Unmasking Texture

The Assignment

1. Preparation
   1. Project Notes:Unmasking Texture (pdf)
   2. Art History Notes: Masks
   3. Research: Four Drawings of Masks
   4. Draw FOUR full-page drawings of mask ideas
2. The Project (Project)
3. Grading Rubric

Past Projects Unmasking Texture 08-09 07-08 UT UnmaskingTexture06-07

The Project:

This project is a printing process called collograph printing. It starts by making a "plate" from which we will print a work of art. We will use a number of different textures to add interest to our print and create a sense of unity.

Prints are easily repeated so quite a number of prints can be made from one plate. Artists use printing to make a large number of prints to sell and keep the amount of time making art low. It is also a popular form of mass production for advertising.