Print Making

Print making can be done using different materials for stamps: Styrofoam, cork board, or anything that can be easily carved into. We used foam board, it's easy to carve into and is pretty cheap and simple to use. We started out this project by picking a simple design to carve. I picked the at&t logo. I first lightly sketched the design and then took a small dull point (a dull pencil, the tip of mechanical pencil) and carved out my design. I then took paint and painted the surface of my stamp and pressed it onto a colored piece of construction paper. I continued this four times. Then I took my stamp and carved out extra pieces, repainted it with the complimentary color, and pressed my stamp over the image I had already applied. I makes a cool affect with one color behind another. This was a very fun piece! This project is intended for 4th graders.

Anther thing you could try doing is instead of sketching on the foam board and making it easier for students is that you can lay a design over the board and trace a pencil over it to create the stamp. You could also use cork board and carving tools to carve out a more durable stamp.