Insect printmaking: Chine collé
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can create an insect Chine collé.
Key learning points
- Chine collé is a printmaking technique that layers thin paper onto a print.
- Artists can use Chine collé to add layers of colour and texture to their prints.
- Experimenting with layering and contrasting colours can enhance a print.
Keywords
Chine collé - a printmaking technique that layers thin paper onto a print
Layer / layering - materials placed on top of one another
Print / printing - a way of making a copy of something
Common misconception
Pupils may think that Chine collé is just gluing paper onto a print after it is finished.
Explain that the thin paper is applied before printing, so it bonds as part of the printmaking process.
Teacher tip
Children will need their insect foam plate. When applying glue to the tissue paper, demonstrate that a small amount is needed to avoid wrinkling or smudging. Give pupils time to practise the technique. Artist Pam Wright is referenced in the lesson so it may be useful to prepare images of her work.
Equipment
Roller (brayer), printing tray or flat surface, printing ink, tissue paper, insect foam plate, pva glue, glue dabber and coloured card.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How can you keep your straight repeat pattern neat and evenly spaced?
Q2.What is a rotated repeat in printmaking?
Q3.What is a mirrored repeat in printmaking?
Q4.What is a straight repeat in printmaking?
Q5.Who is Yinka Shonibare?
Q6.Match each type of colour to the feeling it can create in an artwork:
Can make an artwork feel warm, lively, or energetic
Can make an artwork seem calm, peaceful, or distant
Using both hot and cold colours in an artwork can create contrast.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is Chine collé?
Q2.What word means placing one thing over another in printing?
Q3.Why do artists use Chine collé in their insect prints?
Q4.Which of these is a good reason to use layering in your artwork?
Q5.Put the steps for making a Chine collé insect print in the correct order.
Q6.Match each word to its meaning:
Sticking thin coloured paper to your print
Putting things on top of each other
To press an image from one surface onto another
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