Children & Printmaking

Thinking & Creating with a Line

Explore line printing with ages 3 to 83+. Line is a basic art and design element, and a key to unlocking the creative process. You’ll be amazed by what you and your students can construct with a little piece of cardboard and some paint!

When a child discovers that he/she can print a strong decisive line, something important happens. They see themselves as capable. That sense of competent self gets reinforced through repetition. Through repetition, with slight variations, new avenues of expression and creativity open. It’s a subtle, yet powerful shift in self-awareness. The goal of this program is to offer strategies for guiding the creative process.

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To Print a Line

A small rectangle of cardboard dipped into paint easily becomes a tool for making lines.

Dip

Lift

Press

Repeat

Experiment! Print a strong line. Try vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines. Extend, cross and connect lines. Form shapes, letters, patterns, and a multitude of other structures. You will soon realize that you are thinking and creating with a line!

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