removing parts of the surface to create a design

Insect printmaking: block print

Art and design

In this unit, pupils will explore the world of insects up close, recording their observations using line drawing techniqes. They will develop these drawings through a number of print processes, before creating and realising a design for surface print.

Insects: drawing and printmaking

Drawing directly onto paper with a pencil

Cutting out a shape and gluing it to a page

Pressing a carved block with ink onto paper to make a print

Cutting away parts of the block to make a design

What does carving mean in block printing?

What does the roller (brayer) do in block printing?

To carve your design into the foam printing plate you should use a:

What do we call the areas in a print where there is no ink?

Put these steps in the correct order to create a block print of an insect:

making one unique print using marks or lines

Every print is a little bit different and one of a kind

Which of these materials could help create interesting texture in a monoprint?

A photographer who takes pictures of cities

A British artist who creates detailed prints of insects and nature

A sculptor who builds large animal models

What could you use to create textured prints?

Helps spread the ink onto the surface evenly

Presses shapes or details onto the paper from behind

Match the technique or tool with its purpose:

Starter Quiz