Element Print Project 2011

One thing my element Scandium is used for is in aquarium glass. It is used to help the glass give off a glowing light, to make more of an aquatic illusion.

 How did you come up with the idea for your print?
I came up with the idea for my print because, not alot of people know that Scandium is used in aquariums so i wanted to do something no one would eve think of. I wanted to go outside of the creative box.

The steps I took was first, I created a couple of sketches on individual pieces of paper and when i got a sketch that i liked the best i traced it onto a piece of transparent paper. Then I traced the sketch from the transparent paper onto a block of clay. Once i had the actual piece drawn onto the piece of clay i sculpted the clay and had the negative and positive space distinctly separated the next thing i did was painted and i combined a mixture of colors and painted the actual clay piece then i laid a piece of paper on the fully painted clay piece and pulled it off and i had a print. 

I thought that the print project was fairly easy and a fun experiment. I thought of it as a great experience and i would like to try it again.

 What would you do differently if you did this project again?