After Dark: Printmaking

AVAILABLE AS OUTREACH IN TERM TWO. Students look at and learn about the prints of Juliet Peter and create their own layered prints of plants, birds and creatures that come out after dark.
After Dark: Printmaking

Juliet Peter Rain Forest II undated. Lithograph. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu

Your class will look at the art of Juliet Peter and create a night scene of native birds, nocturnal creatures and foliage. Students will learn to print stencils and use quick and easy printing tricks such as making rubbings with crayon and dye. They will use multiple techniques to build up a layered night-time image. This lesson will take 90 minutes in total and can be adapted to suit all year levels.

Curriculum Links: Visual Arts

Visual Arts Strands:
Practical Knowledge
Developing Ideas
Communicating Ideas
Understanding Art in Context

Key Competencies:
Thinking
Using Language, Symbols and Text
Managing Self




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