Print making from lino.

Printmaking A print is a shape or mark made from a block or in our case, a lino tile that is covered with wet ink and then pressed onto paper. Most prints can be produced over and over again by washing then re-inking the lino that you have cut. A lino tile can be used for making relief prints (prints where the tile is cut into and the ink rests on the areas that have not been cut out). Lino is a durable, washable material that is used more for flooring in today's kitchens etc. In art, it is usually backed with canvas to make it more durable. The linoleum can be cut in the same way woodcuts are produced, however its surface is softer and has no grain, making it much easier to use for printmaking than soft woods, although wood can produce better results. The surface of the lino is still fairly resistant to the lino cutter, causing it to slip occasionally. To get round this problem, the lino tile is ironed to make its surface softer and easier to cut. When heated, the whole tile becomes more floppy, so you have to be careful it does not bend under the pressure of the cutting tool and break in half, a bench clamp is used to get around this problem. Lino Cutting and Printing Process: . Draw out your design on paper, no shading but make sure you know which areas are going to be light, medium and dark. 2. Transfer the drawing from the paper to the linoleum with tracing

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This report is based on comparing six different documents.

.0 Terms of reference 3 2.0 Procedures 3 3.0 Findings 3 3.1 Prospectus Spelthorne collage 3 3.1.1 Description 3 3.1.1.1 Layout 4 3.1.1.2 Colour 4 3.1.1.3 Content 4 3.1.1.4 Purpose 5 3.1.2 Comparing it 5 3.1.2.1 Writing styles 5 3.1.2.2 Presentation styles 6 3.1.2.3 Layout 6 3.1.2.4 Colour 6 3.1.2.5 Content 7 3.1.2.6 Purpose 7 3.1.2.7 Common elements 7 3.2 Application form Spelthorne collage 8 3.2.1 Description 8 3.2.1.1 Layout 8 3.2.1.2 Colour 8 3.2.1.3 Content 8 3.2.1.4 Purpose 8 3.2.2 Comparing it 8 3.2.2.1 Writing styles 9 3.2.2.2 Presentation styles 9 3.2.2.3 Layout 9 3.2.2.4 Colour 9 3.2.2.5 Content 9 3.2.2.6 Purpose 9 3.2.2.7 Common elements 10 3.3 Hounslow council part time courses for all 10 3.3.1 Description 10 3.3.1.1 Layout 10 3.3.1.2 Colour 10 3.3.1.3 Content 10 3.3.1.4 Purpose 10 3.3.1.5 Compare 11 3.4 Hounslow council part time courses for all application form 11 3.4.1 Description 11 3.4.1.1 Layout 11 3.4.1.2 Colour 11 3.4.1.3 Content 11 3.4.1.4 Comparing 11 3.5 West Themes Prospectus 12 3.5.1 Description 12 3.5.1.1 Layout 12 3.5.1.2 Colour 12 3.5.1.3 Content 12 3.5.2 Compare it 13 3.6 West Themes application form 13 3.6.1 Description 13 3.6.1.1 Layout 13 3.6.1.2 Colour 13 3.6.1.3 Content 13 3.7

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Explore the treatment of racism in one story from "Contemporary short stories".

EXPLORE THE TREATMENT OF RACISM IN ONE STORY FROM "CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES" The writer of this story (country lovers) seemingly portrays a metamorphism of a relationship from the setting of fantasy and childish virtue, into harsh adult reality. The subject of the story is Thebedi and Paulus, two children from very different backgrounds, worlds spaced out, who build up a friendship while yet in the childhood stage of colour blindness; where friendship is based on character, rather than the colour of one's skin or their status in the pecking order of society. Innocence seems to be the theme of the story at the beginning and through out the story. Through innocence we glimpse a world full of hatred bias prejudice, favoritism and superiority. Where one is unaware of the happenings outside the insulating bubble of childhood and innocence, two words that present an image of purity. In the early stages of their companionship, while still in the cocoon of childhood, Paulus, the son of a rich white farmer and Thebedi, the daughter of a poor black farmhand (working for Paulus' father), interact freely without guilt or secrecy as society does not yet influence or affect their thoughts of each other, reality has not yet seeped into their world. But as they reach the beginning of adolescence they begin to comprehend the concept of the 'separating line', the stereotypical qualities

