Lesson video

Hello.

My name is Mrs. Tipping, and I'm really looking forward to learning with you today about our spaces through drawing and painting.

We're going to do lots of thinking, talking, and exploring together in this lesson.

So shall We get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to create a monoprint of a building using different shapes and patterns.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some keywords.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson, so it might be a good idea to write these words down.

The key words we'll be using today are monoprint, printmaking, and line quality.

I'm gonna say those again, and I would like you to repeat them after me.

Monoprint, printmaking, line quality.

Good job.

Now let's take a look at what these keywords mean.

A monoprint is when an image is created on a surface and transferred onto paper.

Printmaking means making prints by pressing a design from a block, plate, or screen onto paper or fabric.

And line quality is how align looks in art.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords.

And when you're ready to continue, press play.

These are the learning cycles we'll be working through together in today's lesson.

What is a monoprint and creating a monoprint? In the first learning cycle, we're going to explore what a monoprint is.

How do you think the artist has created this artwork? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? What kind of materials do you think they used? Well, Sofia says, "I think that the artist has used paint.

The different marks make me think that the artist has used a tool to scratch the design into the paint." Hmm.

Do you agree with Sofia or did you have another idea? Well, Sofia and Andeep are considering different types of printmaking that they know.

They've got relief printing, wood block printing, and stencilling.

Sofia remembers what these printing methods have in common.

She says, "I remember that with all of these printmaking methods, you can print the same design more than once." But Andeep says, "I know that printing can be a way to make many copies of a design onto paper or fabric quickly and neatly.

So what is monoprinting? A monoprint is a type of printmaking where you create a unique image that cannot be exactly repeated.

So mono means one, and print means to make a mark on a surface.

Unlike other types of printmaking where multiple identical copies can be made, monoprints are one of a kind.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

When monoprinting, you can make multiple identical copies of your design.

Is this statement true or false? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that's false, you're absolutely right.

Unlike other types of printmaking where multiple identical copies can be made, monoprints are one of a kind.

Alison Savic is an example of a printmaking artist.

She creates monoprints of real buildings.

She also creates monoprints of buildings that feel magical or like they are from a dream, and her work often includes bold colours and shapes.

What lines and shapes do you notice in this artwork and which parts look real and which parts look dreamlike? Pause the video here to have a discussion with your partner about the lines and shapes you notice and which parts look real or dreamlike, and press play when you're ready to continue, What did you discuss? Which did you think looked real or dreamlike? I think the shape of the house looks quite real, doesn't it? But then looking at the trees and the sky, that looks almost dreamlike.

And for the lines and shapes, we can see some rectangles in there and some circles, but we can see some straight lines, but also some curved wavy lines.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Alison Savic always creates monoprints of realistic buildings.

Is this statement true or false? Pause the video here to give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you are ready to continue.

If you said that that's false, you're absolutely right.

Alison Savic also creates monoprints of buildings that feel magical or like they are from a dream.

When artists make monoprints, they need to prepare.

What tools has the artist prepared to create a monoprint? Take a look at this image here.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

what tools could you see? Well, hopefully you spotted the paint or ink, the roller, the waterproof surface, and the paper, and you might need a mark-making tool as well.

Now, when creating a monoprint, artists roll their ink or paint evenly onto a flat waterproof surface.

They then draw their design or pattern into the wet paint or ink.

And you see this artist here using their mark-making tool, which is just the end of a paint brush to make their design.

They then place the paper over the design, pressing down firmly with their hand, and then they peel off the paper.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

When creating a monoprint, you must press the paper down lightly.

Is this statement true or false? Pause the video here to give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that's false, you're absolutely right.

You must place the paper over the design, press down firmly with your hand, and then peel off the paper.

Now, artists sometimes experiment with different lines and textures before creating a monoprint.

So we can see that here some straight lines, some curved lines, and some wiggly scribbly lines.

Andeep notices that the line quality of his monoprint isn't clear.

Why might this be? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner.

Looking at that image, why is the line quality not very clear? And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Well, Andeep's going to try again.

