Gel plate print tips - wax crayon resist!

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Күн бұрын

Revisiting wax crayon rubbings, this time from a masking tape collagraph!!!!
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Essentials equipment list:
- Gel plate
- Roller
- Amsterdam black acrylic paint
- Copier paper
- Smooth drawing / cartridge paper
- Masking tape
- Craft knife / scalpel
- Cutting mat
- Acetate sheet
Non-essentials equipment list
- Quink ink
- kebab stick
- brushes

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@C0raBr0wn 27 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for making these videos. I feel like I've discovered a master class on creating fine art with a Gelli plate. I appreciate getting a peek into how are you get the inspiration for your projects, and how drawing is so important in your work.

@chalmer31 7 ай бұрын

The laugh with "have to love tearing masking tape" made me so happy. Just a little human moment.

@jneigler Жыл бұрын

I feel like I’m watching magic. Your precision and artistry are just wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

: ) very kind, glad you liked it

@liz-annawaugh955 2 жыл бұрын

You are amazing! What a wonderful technique. I love so much how you have taken what seemed like such a “crafty” tool and made it into an art tool. As much as I appreciated the Gelli plate’s many uses for crafts, I really value how you have elevated it.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Liz-Anna, it's such a versatile tool, feel like I'm only just scratching the surface : )

@Automedon2 Жыл бұрын

I've been watching so many UK artists and now with the Royal coverage, I'm almost starting to speak with a British accent. Great video and result too, my friend.

@lindadechow3703 2 жыл бұрын

I am learning so much from you- the humble gelli plate, wow i sure never figured there were so many ways to create with it Thank you for these great tutorials. I watched an artist use the gelli plate as an actual drawing board. She places her picture underneath the plate and paints the image right on the plate, then takes subsequent image pulls on the same picture, painting the different parts of the picture and taking pulls after each. Masking tape makes register marks to align the picture, if this makes sense. Its also a fun way for kids to learn printmaking :) and big kids like me as well.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Linda, this is a technique I've tried. To be honest, I find the surface of the plate a bit weird to paint on. I guess its all those years painting on paper and board and canvas! Your comment will make go back and persevere though!!

@lailapaila4605 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful as always…wish I had a dad like you when I was a kid …creative and fun… mine was always high and drunk… I was born with cerebral palsy and my kitchen table was my playground and my creativity was my friend… my children was creative but they got trapped in the computer world and they are 18 and 22 years old now …they would not play with mamma anymore 🤣💦… today art crafting is my therapy and medicine on a “good” day…my body is shutting down now I’m 43 next Monday… so I’m so glad I find you on KZfaq you inspire me…thank you so much…digital hug from your biggest fan in Norway 🙂🇳🇴…

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Laila, thanks for commenting so candidly and sending a hug. I hope so much you get plenty of good days and your body allows you to get to your kitchen table - so important to use your energy well, fight and hang on to what makes you feel good. A massive hug back to you for your birthday x

@lailapaila4605 2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes ❤️

@babawawa1953 10 ай бұрын

Wow! Fabulous. Thank you for sharing

@anneclark9508 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time. Well done. May God bless you

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

x a pleasure

@markjones1542 2 жыл бұрын

Great technique thank you for sharing. I would like to thank you for your inspirational Art it is very much appreciated.👍

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Its a pleasure Mark, really.

@andertaker9844 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing! Love it! Learning soooooo much! Thank you!

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

Cheers for taking time to comment, means a lot to get feedback : ) hope you have a try at the technique and it works for you : )

@healthylifestyle9455 Жыл бұрын

I like this. 👍

@anabela_nunes_artist Жыл бұрын

Beautifully done. So criative!

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

Cheers Anabela, I enjoyed making this video : )

@JoseDelacruz-wo7ne Жыл бұрын

Outstanding

@schwarzekatz602 2 жыл бұрын

Even the masking tape collagraph is a little bit too work-intensive for me, your results are great again 😃 (wish I could do so). I enjoy watching every of your videos and eagerly waiting for your next one.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty quick once you get going! Tunes on, slow you brain down!!!!

