ART 1 COLLAGRAPH (“Glue Drawing”) PRINTMAKING PROJECT
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL – ART 1
Objectives: The students will:
1. create a design that can be used with the relief printmaking process.
2. learn how to make a Collagraph relief print by layering lines of glue on their
printing plates to create a visible ridge.
3. produce a series of 3 Artist Proof prints using the relief printmaking process.
4. extend their printmaking vocabulary.
Instructions:
1. Students will create a personal drawing from a provided still life.
2. Using the graphite transfer technique, students will transfer their drawing to a
cardboard plate.
3. Students will apply glue to their cardboard- top as well as all 4 sides- as a waterproof
base.
4. Once glue is dry, students will outline their drawings with a glue line. Students will
need to do this 2 or 3 times.
5. Student will hand in 3 prints- 1 black ink on newsprint, 1 black ink on tissue paper
collage, 1 multicolor cut/spliced collage.
Printmaking Instructions
At the Inking Station:
1. Place ink on a plexiglas plate and roll out with a brayer to coat the brayer thoroughly
And evenly.
2. Roll the inked brayer evenly over the raised surface of your plate.
At the Press:
3. Pull back top layer of canves.
4. Place your inked plate onto clean newspaper. Apply a few layers of newspaper on
top as a buffer to separate the inked plate from the canvas.
5. Reapply top layer of canvas, and roll plate through press.
6. Carefully remove your paper from the plate. Write your name at the very bottom (we
will talk about editioning them after we are through printing all of your prints) and
place on the drying rack.
Editioning Your Prints
Our collagraphs will be single prints. A single print is labeled Artist Proof, which
signifies that it is a one of a kind piece. The bottom of the print should be labeled likeArtist Proof
Title
Signature
Altered Print Design - Alternate Strategies for printing and coloring the plate
 Print Multiples of the image like Andy Warhol and add colored pencils or markers to
the print.
 Print on Collage(s)

Print with different colors of ink. Let dry. Cut out places from the different colored
prints and replaces them in different prints. Also cut out areas and place colored
papers underneath.
Materials:
Still Life
9x12 Paper
Glue
Cardboard
Black Sharpies/Pencils
Printmaking Ink(s)
Brayers
Plexiglas Plates
Newspaper
Colored Pencils or Markers, Collage Papers, Scissors, X-acto Knife, (optional)
Vocabulary:
Printmaking – a process in which an original image is transferred from one prepared
surface to another surface like paper.
Collagraph Printmaking – Printing from various materials that are glued to a hard board
(literal translation as “glue drawing”)
Brayer – A small hand roller used to apply ink over printmaking plates.
Plate – the linoleum block, wood block, plexiglas or other material on which a design has
been prepared for printing.
Working Proof – Impressions made from the plate in order to check the progress of the
design.
Artist’s Proof – One of a small group of prints set aside from the edition for the artist’s
collection. Usually not more than 10% of the entire edition.
Edition – A series of identical prints made from the same plate that have been signed,
titled, and numbered by the artist. These do not include artist’s proofs, and other proofs
outside the edition.
Pull – to print an image
Related Artists and Artwork
Andy Warhol & Pop Art
Jennifer Bartlett
Chuck Close
Jacob Lawrence
Miriam Schapiro
Leroy Neiman