Plaster of Paris Mould Making

Year 7 - Intro to Lino Printing

As an introduction to Lino Printing, each student is given a small square of lino to cut into.

​Students create a sample piece that includes the following elements:
  • your initials
  • a hard edged stroke (zig zag, wavy lines etc)
  • a soft edged line
  • circles/dots
​Artwork by MTeach 2016 students. Used with permission.
  • In the following class, or as an extension, students are given another small square to experiment with the lino material.
  • Students create multiple prints and are introduced to editioning.
​Artwork by MTeach 2016 students. Used with permission.
Students are encouraged to experiment by work collaboratively and overlaying another student's print over their print.
In the workshop below, students developed an artist book using an A3 page folded in half lengthwise and then halved twice again. A slit is cut into the middle of the A3 page to create an artist book in a zine format.
​Artwork by MTeach 2016 students. Used with permission.
Materials:
  • Tracing Paper 
  • Pencil/ Permanent Marker
  • Pre-cut Lino Squares
  • Cutting Block
  • Gouges (Cutting Tools)
  • Roller (Brayer)
  • Ink
  • Printing Press
  • Bandaids 

Lino Safety:
  • Always cut away from yourself.
  • Know where your fingers and hands are at all times.
  • Use a cutting block
  • Work mindfully!
Links to Curriculum
Levels 7 and 8
Explore and Express Ideas​ 
(VCAVAE033)
(VCAVAE034)
Visual Arts Practices
(VCAVAV035)
(VCAVAV036)

Levels 9 and 10
Explore and Express Ideas​ 
(VCAVAE040)
(VCAVAE041)
Visual Arts Practices
(VCAVAV042)
(VCAVAV043)

Australian Flora Print

This unit is Inspired by native Australian plants.
  • In a previous lesson, students photograph leaves or flowers and the photographs are printed ready for class.
  • Students use these photographs as a basis for a pencils drawing.
  • After completing their native flower design, students transfer the image onto their lino sheet using carbon paper and begin carving. 
  • Once carved out the students were required to print their pieces using the printing press.
  • Students create multiple prints and are introduced to editioning.
​Artwork by Miss Borg's Classroom.  
Materials:
  • Tracing Paper 
  • Carbon Paper
  • Pencil/ Permanent Marker
  • Pre-cut Lino Squares
  • Cutting Block
  • Gouges (Cutting Tools)
  • Roller (Brayer)
  • Ink
  • Printing Press
  • Bandaids 

Lino Safety:
  • Always cut away from yourself.
  • Know where your fingers and hands are at all times.
  • Use a cutting block
  • Work mindfully!

Australian Fauna Print

​Artwork by student's from Pigeon Gillian's classroom.
This unit is Inspired by a unit of work created by Pidgeon Gillian.
  • Students "adopt" a native bird use the black and white photographs as a basis for a pencils drawing.
  • After completing their design, students use the round view finder to select a part of their drawing to transfer onto their lino sheet.
  • As students may need to cut their design, a photocopy can be made and the Eucalyptus Oil transfer method can be applied.
  • Alternatively carbon paper can be used.
  • The lino is ready for carving. 
  • Once carved out the students were required to print their pieces using the printing press.
  • Students create multiple prints and are introduced to editioning.
​Artwork by student's from Pigeon Gillian's classroom.
  • During this unit, students are introduced to Haiku Poems and are guided to write their own based on their "adopted" bird. 
  • The poems accompany the prints and are a part of the artwork.
​Artwork by student's from Pigeon Gillian's classroom.
Materials:
  • Australian Bird Photocopies (enough for each student)
  • Tracing Paper 
  • Carbon Paper or Eucalyptus Oil
  • Pencil/ Permanent Marker
  • Pre-cut Lino Squares with a circles drawn onto it
  • Viewfinder with a circle the same size as the lino circle  
  • Cutting Block
  • Scissors
  • Gouges (Cutting Tools)
  • Roller (Brayer)
  • Ink
  • Printing Press
  • Bandaids 

Lino Safety:
  • Always cut away from yourself.
  • Know where your fingers and hands are at all times.
  • Use a cutting block
  • Work mindfully!

Useful Websites:
Another example of a bird based project.

​Resources:
Haiku Pattern Template