Two colour Styrofoam prints

This art activity is a variation on the Styrofoam printing project I have shared previously, but with an extra layer of complexity and a cool result.

MATERIALS:

• Cartridge paper
• Craft knife
• Acrylic block printing inks
• Roller and a flat surface to use as an inking block like a tile or acrylic sheet
• Blunt pencil or ball point pen

• Styrofoam sheets - Sometimes used for food packaging or you can buy sheets specifically for printing from art supply stores.

HOW TO:

Cut the Styrofoam sheet to the desired size to make your printing block, our sheet was A5. Create indentations into the Styrofoam using a blunt pencil or ball point pen. The indentations you make will come out white on your print.

To create two colour prints, after making the indentations in the Styrofoam sheet, carefully cut out a section (in this case the flowers) using a craft knife. Ink each part, using a roller, with a different colour and then carefully fit your printing block back together before printing.

Carefully place the paper on top of the printing block and rub firmly using your palm. Peal the paper off to reveal the print. Roller on more ink and repeat the process, you can make lots of prints from one printing block.

After finishing, you can wash the ink off and store the printing blocks for another day.