Printmaking: Betsy Best, Line, Composition, Pattern, and Color
2:27
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Betsy Best uses relief printmaking to explore line, composition, pattern, and color. Her work incorporates an interesting mix of western and eastern printmaking techniques and traditions.
Please visit www.betsybeststudio.com to learn more.
Type of Video: Profile*
Unique Video ID: AandA-BBest**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- For Discussion: Early in the video, the artist says she likes to explore “line, composition, pattern and color” in her work. As students view the video, have them share examples of line, composition, pattern, and/or color that they want to talk about.
- Activity Idea: Use the video in conjunction with art lessons focused on line, composition, pattern, or color. Have students attempt to emulate and build off of ideas they see in the video.
*Profile videos use a first-person/first-hand approach to highlight interesting people doing interesting things in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
