Lining Printing Art
Lining is the technique of attaching a new fabric support to the back of a canvas painting. The process can help to safely support the painting if the original canvas has been severely damaged or grown brittle with age.
At the start of term 2, we started doing some sketches that are the basics shapes we could do for this activity. At first glance, the first lesson I’ve learned is to be creative. Being creative I mean not only for what you know inside you but to also rely on your surroundings. Be observative and apply those to your own improvement. I also think that our teacher is trying to teachh us that even an art with not so much detail or color in it would look beautiful as long as we put our mind and time in it.
As someone who is not really good and into abstract, I listened to my teacher’s advice to achieve these lessons. I tried so hard to focus on my designs and surroundings to come up with something I could do. I looked around and even look at the other designs, but it’s not my intention to copy their works but rather to gain some inspiration and make it less or even better than it is.
This was one of the designs I saw on the internet. I find this example really good because it has the things that I want to see in my design. The interlocking of the lines and how it breaks through the circles is so satisfying as it changes colors every shape.
(1). First carving design:
(2). Second carving design:
This up here is the art work that I created. Before doing anything else like carving or printing, I made some sketches that I wanted. I made sure to apply the advice of our teacher on what kind of shapes and lines we could possibly use. Next, I copied the design that I picked and started sketching it on lino. We were provided with 2 lino plates to make 2 different designs that we would print together in one paper. After sketching the first design, I started on carving my design on the lino. It took some time for me to finish carving it because I find it hard to do. After some cleaning and making the carves smoother, I moved to the printing stage. I used the colour yellow and purple for the printing. After making sure that every single part of the carves are filled with ink, I use a spoon to spread the ink through the paper and pressed on it until I saw the ink fill the paper. After that I did the same to the second design on the other lino and pressed it right above the first printed design.
I enjoyed every single second I was doing this work. I really like to explore new things like this, for example I enjoyed the carving part because I’ve never experienced carving before. I was actually looking forward to every art class we have every week cause I find our activities fun more than any subjects. I enjoyed the printing process too as I did this together with my friend. We’re struggling on how to do it at first but I’m glad we went through it somehow with the help of my peers.
7-8. It was not all joy though, I struggled with the carving part because I need to be really careful on handling the tools so I don’t cut my self or pierce it through my skin. If I would’ve done something different, I will most likely redo my design and make a better and nice looking one.
9. I would like my teacher to know that I enjoyed this activity and this was one of the most enjoyable art activities I’ve ever done in school. It may not look the best but I really did put some hard work and dedication into it. I would also loved her to know that I appreciate her help throughout the whole art classes.