STENCIL CUT

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FNA 125_P3

Created on Monday_7sep2015 by Prasad swain

Prasad swain

Assistant professor

Printmaking, Faculty of Fine Arts .LPU, UDI 18765,

Mail Id- prasad.18765@lpu.co.in

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY, Punjab INDIA. www.lpu.in

•Understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes

Students use stencil cutter / knives and print to create a stencil print

Discussion Item One – History of STENCIL CUT

Discussion Item Two – Students intentionally take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideasBFA Students select media, techniques, and processes; analyze what makes themEffective or not effective in communicating ideas; and reflect upon the effectiveness of their choices

Discussion Item Four – Periods/Movements:

Street Art

Discussion Item Five Media: Graffiti - See more at: http://www.BANKSY.COM

10:00am

11:00am

4:00pm

1:00pm

3:00pm

Discussion Item Three – THE FEATURES

Artists: Banksy, shepard fairey

Stencil cut Objectives: create a stencil by using an stencil cutter / knife to cut away the negative space around an object.

•THE PLANCompletion time: 5 sessions; 5 Hours per session

Practical Work 2 .Completion Date : 22sep_to 26sep_2014

Practical Work 2 .Completion Date : 22sep_to 26sep_2014

•A. Shanmukha Rao ‘market’ Stencil cut print on

paper by x-RAY Sheet , Andhra University 2007

•Work by A. Shanmukha Rao ‘FISHER MEN AT WORK’ Stencil

cut print on paper by x-RAY Sheet , Foundation Student, Andhra

University , 2007

•A. Shanmukha Rao ‘cow’ Stencil cut print on paper by x-RAY Sheet , Andhra University 2007

Ravi Kiran ‘net weavers’ Stencil cut print on paper by x-RAY Sheet , Andhra University 2007

Ravi Kiran ‘school boy’ Stencil cut print on paper by x-RAY Sheet , Andhra University 2007

• A stencil is a thin sheet of material, such as paper, plastic,

wood or metal, with letters or a design cut from it, used to

produce the letters or design on an underlying surface by

applying pigment through the cut-out holes in the material.

The key advantage of a stencil is that it can be reused to

repeatedly and rapidly produce the same letters or design.

The design produced with a stencil is also called a stencil.

The context in which stencil is used makes clear which

meaning is intended. print stencils can be made for multple

time use, typically they are made with the intention of being

reused. To be reusable, they must remain intact after a design

is produced and the stencil is removed from the work surface.

With some designs, this is done by connecting stencil islands

(sections of material that are inside cut-out "holes" in the

stencil) to other parts of the stencil with bridges (narrow

sections of material that are not cut out

•What is Stencil cut

• Stencil technique in visual art is also referred

to as pochoir. A related technique (which has

found applicability in some surrealist

compositions) is aerography, in which print is

done around a three-dimensional object to

create a negative of the object instead of a

positive of a stencil design. This technique was

used in cave paintings dating to 10,000 BC,

where human hands were used in painting

hand print outlines among paintings of animals

and other objects. The artist sprayed pigment

around his hand by using a hollow bone, blown

by mouth to direct a stream of pigment.

•History of Stencil cut

• Screen printing also uses a stencil

process, as does mimeography. The

masters from which mimeographed

pages are printed are often called

"stencils". Stencils can be made with

one or many colour layers using

different techniques, with most stencils

designed to be applied as solid colours.

During screen printing and mimeography

the images for stenciling are broken

down into color layers. Multiple layers of

stencils are used on the same surface to

produce multi-colored images.

• .

•History of Stencil cut

PREHISTORIC PERIOD

• Paintings where the hand was

used as a stencil, in a cave in

Argentina

• Stencil paintings of hands were

common throughout the

prehistoric period. Stencils may

have been used to colour cloth for

a very long time; the technique

probably reached its peak of

sophistication in Katazome and

other techniques used on silks for

clothes during the Edo period in

Japan. In Europe, from about

1450 they were commonly used

to colour old master prints

printed in black and white

•History of Stencil cut This technique was used in cave paintings dating to 10,000 BC

• Stencils were popular as a method of book

illustration, and for that purpose the technique

was at its height of popularity in France during

the 1920s when André Marty, Jean Saudé and

many other studios in Paris specialised in the

technique. Low wages contributed to the

popularity of the highly labour-intensive

process.When stencils are used in this way

they are often called "pochoir". In the pochoir

process, a print with the outlines of the design

was produced, and a series of stencils were

used through which areas of color were

applied by hand to the page. To produce detail,

a collotype could be produced which the colors

were then stenciled over.

