Lines, Marks, and Making · Drawing and Printmaking
Texture and Rubbings
Exploring the tactile world by creating surface rubbings and translating those textures into printed patterns.
Key Questions
- 1How can we represent the way an object feels using only black and white marks?
- 2What patterns emerge when we look closely at everyday surfaces?
- 3How does the choice of paper affect the clarity of a texture rubbing?
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
NCCA: Primary - PrintNCCA: Primary - Drawing
Class/Year: 3rd Class
Subject: Creative Explorations: The Artist's Eye
Unit: Lines, Marks, and Making
Period: Drawing and Printmaking
Suggested Methodologies
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