Hello, my name is Ms. Nicholson.

I'm so glad that you've joined me today for a fun and exciting art and design lesson.

In this lesson, we're going to be creating a print profile portrait.

I'm so excited to learn together and I hope that you are too.

Let's get started.

In this lesson, we're going to create a print profile portrait.

Let's take a look at some of our key words for this lesson.

Keywords, repeat after me.

Printmaking.

Engraving.

Matrix.

Well done.

Now let's find out what these key words mean.

Printmaking.

Printmaking is making pictures by pressing a design from a block, a plate or screen onto paper, or fabric.

Engraving.

Engraving is using a sharp tool to scratch a picture or design into a surface.

Matrix.

Matrix is the surface on which the design for printmaking is made.

Now that we found out what our keywords mean, let's have a look at the outline of this lesson.

This lesson has three cycles.

In the first part of the lesson, we're going to be designing a print profile portrait.

In the second part of the lesson, we're going to look at the history of printmaking.

And in the final part of the lesson, we're going to bring all of that together and create a print profile portrait.

I'm so excited to get started.

Designing a print profile portrait.

You may remember that a profile portrait is an artist recording of the person from the side view.

Just like this example here.

You can see one eye, the side of the mouth, the side of the nose, you can't see all of the person's features.

And this is what makes a profile portrait.

Take a look at the drawings below.

What do you notice about the two drawings? Look carefully and closely.

What do you notice? Sofia said the lines in the second portrait are bold and clear.

Can you see that? This is different to sketching when we use lots of light lines.

Look really closely, and you can see in the first drawing there are lots of light lines, lots of different marks.

Whereas the second drawing, we have those really clear bold lines.

When creating a design to print, it's really important to keep the design simple.

Just like this example below, we have the more detailed drawing and the simple drawing.

Use clear, bold lines as smaller details may not print well.

So not adding lots of detail to your drawings just using really clear, bold lines because otherwise, our print won't turn out as we want it to.

When drawing clear, bold lines, it's important to hold your pencil correctly.

Here, we have an example of how to hold your pencil all the way to the end and nice and tight, which is different to when you sketch and you hold your pencil halfway down.

Holding your pencil with a firm grip towards the tip of the pencil, helps to control the lines we draw.

This is different to when we are sketching, and here, you can see the correct way to hold your pencil when drawing clear bold lines, which is right at the tip.

Now it's time to check for your understanding.

When creating a design to print, it's important to keep the design.

Is it A, complicated, B, simple, or C, straight? Have a think.

Pause the video and come back once you're done.

How did you get on? Let's find out the answer.

The answer was B, simple.

Let's put that into the sentence.

When creating a design to print, it's important to keep the design simple, and if you remember, that's because smaller details don't print very well.

Let's move on.

Now it's time for task A.

You're going to create a circle using bold lines.

First of all, you're going to sketch the shape using a light sketching grip.

After that, you're going to trace over the shape using a firmer grip right at the tip.

And finally, you can rub out the sketching lines using a rubber.

Pause the video here, go and have a go creating a circle using bold lines and then come back once you're done, good luck.

How did you get on? Did you manage to create a circle using bold lines? Did you start off with the sketching grip and then move on to tracing over the shape using a firm grip? Great job.

Now it's time for the second part of task A.

You're going to create a simple side profile drawing using bold lines.

So first of all, you're going to sketch the basic shapes using a light sketching grip just like we did earlier when practising drawing the circle.

After that, you're going to trace over the shape using a firm grip.

Remember to change your pencil grip to holding the pencil at the tip this time.

And then after that, you're going to erase the sketching lines so that you can't see them with a rubber.

Pause the video here.

Have fun creating your simple side profile drawing, and then rejoin once you're done.

How did you get on? Did you create a profile portrait drawing a little bit like this? Thinking about the profile portrait drawing, Sofia said, "I think the profile portrait drawing is simple and has clear, bold lines so that design will show up when printing." And that's right because remember, those clear bold lines rarely help when printing.

Well done, let's move on.

Now it's time to move on to the second cycle of our lesson, which is history of printmaking.

Let's get started.

History of printmaking.

Take a look at this image.

How might a designer or artist make copies of this design? Quickly, have a think.

Printing is a way to make many copies of a design onto paper or fabric quickly and also neatly.

Let's check for understanding.

Printing is a way to the same design, picture or pattern onto something.

Is it A, draw? B, copy, or C, sew? Have a think, pause the video and come back once you've got the answer.

Welcome back.

How did you get on? Let's find out the answer.

The answer was B, copy.

Let's put that into the sentence.

Printing is a way to copy the same design, picture or pattern onto something.

Well done.

Take a look at this image.

Have you seen a printer before? You may have seen them at home or in school, or maybe in the library.

Before we had modern printers, people used other techniques to copy designs repeatedly.

Sofia and Andeep are researching the history of printmaking.

They look into stencilling, woodblock printing and the printing press.

Let's have a look at what they found out.

Stencilling.

A stencil, a thin sheet with cutout shapes is placed over a surface.

Ink or paint is brushed, or sprayed over it to leave the design underneath.

This method was often used for creating patterns on walls or fabrics and pottery.

Let's take a look at some other things they found out.

Woodblock printing, a design is carved into a block of wood.

Ink is applied to the raised parts of the wood just like shown in this picture, and the block is pressed onto paper or fabric to transfer the design.

This method was originally used for making books and decorative patterns in countries like China and Japan.

You can see here, the person is carving the design into the block of wood.

Wow! It looks very detailed.

Printing press.

Developed by Johannes Gutenberg, the printing press used movable metal letters to print books and documents.

This method allowed faster and cheaper printing, like creating multiple copies of a book.

Now it's time to check for your understanding, woodblock printing was originally used for making.

