Our tutors opted to take us to the fine art department of Baroda where particular printmaking techniques are used, which is connected to our Visual Art Printmaking unit tuning-in. This field trip was organised to learn about basic printmaking methods, types, materials, and procedures, as well as their impact on the print. We engaged with the students who were working here and learned about their perspectives on printmaking.

LO1: Identify your own strengths and develop areas for personal growth: I’ve been interested in Visual Art since I was in fifth grade, and I’ve been continuously practising and refining my talents in a variety of mediums. We learnt about relief printmaking in MYP and practised it, but we went to MSU to study about other types of printmaking like as lithography, intaglio, dry-point, cynotype, and other techniques with their own procedures. These strategies will allow us to go further into the media and try new things and have a thorough understanding of the subject. 

LO2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process: I believe we developed critical thinking skills through gaining knowledge from numerous students working in various printmaking mediums. We connected with those students, learning about their problems and finding answers in the printmaking process, which is their preferred method. We successfully strengthened our research skills by studying the entire procedure with both hands and machines.

LO3: Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience: Our school organised the field trip by contacting MSU’s Fine Arts Department, which allowed us to visit the department. Our tutors, who had previously studied at Surat College of Fine Art, contacted their other classmates and provided us with guidance. In addition, we had an alumni of our school working in the painting department in her second year of Fine Arts.

LO4: Show commitment to and perseverance in CAS experiences: We sat in the traveller for a total of 6 hours from Surat to Baroda to Surat over the course of the day. It was not a promise to complete an experience, but rather to learn something new and unusual. Our insatiable curiosity was the driving force behind our long journey.

-Arjun Agarwal