Anzac Day Poppy Prints

Anzac Day Field of Poppies art activity & lesson plan. Students will develop printing techniques by using a sponge to create a Field of Poppies.

Lesson 1

Students discuss the symbolism of a poppy and what they believe it relates to. Discuss its relationship to war and how it is used as a symbol of remembrance.
Students will create their own poppy field through print making. Students will use 3 different sized circular sponges to create red prints. Show students how they can experiment with the way they apply the ink from the sponge to the paper by dabbing, twisting and trying different amounts of pressure as they push down as well as they amount of water which they use.
Students will layer the prints from the largest sponge to the smallest sponge creating depth. Once complete students will then use a black and white marker to create details and accentuate some of the shapes in the flowers. They will do this by drawing stems, petals and decorative patterns in the centre of the water