He says this time he's going to use a cotton bud to improve his line quality, so he's got a bigger surface space there to use when he has the cotton bud.

To improve the line quality, you can also try making sure the ink or paint is rolled out evenly, making sure that you have enough ink or paint, but not too much that it smudges that, and also checking that the ink or paint has not dried out.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

What can you do to improve line quality? Use a thicker tool like a cotton bud, apply the paint evenly, apply less paint.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said to use a thicker tool like a cotton bud and to apply the paint evenly, you're absolutely right.

Well done.

This brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to experiment with creating a monoprint of different textures.

You could try straight lines, diagonal lines, wavy lines, swirls or circles.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have a go at experimenting creating a monoprint, and press play when you're ready to continue.

How did that go? Which lines did you like creating the most? Well, you may have experimented like this, and this is what your monoprint might look like.

And remember, monoprints are not meant to be perfect.

The extra lines add to the overall effect of the artwork.

So well done having a go at creating a monoprint through that experimentation of lines.

This brings us to the second part of our lesson.

We're going to be creating a monoprint.

And Andeep is now thinking about creating a monoprint of a building using his new skills.

He says, "I thought carefully about the different lines, shapes, and textures I would need to create my monoprint." So here are the things that Andeep thought about, those different lines, some thick and some thin, the different shapes, some squares, some triangles, some circles, and those different textures.

The amount of pressure you use when drawing on the surface affects the final monoprint.

So if you press hard with a thick tool, it creates those dark, thick lines.

If you press lightly with a thin tool, it creates soft, delicate lines, and you can use pressure to create different lines, shapes and textures.

Let's take a moment to check our understanding.

The amount of, you use when drawing on the surface affects the final monoprint.

Is the missing word pencil, pressure, or lines.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said pressure, you're absolutely right.

The amount of pressure you use when drawing on the surface affects the final monoprint.

Andeep is remembering the steps to creating a monoprint.

Firstly, you need to roll out that ink or paint, then draw out the design, then press the paper down, and make sure you then peel off the paper gently.

Now, after creating a first monoprint, artists often reflect on what worked well and what could be improved.

They might wish to change the colour, maybe add more details, maybe change the size, or improve the line quality.

What would you change about this monoprint here? pause the video here and take a good look at that image and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? What might you change to this monoprint? How would you maybe improve the line quality? Well, Andeep created a second monoprint.

He said, "I changed the shape slightly and used a cotton bud to add texture to the roof.

I also used wavy lines for the greenery instead of swirls.

What do you think of this second monoprint? Is it an improvement after the first? Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

After creating a first monoprint, artists often reflect on what worked well and what could be improved.

Is this statement true or false? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that's true, you're absolutely right.

Artists sometimes create a second or third monoprint to improve their design.

This brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to firstly create a monoprint of a building of your choice.

Think about the size, the textures and details, the lines and shapes, and the line quality.

You can also add abstract shapes to make the design more interesting.

So pause the video here and have a go at creating a monoprint or a building of your choice, and press play when you're ready to continue.

How did you find that? Well, now I would like you to create a second monoprint and change something about your design.

So you might want to change the colour, maybe the texture and detail, maybe the size, or maybe you want to improve the line quality.

So pause a video here to give yourself enough time to create your second monoprint, and press play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? What did you decide to change about your design? Well, you may have created two monoprints that look a bit like Andeep's.

He says, "I prefer my first print as the line quality is clearer, and the design is simple, and I also prefer the shape of the building." So on reflection, Andeep preferred his first monoprint, even though he made changes for his second one.

Which one of your monoprints did you prefer more? Well, well done for having a go at creating monoprints.

Before we finish this lesson, let us summarise what we've learned about making a monoprint of a building.

A monoprint is a type of printmaking where you create a unique image that cannot be exactly repeated.

After creating a first monoprint, artists often reflect on what worked well and what could be improved, the amount of pressure you use when drawing on the surface affects the line quality and the overall image.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson.

I hope you enjoyed learning about our spaces through drawing and painting.

I certainly did.

I hope to see you for another unit of learning soon.

See you then.