•Book illustration

• Pochoir was

frequently used to

create prints of

intense color, and is

most often

associated with Art

Nouveau and Art

Deco design

•Aerosol stencils

Stenciled warning sign in Singapore

• "Happy 1984" —

Stencil graffiti

found on the

Berlin Wall in

2005. The object

depicted is a

DualShock video

game controller

•Aerosol stencils

Berlin Wall

• Stencil used for identification

(drum case at The Allman

Brothers Museum)

• Aerosol stencils have many

practical applications and the

stencil concept is used frequently

in industrial, commercial, artistic,

residential and recreational

settings, as well as by the

military, government and

infrastructure management. A

template is used to create an

outline for the image. Stencils

templates can be made from any

material which will hold its form,

ranging from plain paper,

cardboard, plastic sheets, metals

and wood.

•Aerosol stencils

• Official use

• Stencils are frequently used by

official organizations, including

the military, utility companies and

governments, to quickly and

clearly label objects, vehicles and

locations. Stencils for official

application can be customized, or

purchased as individual letters,

numbers and symbols. This

allows the user to arrange words,

phrases and other labels from one

set of templates, unique to the

item being labeled. When objects

are labeled using a single

template alphabet, it makes it

easier to identify their affiliation

or source.

• .

•Aerosol stencils

• Stencils have also

become popular for

graffiti, since stencil art

using spray-paint can be

produced quickly and

easily. These qualities

are important for graffiti

artists where graffiti is

illegal or quasi-legal,

depending on the city

and stenciling surface.

The extensive lettering

possible with stencils

makes it especially

attractive to political

artists.

Stencil graffiti

• For example, the anarcho-punk

band Crass used stencils of

anti-war, anarchist, feminist

and anti-consumerist messages

in a long-term graffiti campaign

around the London

Underground system and on

advertising billboards. Also

well known for their use of

stencil art are Blek le Rat and

Jef aerosol from France, British

artist Banksy, New York artist

John Fekner, world traveling

artist Above, Shepard Fairey's

OBEY, and Pirate & Acid from

Hollywood, California.

•Stencil graffiti

Banksy is a pseudonymous

England-based graffiti artist,

political activist, film director,

and painter.

His satirical street art combine

dark humour with graffiti done

in a distinctive stencilling

technique.

Such artistic works of political

and social commentary have

been featured on streets, walls,

and bridges of cities and even

in galleries throughout the

world.

•Stencil graffiti British artist Banksy, Who isBanksy

“Some people become cops because they want to make

the world a better place. Some people become vandals

because they want to make the world a better looking

place”

•Stencil graffiti British artist Banksy,

Banksy “Wall and Piece” 2005

• “Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place”

•Stencil graffiti British artist Banksy,

Banksy “Wall and Piece” 2005

His work is often Political. He makes us question our views. Some themes include:●War: the violence and its necessity●Violence of gangs in London●Loss of innocence of childhood●Peace●The corruption of Politics and consumerismJust to name a few. Now judge for yourself….

Do you recognise this wall?

Within the last twenty years, Shepard

Fairey has become one of the most

influential street artists of our time.

Born in Charleston, South Carolina, his

initial interests include skateboarding,

punk rock, and drawing. It was in tenth

grade when Fairey produced self-made

punk rock t-shirts that started his

ongoing relationship with the silk-screen

technique. He pursued his interest in art

at the Rhode Island School of Design

where he launched his “Obey Giant”

street campaign that attracted popular

urban attention.

Fairey’s work combines silk-screening and graphic techniques producing stickers, clothing, skateboards, posters, stencil-based graffiti, and film. By reproducing his original images, Fairey is able to circulate and communicate his ideas to the mass public. He reutilizes a propagandistic approach, influenced by counter-cultural revolutionaries, the urban street art scene, rap and punk rock musicians, often visible in his conservative use of color and stenciled images.

Loaded with political insinuations, Fairey’s practices obscure the line between fine and commercial art, asking his audience to question the effects of the media and their societal surroundings. The artist currently lives and works in Los Angeles where he also manages his founded design firm, Studio Number One.

