Printmaking

      The way I made my final picture was a multistep process. First, I had to trace my picture into a clear paper template.Then, I had to trace it onto a foam template. Next, I made multiple copies with paint and paper. I did this in the span of about 3 art classes. I made copies until I was content with what I had. When I made my print I had to press it onto a blank piece of white copy paper and press on it in order to get the picture to transport from the stamp to the paper. Finally, I chose the copies that showed the picture clearly.

If I did this project a second time I would do a couple of actions differently. First, I would try to research a little harder in order for someone to be able to connect salt more to or to educate people about sodium more. Also I would make as many prints as needed because some of them did not have the right amount of paint come off on them and that made them look faded. When I had free time I could have helped the people that may have been struggling or running out of time to finish. Finally, if I had the opportunity to do this project again I would have made sure that I used more colors for my prints.

The part of the project I enjoyed the most is the freedom we had to choose what we wanted to represent the element that was assigned to us. Also I enjoyed that I learned while doing this project. We got to have trial and era on our own. It gave us opportunities to make a mistake and learn from it and correct it in order to get a product that was worth turning in. Basically I enjoyed the printing step because I was forced to depend on myself to know if I was finished. I became frustrated and corrected my mistakes and just continued with my project.