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Cocoa - pod to product

Most of the worlds cocoa is grown in a narrow belt 10 degrees either side of the equator because the trees grow in humid tropical climates with regular rains and short dry seasons. Even temperatures between 21 and 23 degrees centigrade, with a fairly constant rainfall of 1,000 to 1,500mm per year, are needed without hot dry winds and drought. Many countries now grow cocoa but the main producers are- * West Africa-Ghana grows some of the best quality cocoa in the world, Nigeria and Cote D'lvoire. * South America-Brazil and Equador Asia-Malaysia and Indonesia, where cocoa is a relatively new crop, are becoming increasingly important growing areas. There are three broad types of cocoa FORASTERO and CRILLO plus TRINITARIO, which is a hybrid of Forester and Carrillo. Within these types there are several varieties. Forastero, which now forms the greater part of all cocoa grown, is hardy and vigorous producing beans with the strongest flavour. Maldonado is the forester variety most widely grown in West Africa and Brazil. It has a smooth yellow pod with 30 or more pale to deep purple beans. Carrillo with its mild or weak chocolate flavour is grown in Indonesia, Central and South America. Carrillo trees are not nearly as hardy as they produce softer pods that are red in colour, containing 20-30 white, ivory or very pale purple beans. Trinitario plants are not found in the wild,

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Slavery: A Recipe for Failure

Lauren Sprouse English - B Block /11/01 Slavery: A Recipe for Failure Just as slavery binds slaves to their masters, it also binds masters to a static way of life. This is evidenced by the fact that slaveholders must keep their slaves significantly oppressed with no positive examples of freedom. As shown in A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, masters hold slaves down so they can never improve their lot in life, and slavery as an institution can never progress. Slaves are encouraged to become so drunk during Christmas time, that they only see the poisoned side of being left to their own devices: "Were the slaveholders at once to abandon this practice, I have not the slightest doubt it would lead to an immediate insurrection among the slaves" (44). By doing this, masters make absolutely sure their slaves will not entertain the ideas of freedom that instill the greatest fear in any master's heart. Furthermore, slaves are kept ignorant in order for their masters to keep supremacy over them. When Sophia Auld began to teach Frederick Douglass to read, her husband stopped the instruction at once: "Mr. Auld found out what was going on, and at once forbade Mrs. Auld to instruct me further, telling her, among other things, that it was unlawful, as well as unsafe, to teach a slave to read" (20). Douglass realizes the only thing that maintained the power the whites

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Compare and contrast the ways both Walker and Winterson present the protagonist experience in 'The Color Purple' and 'Oranges are not the only fruit' respectively.

Compare and contrast the ways both Walker and Winterson present the protagonist experience in 'The Color Purple' and 'Oranges are not the only fruit' respectively. Both 'The Color Purple' and 'Oranges are not the only Fruit' are novels, which are greatly similar despite being written in different times and different countries. There are some subtle differences, which are underlying in both of the novels, which are discussed further on. Winterson and Walker both write about the liberation of their characters. Winterson seems to focus on the main character, Janette, (using a narrative technique) and this creates an indication that the novel is autobiographical. Walker uses Epistolary technique, which creates a similar feeling to Winterson's autobiographical method, however, Walker's main difference is that her main character, Celie, concentrates on what the other characters are feeling around her. This makes the reader feel as though he or she is entering into Celie's world. These two novels enter homosexuality in completely contrasting ways. 'The Color Purple' sees it as what sets Celie free. Celie needs to feel love, and she finds it within Shug Avery. Others do not try to repress her true nature at this point, as Celie becomes much more assertive with Shug around, and enters into her true self. 'You a lowdown dog is what's wrong, I say. It's time to leave you and

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The text The Color Purple, in both the novel by Alice Walker and the film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg, show Celies, a broken, mistreated girl, developing into an independent, strong woman,

