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Learning Objective: To be able to use Warhol’s blotted line technique to create artwork.
Warhol and the Pop Art Movement
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What can you
remember about Andy Warhol and the Pop
art movement?
What do you think it was
for?
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Today we are going to be looking at some of Warhol’s early works. Here is an example:
How do you think Warhol created this
artwork?
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / DACS.
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This picture was part of a shoe advert that Warhol created in 1958 for a magazine called Harper’s Bazaar, when he worked as a
commercial artist. This means he drew pictures for companies who wanted to advertise their products.
Warhol used a basic printing technique which he developed
called the blotted line technique. This method allowed him to
create multiple drawings to show clients, which meant his work was
more likely to be chosen.
Any ideas what the blotted line technique
might be? © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / DACS.
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The blotted line technique involved making a line drawing on a piece of non-absorbent paper, such as tracing paper. He would
then go over the line in ink, blotting the marks on a piece of paper that would absorb the ink. He would hinge the two pieces of paper together so he could blot different parts of the picture
while the ink was wet. This technique meant he could trace over the
line drawing as many times as he
liked!
© The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / DACS.
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Today we will be trying out the blotted line
technique for ourselves. Let’s have a look at
how it works...
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Take a sheet of tracing paper and a sheet of plain paper. Make sure they are
roughly the same size. These sheets are A5 size.
Draw the picture you want to create on the tracing
paper. You can draw freehand or trace a picture
you like.
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Place the tracing paper face down and secure it to the
plain paper with some masking tape.
Turn the paper over so the tracing paper and plain paper flap open like a
book.
The next step is to trace over the lines in ink. You can use a fountain pen to do this, or use an ink quill
or a thin paintbrush dipped in black ink.
Carefully trace over a small section with your black ink.
You may need to go over the lines a few times so
there is plenty of ink on the tracing paper.
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Once you have done a small section, flap the tracing
paper over and press down so the ink is transferred to
the plain paper.
Keep going using small sections at a time so the ink doesn’t have time to
dry. You can go over a line again if it is too faint.
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What do you think of the blotted line
style of printing? Do you like it? Why or
why not?
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Once you are happy with the outline, you can paint your blotted line picture using watercolour paints, just like
Andy Warhol did!