Shepard Fairey, “Guns and Roses,” 2007

Although Fairey’s work has been around for over twenty years, he has loitered under the radar and avoided institutional recognition prior to his posters for the Obama campaign. He has been commissioned to design several album covers and posters for musicians such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Queens of the Stone Age, the Smashing Pumpkins, the Black-Eyed Peas, and Guns and Roses, to name a few. Unlike many other historically renowned art masters, Fairey employs what he calls a “populist agenda,” utilizing consumer products and urban display as his canvases. He views his art as “bureaucracy free,” that reuses recognizable symbols and motifs. By creating album covers and reproducing posters and stickers, Fairey avoids elitism and reaches the common pedestrian.

Shepard Fairey street art, “Duality of Humanity,” Washington, D.C., 2009

“It’s important to do things for people who don’t necessarily see the value of an elitist art world endeavor. I make art to communicate with as many people as possible, and the more universal I can make it, the better.”

-Shepard Fairey, “Shepard Fairey, Citizen Artist,” in Progressive Magazine, by

Antonino D’Ambrosio

Shepard Fairey, “Make Art, Not War,” print, 2004

Much of Fairey’s work is inherently political, commenting on both the national and international social state. His work is very confrontational, sometimes directly stating his message and other times satirizing contemporary society and politics. By reusing his coined symbols and motifs, such as the “Obey Icon,” Fairey continues to address the inevitable influence of propaganda, while quoting his work’s past effect on consumer culture.

Shepard Fairey, “War by Numbers,” stencil collage on paper, 2007

Brilliant Typo Stencil Portraits by Orticanoodles

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Prasad swain ‘little girl’ stencil cut

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•Students use stencil cutter / knives and print

to create a stenciled silhouette. Lesson Plan

●Objectives:

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● create a stencil by using an stencil cutter /

knife to cut away the negative space

around an object.

•Lesson Plan

● Materials:

● Printing ink/letterpress ink (really any paint or pigment can be used)

2. Colored paper (really any substrate can be used)

3. Images of something (birds, in our case)

Need these material?

● X-RAY sheet / thick OHP Sheet

● Stencil cutter/ cutter

● Rags

● Brayer

● French chalk

● Six printing blank papers to take final editions

● Clutch pencil to write work detail under the final prints

● Pins

•Lesson Plan

● Procedure:

● 1. Select and print a cohesive set of images for your students to use for

their silhouettes

2. Students select the image of their choice (you might want to consider

limiting the amount of each image to a certain number to avoid duplicates)

3. Students use an stencil knife to cut away negative space

4. Using a single piece of tape, students mount their positive shape to a

piece of paper with a small, centered tape roll

● 5. roll ink with brayer and and put stencill on press and keep final sheet on

the press bed and pull the etching press and take 6 final editions

•Related Resources:

Graffiti Stencil Self-Portraits

http://www.wikepedia

●THE STANDARDS

●Visual Arts Standard 1:

Understanding and applying

media, techniques, and

processes

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•BFA Students intentionally take advantage of

the qualities and characteristics of art media,

techniques, and processes to enhance

communication of their experiences and ideas

BFA Students select media, techniques, and

processes; analyze what makes

them

Effective or not effective in communicating

ideas; and reflect upon the effectiveness of

their choices

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•THE FEATURES

Artists:

Banksy

Periods/Movements:

Street Art

Media:

Graffiti

- See more at: http://www.BANKSY.COM

watch in youtube Banksy film ‘Exit through Gift

Shop’

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• Layout drawing. • Cutting with tools • Pencil drawing

•Step 1Layout

•Picture Page Layout

Cutting with stencil cutter

•Picture Page Layout

Cutting with stencil cutter

•Materials needed for lesson plan

●Slide show of local side walk stencils

● Tracing paper, pencils, markers, magazine pictures, x-acto

knife, Internet access to download images, poster board and

spray paint or stencil brush.

● Watch video Exit through the gift shop by BANKSY

● Watch links to Berry McGee (Twist)

•MATERIALS

Cutting with stencil cutter

•MATERIALS

Cutting with stencil cutter

•MATERIALS

Cutting with stencil cutter

•process

Cutting with stencil cutter

•process

Take lp ink and roll with brayer

•Demo

Take LP ink and roll with brayer

•Demo

Take LP ink and roll with brayer

•Demo

DEMO WORK

FINAL PRINTS

FINAL PRINTS

•Exit through Gift Shop – movie by Banksy

Stencil print