1. PRINT MAKING
GELATIN PRINTMAKING
Cranes by Hokusai

2. Printmaking is the process of
transferring a drawing or image onto a
piece of paper or fabric using ink.
Usually the artist can make multiple
copies of a print.
It has been a popular way of making art
since the 1600’s, in many different
countries.

3. The Prophet – 1912, by Emil Nolde
This famous
woodblock print (the
artist carved his
image on a block of
wood, covered it in
ink, and pressed it on
paper) is a good
demonstration of
positive and
negative space. The
negative space is
where the black ink
is (the background).
The white parts – the
face – are the
positive space.

4. • What’s going on in this picture?
• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What more can you find?

5. GELATIN PRINTING WITH
LEAVES
We’ll be creating images using leaves as our primary image. The
leaves will represent our POSITIVE SPACE. The backgroundwill
be ourNEGATIVE SPACE.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Roll ink on gelatin with brayer
2. Place leaves
3. Put paper down and rub
4. Pull paper from gelatin. This is the negative image because the
background has all the ink.
5. Carefully pull up the leaves, trying not to disturb the ink. Place
paper down, rub, and then pull paper back. This is the positive
image because the ink is on the primary image.