Print Making (3-5)

This a fast and messy project, but the kids love it.

You Will Need the Following:

• Tag board
• Tempra
• Brushes
• Cotton Swabs, or dull pencil
• Drawing paper

Have the students spread a thick layer of paint on oaktag. Then, using a cotton swab, paintbrush handle, pencil, etc, have them etch a design in the wet paint.

Then have the students place a piece of regular paper over the oaktag and rub gently on the back of the paper. When they lift the paper up, the print will have transferred onto the paper.

It is very important that the students work quickly. They must etch while the paint is wet. So, it may be best to have them design work on a piece of scrap paper first.

The great thing about this project is that the oaktag can be painted over a second time, and an entirely new design can be etched into the paint to create another print.