Lesson #2: Introduction to the collograph plate
Part of the unit: Making Collographic Prints of the Community |
LESSON
Materials
colored oaktag, 9x12 sheets, glue, scissors, hole-punchers
Resources
Romare Bearden's The Block; Edward Hopper's Early Sunday Morning; a collographic plate and the print made from it; a photo from the neighborhood walk and a sketch made from it
Hand out two sheets of 9x12 oaktag.
Direct students to use one sheet of oaktag as a background. The other sheet can be used to cut out the large basic shape of your building. This can be done as one large shape or as several pieces put together to form the bulk of the building.
After the basic shape has been cut out, start to cut shapes for windows, ledges, arches and other architectural details. (It's useful to provide different colors of oaktag for the addition of details as it will help the students to see contrast and layering more clearly.)
After students have cut out all the shapes, they should glue them to the background making sure that all the edges are flat.
After cleaning up, ask students to place their collographic plates on their tables, and have everyone walk around and look at them.
- Which building shows the most detail?
- What details can you see?