

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Think!"collage"!when!you!think!"collagraph"!and!you've!got!the!key!to!this!style!of!printmaking.!
A!collagraph!is!a!print!made!from!a!plate!that's!built!up!from!anything!you!can!stick!down!onto!
a!base!of!cardboard!or!wood.!
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The!materials!you!use,!wallpaper,!net!or!cardboard,!to!create!your!collagraph!plate!creates!
textures!and!shapes,!the!ink!the!plate!adds!tone!to!the!print.!
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A!collagraph!can!be!printed!as!a!relief!(inking!the!top!surfaces!only)!or!intaglio!(inking!the!
recesses)!or!a!combination.!The!method!you!use!will!influence!what!you!use!to!create!your!
collagraph!as!intaglio!printing!requires!far!more!pressure.!If!something!squashes!under!
pressure,!the!result!can!be!quite!different!to!what!you!expected!!
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If!you're!printing!a!collagraph!without!a!press,!be!sure!to!place!a!scrap!bit!of!clean!paper!and!a!
layer!of!newsprint!(or!fabric/piece!of!foam)!over!the!piece!of!paper!you!place!on!the!plate!to!
protect!it.!Then!apply!even!pressure!to!make!the!print!RR!an!easy!way!it!is!to!place!the!
"sandwich"!on!the!floor,!then!use!your!body!weight!by!standing!on!it.!
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When!you're!new!to!collagraphs,!it's!worth!making!notes!on!one!print!of!what!you'd!used,!to!
build!up!a!record!of!what!results!you!get!from!what.!You!may!think!you'll!always!remember,!but!
it's!unlikely.!
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Rubric!Assessment!Sheet!
Scheme!title:!!To!design!and!make!Collagraphs!looking!at!relief!and!design!of!utility!covers!in!the!local!
environment.!
Class!Group:!First!year!!!!Date:!April!2015.!
Knowledge!and!
Preparatory!work!(30%)! Technical!skills!(30%)!
Attitude!and!Application!
Experimentation!and!
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Understanding!(30%)!
(10%)!
development!in!print.!
Shows!awareness!of!the! Ability!to!make!use!
Ability!to!compose,!
Open!to!embracing!the!
importance!of!design,!
research!and!source!to! translate!design!to!
discipline!of!developing!a!
development!and!
material.!
develop!a!collagraph!
collagraph!plate!&!print!
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creative!stages!in!
plate,!use!inks!in!
Ability!to!create!a!
Works!well!individually!
developing!prints.!!
printing!process.!
composition,!which!
and!cooperatively!with!
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Shows!understanding!of! contains!based!on!
Ability!to!cut,!
other!students!
the!methods!and!
research.!
manipulate!different!
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printing!techniques!to!
materials.!
Ability!to!experiment!
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make!collagraph!and!
with!designs!and!
Use!the!printing!press!
mono!prints.!
patterns!for!print.!
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Evidence!of!learning!
Can!clearly!articulate!
and!describe!the!
processes!in!mono!
print,!collagraph!and!
lino!print!!
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To!make!a!presentation!
of!their!final!plate!and!
print(s)!and!be!able!to!
field!questions!and!
responses!to!their!work!
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Ss!will!present!the!
research!material!such!
as!patterns,!
animals/plants!and!
research!on!the!chosen!
subject.!

Ss!work!will!show!a!
development!of!a!
personal!style!of!print,!
which!has!been!
informed!by!the!
development!of!design.!
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Present!finished!print.!

Effective!use!of!class!
time.!Commitment!and!
effort!shown!in!planning!
and!preparatory!stages!
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Challenges!themselves!
and!seeks!to!improve!on!
and!reflect!on!weaker!
areas/areas!for!
improvement!
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Demonstrates!
enthusiasm!in!lessons,!
coRoperates!with!other!
students!and!works!to!
the!best!of!their!ability!

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