THE COLOR PURPLE ESSAY The text 'The Color Purple', in both the novel by Alice Walker and the film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg, show Celies, a broken, mistreated girl, developing into an independent, strong woman, despite the physical, emotion and sexual abuse that she faces throughout her life. Each representation of the text take on a different approach as to how it portrays Celie's search for self through her relationships with other characters-particularly Nettie and Shug-, her belief in God, her struggle for independence and fight against the oppression Albert forces on her. The novel tends to be more confronting while the harshness of the mistreatment is softened in the film by the placid music, comical elements and the fact that physical violence is hardly seen. Though the film and novel vary significantly and utilize different techniques to express the general ideas, both explore the major themes of racism, male dominance and family relationships. The novel tells the story through Celies letters, and therefore the reader knows nothing more than what Celie writes. This strong, single point of view makes the story much more personal and the effect of her innocent, frank language make the injustices she is put through even more stirring. The book uses Celies short, blunt sentences to convey her fear and turmoil, opening with a simple confronting sentence:

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou "I know why the caged bird sings" is one of the six autobiographies written by Maya Angelou. I think that she has written this book to show people that even though some people can have a disturbed childhood they can still achieve highly in life. The story is mainly set in Stamps, which is a small town in the South of America, where Maya and her brother Bailey spend most of their life, however some parts of the book have been set in many different towns of America. Within this book she reveals that Maya is not her birth name it is just a name that was given to her by her brother Bailey when he was a child. As Bailey and Maya were sent to Stamps with no explanation of what was going on, Maya came to the conclusion that her parents were dead, however when her parents send her and her brother a gift at Christmas, the truth is revealed to her. Where she feels unwanted and her self esteem lowers. She also reveals that she was raped at the age of 8 by her mother's boyfriend; this is a memory that never leaves her mind for instance whenever anybody says they love her she thinks of that moment and doesn't know what to do. This book also concentrates on the wide amount of racism that has gone on from the 1930s onwards; she talks about how when working for a rich white woman called Mrs Cullinan how Mrs Cullinan and her friends changed

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Explore how the Film 'Cool Runnings' Utilises Colour Imagery.

Explore how the Film 'Cool Runnings' Utilises Colour Imagery Colour imagery is used in four main ways in the film 'Cool Runnings': . To establish the setting. 2. To help define character. 3. To predict potential unity between main characters. 4. To illustrate the growing personalities of the Jamaicans. The film uses colour imagery right from the start. The film opens up with a beautiful back drop of a warm, glowing sun rise. As the film goes on we see the luscious green countryside and the islanders wearing bright oranges and reds representing the Jamaican happy go lucky attitude towards life. The overall feeling you get from the setting shown to you is a warm one where you can sense the happy go lucky feeling to a place like this. You can't imagine anything bad happening in a place as beautiful as this. You don't have to use warm colours to show a beautiful place as there is a stark contrast between Jamaica and Canada where the second half of the film is set. But Canada is also a beautiful setting although there is a different feel to it. It's not the same as the warm happy go lucky feel of Jamaica. But a harsh cold feeling, that's very sharp. It reminds one of the ice queens, as it is harsh and sharp yet beautiful as well. The contrast between Jamaica and Canada is shown very effectively in juxtaposition. You see the plane take off amidst warm golden earthy colours,

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Compare and Contrast “Little Black Boy” And “Sugar Cane.”

Gareth Stacey. Compare and Contrast "Little Black Boy" And "Sugar Cane." Our first poem "Sugar Cane" is written by Grace Nichols. She is of African origin, as we can see through her use of Creole. She is a black female, she utilises a violent and aggressive tone throughout the poem and it is formed in unconventional Verses. Our other poem on the other hand uses a more polite tone and it is formed with a conventional standard and distinctive rhythm. William Blake is a white male and is of British homage, this can be seen through his use of Standard English. Although both of these poems differ greatly they both share their common message of racial inequality. They just portray these messages in different ways that are both equally effective in capturing the audience's attention. In "Sugar Cane" the anti slavery message is conveyed through the personified sugar cane. "His waving arms" "Is a sign for help" This quote tells us that the slaves aren't in control of their own lives much the same as the sugar cane plants. The sugar cane is almost pleading for help. William Black gets his anti racism views by writing about a "Little Black Boy" who is the subject of racism. "And these black bodies and this sun-burnt face" "Is but a cloud, and like a shady grove." This quote shows us that the "Black Boy" considers his colour a burden. Blake uses a more formal argument

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