Creating monoprinted papers using different textures and surfaces

Art and design

Pupils will investigate micro-organisms & create observational drawings in pencil, charcoal and watercolour paint, before creating prints & pictures in mixed media collage.

Hidden worlds: collage and mixed media

True or False? Artists should use as many materials as they can in every artwork, without thinking too much about their choices.

A monoprint results in only one distinct print, making it a __________ work of art.

Which of these are examples of textured materials?

The repeated shapes or lines seen on a surface

Materials that might create different patterns

What might you thinking about when selecting and gathering some textured and patterned materials? Select all that apply.

True or False? A monoprint is created by making one unique print from a painted or inked surface.

Artwork made by gluing different materials, like paper or fabric onto a surface

Prints that show real-life objects in great detail

Prints created using colours and shapes to express emotions and ideas

Prints that are only made from photographs

Which of the following best describes what abstract prints are?

To make a monoprint onto a collaged surface, you need to __________ the surface first, then press the monoprint onto it.

Shapes, colours, and patterns to rearrange in their own way

What might an artist take from an image of a microorganism to create an abstract artwork?

Arrange collage materials on your surface

Apply paint or ink to the monoprint surface

Press the monoprint onto the collaged surface

Put the steps in order for creating a monoprint onto a collaged surface.

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet