Element Print Project 2011

My element is Technetium atomic number 43. Technetium is an element found in spectrum. Its silverish grey metal, that tarnish slowly in the air. It used to be available in small amounts. It is also radio active. That's how I made my print, I constructed the radio active symbol and then built from there. First I made almost everything that had to do with radio active, the spill in Japan, the symbols, and masks. I included that in my sketches, but then I wanted to plan and simple so I put words, little design, and the radio active symbol on my Block. Then I traced my sample on to my see through wax paper so it can be easy to trace on my block. So it took a long time to carve my block out. but then I painted it and printed. I got 3 colors and 3 different prints. This project was a great project and I enjoyed the process it was very difficult. If i could change the project I would have did a more difficult layout to show my true artist skills