Foam Printmaking Process
For this printmaking project, we were told to use foam to make a stamp of a letter. The letter was assigned randomly and it had to reflect the concept of the word that starts with said letter. In this case, when given the letter J , I decided to make it for Joker . FOAM PRINTMAKING PROCESS Step 1: Gather necessary materials: Paper, foam, pencil, ink, roller, silicon glue, precision cutter, tape. Sketch a design for your letter of the alphabet on an A4 paper or make a digital design on the computer. Step 2: Transfer the design to the foam sheet by tracing it with a pencil, leaving an indented letter on the foam. Step 3: Cut out the letter with a precision cutter. For a negative print, cut out the outside; for a positive print, cut out the inside. Step 4: Glue the letter to the MDF board, creating the collagraph plate. Remember that the letter will come out facing the opposite direction on their print, so glue the letter o...