And decorative patterns in countries like China and Japan.

Was it A, toys? B, books or C, photographs? Pause the video here, have a think and come back when you've got the answer.

How did you get on? Let's find out the answer.

The answer is B, books.

Let's put that into a sentence.

Woodblock printing was originally used for making books and decorative patterns in countries like China and Japan.

Well done, let's move on.

We might have seen this method of printmaking before.

Take a look.

What does it remind you of? Printmaking is a way to make pictures using a block, plate or screen and then pressing them onto paper or fabric.

This is stamp printing.

Sofia and Andeep are discussing where they have seen printmaking before.

Sofia said, "I have seen stamp printing in a post office when people send letters." Andeep said, "My teachers use stamps when they check my work in my school book." Have you used a stamp before or have you seen a stamp being used by somebody else? Now let's check for your understanding.

Printmaking is a way to make pictures using a block, or screen and them pressing them onto paper or fabric.

Is it A, paintbrush? B, plate or C, glue? Pause the video here, have a think and come back for the answer.

How did you get on? The answer is B, plate.

Let's put that into the sentence.

Printmaking is a way to make pictures using a block, plate or screen and then pressing them onto paper or fabric.

Well done, let's move on.

Now it's time for task B.

Match the image to the printing technique.

Talk to a partner about what each technique is used for.

We have stencilling, woodblock printing and the printing press.

Think back to some of those facts that Andeep and Sofia were researching earlier.

Pause the video here, have a go and return once you've done that, good luck.

How did you get on? You may have matched the different printing techniques like this.

We have the first image that shows the printing press, which was used to create multiple copies of books.

We've got the woodblock printing where the design is carved into the wood, and then finally, we have this stencilling where the sheet of paper has cutout parts and then you can use spray paint or paint over the top to reveal the design.

You may have said, like Sofia, "I remember that woodblock printing was used for making books and decorative patterns." Well done, have you managed to discuss your answers with a partner.

Great job, let's move on.

Now it's time for the final cycle in our lesson today where we're going to be creating the print profile portrait.

Let's get started.

Creating the print profile portrait.

The printmaking process.

Here, we have the matrix.

The matrix is the surface on which the design for printing is made.

Here, the matrix is a piece of polystyrene.

You can see it's shiny.

You often see polystyrene used in packaging.

The design you want to print is engraved into the matrix using a pointed tool, just like this.

Remember to press firmly, but not too hard as pressing too hard can make a hole in the matrix, and we don't want that.

Let's check for your understanding.

True or false? When engraving your design, you need to press down as hard as you can.

Is that true or false? Pause the video here, have a think and rejoin once you're done.

How did you get on? Let's take a look at the answer.

The answer was false.

You should press firmly, but not too hard as pressing down as hard as you can might make a hole in the matrix.

Take a look at this short clip.

What is the artist doing to spread the ink evenly? Take a look, have a little think.

When printing, you need to roll out your ink evenly onto a flat surface.

After that, you apply the ink or paint evenly to the matrix using a roller or a paintbrush.

If you don't have a roller, then place the paper over the matrix and use a clean roller or your hands to press down quite firmly, making sure you get in all of the edges.

Ink is rolled onto the raised parts, just like putting ink onto a stamp.

And finally, you carefully and slowly reveal your print just as you can see in the short clip.

Tada! Let's check for understanding.

What is the first step of creating a print? Is it A, roll out the ink or paint? B, place the paper over the matrix and press down? C, apply the ink or paint evenly to the matrix or D carefully and slowly reveal the print? Have a think, what is the first step of creating a print? Pause the video now and come back once you've got your answer.

How did you get on? Let's find out the answer.

It was A, roll out the ink or paint.

Well done.

Have a look at this print.

What could be improved about this print, do we think? Hmm, Laura noticed, if you forget to roll your paint out evenly, the paint fills the engrave lines and creates blotches on the paper, so it's really, really important to roll your paint out evenly.

Now it's time for task C.

You're going to engrave your profile portraits into your matrix.

You may have foam, cardboard, or rubber to do this with.

You're first of all, going to lightly sketch out your design onto your matrix using a sketching grip.

After that, you're going to engrave your design into the matrix using a pointed tool such as a blunt pencil.

Remember, not to press too hard into the matrix.

We don't want to create a hole.

Pause the video here, go and have fun and come back once you're done.

Welcome back.

How did you get on? You may have engraved your design something like this.

Did you remember to press firmly into the matrix? Did you make sure you didn't press too hard to stop it from going through to the other side? Great job, well done.

Now it's time for the second part of task C.

You're going to print your profile portrait onto paper.

Let's remind ourselves of the steps.

You're going to roll out the ink or paint evenly onto a flat surface.

You're going to apply the paint or ink evenly to the matrix.

You're going to place the paper over the matrix and press down.

And then finally, the most exciting part, you're going to carefully and slowly reveal the print.

Pause the video here, go and have fun creating your profile portrait print and come back once you've done that.

Have lots of fun.

How did you get on? Welcome back.

You may have created a print like this and Sofia said, "I think the artist has created clear lines by not using too much ink." And it's important to remember not to use too much ink and spread it out evenly so we don't get those blotches.

Well done, I hope that you enjoyed that and you're happy with your print.

If not, you can think of what you do next time to improve it.

Great job.

Now it's time to summarise our learning for today.

A print is a picture made by pressing an ink design onto paper.

When creating a design to print, it's important to keep the design simple.

The matrix is the surface on which the design for printing is made, and we learned that there are different types of printmaking techniques such as stencilling, woodblock printing, and also the printing press.

So well done for completing today's lesson.

I've really enjoyed learning together today and I hope that you have too.

I look forward to seeing you next time.

Bye!.