Radial printmaking lesson

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Students explored an introduction to reductive printmaking through styrofoam radial design prints. Students explored mandalas and the radial designs that are created using patterns. Students used a single square styrofoam printing plate to create a single print that could be turned to create a radial design.

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What I love about this styrofoam printmaking process is the super small materials list and the fact that the results are so sophisticated.

This past week my 4th graders have been working on some radial printmaking. To begin the project, we started by reviewing a PowerPoint which goes over the three basic types of symmetry; linear or bilateral symmetry, radial symmetry, and asymmetry. In the beginning of the year my 4th graders made mandalas, so they were already very familiar with radial symmetry and design. After the PowerPoint I gave each of my students a half-sheet of grid paper with a few 2”x2” squares blocked out (the same…

This is one of my favorite art units to teach, because it involves one of my favorite art forms to practice: linoleum block printmaking. There is something so satisfying about carving through that …

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this project - AND so do the kids! :) We begin by talking about what a mandala is, how it has radial symmetry, and even watch an amazing video clip I found on YouTube of some Tibetan monks creating one with sand (the video clip is a must - it puts the kids in awe). I tell the kids that the radial symmetry found in the mandala will be the inspiration for our very own printmaking project! Then we look at an amazingly awesome PowerPoint I put together to show students how to…