Ukiyo-Leaf Prints

We started our unit inspired by the printmaking and Notan philosophy of Japan with some leaf prints. Students worked with contrasting sets of warm and cool colors. The first layer of printing consisted of ink brayer prints, one cool and one warm. Next students printed leaves, warm on the cool background and cool on the warm background, as if they were falling. Additionally, they printed a 5"x8" card to be used in the second lesson.