Fourth Grade Reduction Prints

Fourth grade has just recently finished up a very involved printmaking project. Students looked at traditional Japanese woodblock printing and made guesses on how the artists were able to print in so many colors.

Students were shown that the artist printed each color in a separate layer, so to create a four colored print the image had to be inked and stamped four times. To simulate the look of a Japanese woodblock print without the woodblock students used styrofoam plates and a reduction printmaking technique. 

Here are some finished reduction prints.