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Lesson Plan
Dick Blick Art Materials

Ball Point Engravings

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Turn simple pencil sketches into colorful engravings. After first creating hand-drawn pictures, young artists then trace over them will ball point pens, etching the images into cold press illustration boards, before rubbing crayons over...
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Alphabetical Listing of Printmakers

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia offers a clickable list of printmakers from the formation of the media to the present--includes links to biographies and works.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 4: 2 D Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This fourth unit of a course on Art Appreciation looks at different forms of two-dimensional art. Students learn about the invention of paper, early perceptions of drawing, how hatching and cross-hatching were used by Michelangelo,...
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Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: Web Museum: Marie Bracquemond

For Students 9th - 10th
This ibiblio.org site contains information about the life and work of 19th century artist, Marie Bracquemond (1841-1916 CE). Gives four examples of his work with brief descriptions. Also has links to other artists' information.
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Website
Other

Biddington's: Engravings vs. Etchings

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the differences between engraving and etching techniques. There are sample works of etchings by Sigmund Abeles and Bill Murphy.
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Other

Intaglio Impressions

For Students 9th - 10th
Sample images of intaglio printing techniques on a single page. Just click on the thumbnail to get an information page on the print. Teachers, make sure all images are appropriate for children to view before turning them loose!
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Website
Terres en Vues (Land InSights)

Land in Sights: Visual Arts: Ginette Aubin

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Ginette Aubin who is a painter and engraver from the Malecite nation in Quebec and view examples of her work.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Farnese Hercules

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the Renaissance engraving of the "Farnese Hercules" by the transplanted Dutchamn to italy Jacob Bos in the 16th century; with a description and images of the engraving.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History: Colosseum

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource details the neo-classical engraving of the "Colosseum" by an unkown italian artist of the 19th century, with a description and images of the engraving.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Apollo Belvedere

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the classical engraving "Apollo Belvedere" by Marcantonio Raimondi from the 1530's, with a description and images from the book.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Adam and Eve

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art this page details the German Renaissance engraving "Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Durer, with a description and images from the book.
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Handout
US Mint

U.s. Mint: The Minting Process Revealed

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about coin production, from the design step to the engraving process.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Origins of Rock Art in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal ornamentation and engraved designs are the earliest evidence of art in Africa and are inextricably tied up with the development of human cognition. View pictures and read about prehistoric art in Africa.
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Handout
Other

Printmaking Techniques

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing with definitions of various techniques from the medium of printmaking. No image examples are used in this site.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Timeline of Art History; Bacchanal With a Wine Vat

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a write-up about an engraving by Andrea Mantegna, "Bacchanal with a Wine Vat," with a description and images of the piece.