Printing vegetable and block Submitted to:Mis.saira Submitted by:Nida gulzar 03023901-015
Definition of vegetable a. A plant cultivated for its edible parts, such as the roots of the beet, the leaves of spinach, the flower buds of broccoli, or the fruit or seeds of certain species, as beans, corn, and squash. b. The edible part of such a plant. c. A member of the vegetable kingdom, especially a green plant.
Definition of print a. To make an impression on or in (a surface) with a device such as a stamp, seal, or die. b. To press (something, such as a stamp) onto or into a surface to leave a marking.
How to do vegetable printing
What you will need 1 celery heart 1 runner bean 1 apple 1 pepper 1A3 sheet of sugar paper 1Paint in all of your favourite colours 1Paper plates 1 kitchen knife A piece of string
. Step 1 Find a flat surface to work on and gather together all the craft materials you need to make a vegetable printing picture. Squirt each of your chosen paint colours onto paper plates.
Step 2 Vegetable printing using celery Celery can be used to make pretty rose-like flower prints. Trim the celery stalks down just past the leaves using a kitchen knife. Tie the celery stalks up together tightly with a piece of string, dip it into the paint (we used red and pink paint) then press down firmly onto some paper for the flowers.
Step 3 Vegetable printing using runner beans Using a kitchen knife, split the runner bean and remove the beans. Dip the inner side of the runner bean into the paint (we used green paint) then press it down firmly just under the flowers to make a textured stem-like print.
Step 4 Vegetable printing using peppers We used peppers in our it down firmly onto some paper. Build up more pepper prints around the first one to make the leaves of a tree. vegetable-printing picture to make the leaves of a tree. Cut the pepper in half, dip it into the paint (we used green paint) then press
Step 5 Apple printing... Add butterflies to your vegetable-printing picture using apples. Cut an apple in half and dip it into the paint (we used yellow and blue paint) then press it down firmly onto some paper for a print that looks like a butterfly.
Step 6 Leave the butterfly apple prints to dry, then using a brown or black felt pen, draw on the butterflies 'bodies and antenna
Step 7 Finish the vegetable-printing picture off by making the tree trunk using a single celery stalk dipped into some brown paint and print lots of semi-circles under the leaves of the tree. You could also use the side of a celery stalk dipped into some green paint to make grass-like prints.
Step 8 Leave your vegetable painting picture to dry and that's it! Your pretty picture using celery, runner beans, peppers and apples is ready to hang up.
Vegetable printing is a simple art that even small children can try out. You need only some vegetables, a piece of cloth and fabric paints to make the print. Vegetables can be cut lengthwise or breadth wise to make beautiful patterns of flowers, leaves, etc. according to your ideas. Here is an example for you.
Take one capsicum and cut it into two pieces.
. Apply fabric paint of your choice carefully on the brim of the capsicum piece. Take care not to smudge.
Punch the painted capsicum on the cloth to make petals of a flower.
Cut the ladies finger lengthwise to make leaves and breadth wise to make small flower designs .
Punch with the small flower design in the center of the flowers