Mixed Media & Printmaking Portfolio
Lowell High School  

In this project students closely studied objects from nature. They then made a series of observation drawings of their chosen objects in the following mediums: watercolor, chalk pastel, intaglio printmaking, monoprinting. Finally, each student bound their drawings in an accordion-folded portfolio with a hand-painted cover.

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pritn1 print2
Student creating a monoprint Student creating a monoprint
print3 print4
Student experimenting with multi-color print effects Student Portfolio: a leaf in intaglio print, monoprint, and pastel
print5 print6
Student Portfolio: a shell in pastel, watercolor, and ntaglio prints Student Portfolio: a shell in pastel, watercolor, intaglio print, monoprint
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Student Portfolio: a shellf in intaglio print, pastel Student Portfolio: a shell in pastel, watercolor
Detail of Student Portfolio: a shell in intaglio print, monoprint Detail of Student Portfolio: a leaf in intaglio print, monoprint
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student portfolio: intaglio print, watercolor, pastel, and combined intaglio monoprint student portfolio: pastel, watercolor, intaglio print, monoprint