WEEK MARCH 9th

 This week, we shifted our focus to the art of relief and intaglio processes, experimenting with printing blocks and milk cartons. This exercise was a great way to see how the physical manipulation of a surface completely dictates the final visual outcome of a piece.

The first part of our activity involved working with a printing block. This process required a bit of a reductive mindset; we sketched our designs onto the block and then used a cutter to manually remove any areas we didn't want to appear in the final drawing. In this method, the lines that remain on the surface are what actually catch the ink. After rolling a layer of black ink over the block and pressing it onto our paper, the carved away sections stayed white, leaving behind a bold, high contrast impression of the original design.

Our second exercise offered an interesting technical counterpoint using flattened milk cartons. Instead of carving away the background, we used a punch to incise shapes directly into the surface of the cardboard. This created a reverse effect compared to the first task; when we applied the black ink, it settled into the recessed grooves we had created rather than sitting on the raised surface. This allowed us to print the specific shapes and textures we had pressed into the material, showing how the choice of tools and mediums can completely change the execution and final look of an artwork.

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