- This event has passed.
Printing Love: Valentine’s Day Cards taught by Jinjer Markley
January 25, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm CST
All ages (11 and up) No experience necessary
Printmaking is a fun, quick way to create a whole set of hand-made, unique images in one art-making session, which makes it perfect for holiday cards! Whether you are planning to hand out or send Valentine’s Day cards, or just want to get messy* making art, printmaking is a great choice. The simple printmaking technique you will learn in this class requires no special equipment and a minimum of supplies, so it’s a great introduction to printmaking, too.
*We will be using easy-to-clean ink 🙂
Supplies:
- 1-3 colors of water-soluble block printing ink (This kind).
- Water-soluble Ink retarder
- Blank cards with a smooth surface (not textured or watercolor), like this one.
- If you’re handing out cards in person (we can hope), any smooth, heavy paper works well–even unlined notecards
- Any type of small-medium paintbrush
- Re-usable items you can probably find around the house:
- You will need a piece of glass or smooth, flat plastic at least 8×10″. The glass from a frame works great.
- You will also need either a second piece of glass/plastic, or a pile of newspaper or newsprint to keep your work surface clean.
- A rag or plenty of paper towel
- An art apron or old T-shirt
- Something with a sharp tip: pin, awl, tweezers, etc.
- A spoon
- A plastic card–like a gift card or credit card
- Scissors
- Flat, textured materials to cut up:
- Lace scraps
- Sturdy textured paper
- Heavy fabric
- Plastic screen
- Feathers
- Wood veneer
- Any other sturdy, flat, textured material you don’t mind cutting up.
Please note: Payment and registration for this class will not be done through wetpaintart.com, and therefore will not show up on your customer account. Check out using your PayPal account or using your credit card. Please email sales@wetpaintart.com if you have questions.
Related Events
