Gyotaku Fish Prints
I introduced this lesson by showing examples of Gyotaku fish prints I had found on-line followed by a video I found on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_mG-Ka4mv8&index=2&list=PL_b6jD1gHL_azBufeLGnpTteMKhJZsjpk
This video is only three or four minutes long and it is age appropriate.
Students then prepared their background paper by placing tissue paper squares on a 12" x 18" multi media paper and brushing water over them. The children absolutely loved this process. Their hands turned colors and they were excited to see the colors bleed together.
Another method students could use is painting the paper with liquid watercolors and then placing plastic wrap on top. You have to do this quickly before the paint dries to get the watery effect.
This took one, 50 minute class period.
The next class period the students printed their fish. You can find Gyotaku Fish printing replicas from Dick Blick. You can use black paint but I used ink and foam brayers. I like ink instead of paint because the foam brayers soak up the ink and it dries fast. Ink goes a long way. I used one, 12 ounce bottle for approximately 100 prints.
After the students printed their fish, I trimmed the papers on the paper cutter and helped them glue it to a piece of construction paper. Lastly they wrote their Japanese name beside their fish. I found a website where you can enter names and it will give you the pronunciation and the Japanese characters. It is called Japanese Translator. You can find it here http://japanesetranslator.co.uk/
This background was the result of placing plastic wrap on the liquid watercolors.
This is one of the kids favorite lessons.
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