Technetium is a man made element with an atomic number of 43. It was discovered in a sample of molybdenum bombarded by deuterons by C. Perrier and Emilio Gino Segre in italy in 1937. Technetium isotopes are radioactive and it is the first element to be produced artificially. It is used in 20 million diagnostic nuclear medical procedures yearly. .

I got the idea for the imidry of my print from the fact that the element is artificially created by humans and it is radioactive; furthermore, hence the hand and the circle around the hand.

To make this print, I started by creating several designs that I thought best portrayed the element. Then I chose my favorite, traced it into wax paper, and pressed it into a foam rectangle plate. After that I rolled out paint and layed it smoothly on my pressed foam. To finish I placed the foam, with paint on it, under paper and rubbed it with a spoon before removing it. I repeated the rolling, placing, and rubbing several times until I came up with prints that I thought were appropriate all along making corrections to my design.

If I did this project again I would turn It in on time because there is no excuse for forgetfulness and I should have been more intent on setting reminders for myself.

My favorite part of this project was rubbing my print onto a paper in order to receive a result. I used various rubbing techniques. I enjoyed this because it was interesting seeing what worked and what didn’t.

My element is Antimony with the atomic number of 55. Antimony is a rough semi-metal, and in its metallic form, Antimony appears silvery. It is used in the electronics industry and is used in batteries. Antimony not only has been used in batteries and bullets, but is also found to be used in Egyptian mascara and eyeliner. Antimony was commonly used during Medieval times as well. It was used medicinally as a laxative pill and was said to have been in the medicine that killed Mozart.

I traced music notes floating around what is supposed to be Mozart’s grave. I decided to design my piece like this because many people lost their lives to Antimony. I drew music notes around the grave to represent one of the more famous lives it took.

After I had figured out what I wanted my design to look like, I traced it on scratch paper. I then traced it onto the foam paper and made several prints until I was satisfied with them. Finally, I matted the images.

If I were to do this project over again, I would probably change my initial design. I liked the simplicity of my image, but I would definitely make it more complex next time around. My favorite part of this assignment was researching my element. I enjoyed learning about my element. I had no idea what Antimony was, so learning about it and how far the element traced back was pretty interesting.

1. Vanadium V23

2.  Vanadium is a hard, silvery grey, ductile, and malleable transition metal. It was first founded in 1801 in Mexico.

3. I got the idea from google after looking up pictures that had Vanadium in it.

4. I first had to sketch it, then put it on a sheet, draw it backwards on styrofoam, and then print it with paint. Finally, I pressed the paint-filled styrofoam and let it dry.

5. If I did this project a second time, I would make sure my styrofoam was deeper in.

6. I enjoyed painting it because I liked the feeling of rolling the paint.

My element is called Iridium and the atomic number is 77. Iridium is a very hard and brittle metal that is used to coat the lenses of binoculars in order to reduce glare and help the lenses become clearer when you see through them. Iridium was discovered in 1803 by a chemist named Smithson Tennant. He discovered Iridium by dissolving platinum in a substance called aqua regla.

I got the idea to draw binoculars because Iridium is used to coat the lenses of binoculars. In order to make this print I first sketch a drawing of the binoculars. Then I made another sketch of the binoculars in tracing paper. Using the tracing paper sketch I traced the drawing into a piece of styrofoam. After doing that I coated the styrofoam with a layer of paint and placed a blank paper on top of it and that's how I got all three prints done. If I were to do this project again I would start the printing process earlier than I actually did. My favorite part about this project was coming up with an idea for my drawing. I enjoyed this because I learned a lot of information about the element that I was assigned.

My element is Tungsten, or Wolfram as it is sometimes called. Its atomic number is 74. Tungsten has the highest melting point and boiling point of all the elements that have been found. It is a transition metal. My element was found in 1783 by two brothers in Spain. They found it when they isolated it from acid. Tungsten can be used for a lot of stuff from military weapons to lights bulbs and x-ray tubes.

I got the idea to do a cello because I learned that Tungsten is used for one of the strings on the cello. The C string on most cellos are made with Tungsten. Because Tungsten is so dense, it gives the C string extra projection. Since this is a less known use, I decided to do that.

First, I sketched out what my cello would look like in my art sketchbook. Then I traced it onto the tracing paper Ms. Hull gave us. After that I traced it onto styrofoam. From there, I painted it and put the image onto paper.

If I was to do this project again I would have a more interesting texture in the back and I would try to indent more so the image is clearer.

The part of the project that I enjoyed most was painting the styrofoam and putting onto the paper with a wooden spoon. I enjoyed this because it was fun and gave me a better understanding of negative space.