@robinalcorn5140 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching you work. Thank you for showing us all the steps.

@artavenger349 2 жыл бұрын

Having steps in these art videos helps me a lot. To get the basics down and then add my own style is why I love yeates makes.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure Robin, thanks for comment : )

@SunnysEyes 11 ай бұрын

Lovr this one. Gonna try this technique myself!

@KeatShadows Жыл бұрын

WOW! What a great technique. Thank you so much for sharing.

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

a pleasure to share. it's a bit of work in prep but once made, you can do a lot with the plate : )

@avetela3294 2 жыл бұрын

You are such an incredible and inspiring ARTIST : )

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ave, glad you're inspired!

@debleighton-bowlby3412 Жыл бұрын

Wow!

@tanyataggart8297 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being so generous with you time and knowledge. Inspirational as always!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure Tanya, glad it helps : )

@lesley-annmathews7971 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree! Thanks from south africa!

@bySusuko 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thank you for explaining it!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Great, hope it was easy to follow!

@robinmccorry5795 Жыл бұрын

Wonderfully informative! Loved the village video beforehand and the watching you create the print. I learned so much! Thank you!

@allthumbs3792 2 жыл бұрын

Really nice pieces and fascinating process. Loved the original drawing, couldn't imagine how the many layers of tape would augment shapes or the shading. Love watching your well filmed instructive videos. Thanks for sharing your time, skill and talent. 👍🏼

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

A pleasure to share, thanks for kind words : )

@afasimpaur 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely gorgeous!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, hope you give it a go!!!

@jennywhisconier7777 2 жыл бұрын

Love! Thank you for this!💋

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

: ) Cheers Jenny

@sandrastainer8747 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody brilliant!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

: ) x cheers

@darleneburton2385 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@ginaburgess9759 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos Mark. I've no idea how you made that plate in only an hour!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

a lot of practice with masking tape and you get pretty quick!!!

@lynnbradshaw6279 2 жыл бұрын

Great technique and tutorial. Thank you very much for sharing.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure Lynn, thanks for commenting : )

@marilynalexieff285 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining the steps in more detail! Makes it easier to understand.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure, glad it was clear for you : )

@BelindaPort 2 жыл бұрын

This is really fantastic! Love this technique.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

: ) cheers, weas fun to make, lots of ideas swimming around as a result of this experiment...

@miekemiddelhuis3782 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating technique and beautiful prints, thank you!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure : ) Thanks for commenting Mieke : )

@paulinemasters2697 2 жыл бұрын

Really great resist and final print. Thank you .

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure Pauline : )

@8433alice 2 жыл бұрын

Well demonstrated, and absolutely beautiful! As usual ; )

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alice, was fun to make and given me a few ideas : )

@jomyron8351 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jo : )

@kreativundglucklich6393 2 жыл бұрын

Stunning technique, beautiful results! Absolutly motivating to try it myself. Thank you!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Have a go, let me know how it goes : )

@dawntoussaint 2 жыл бұрын

Amazed again! 😊

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

: ) Glad you liked it Dawn, you better crack the maskking tape out!

@Magdapeeta 2 жыл бұрын

another inspirational video demonstrating a fascinating technique.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers magda, it's really versatile, I think. Could work with lots of types of images

@moormedia9117 2 жыл бұрын

Great video very inspiring clear and concise can’t wait to try technique Thanks 😊👍

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

It's more relaxing than it looks!

@jamjns 2 жыл бұрын

Very kewl ❤

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

: ) Cheers

@nancyhutnik707 2 жыл бұрын

Terrific!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Nancy - this was a fun one to make

@lynndonnelly6471 2 жыл бұрын

This is a new technique to me I love the result you have achieved and makes me want to give it a try. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

its easier than it looks, you get to some surprpising results : )

@hArtyTruffle 2 жыл бұрын

Great technique 👍🏼

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

: ) cheers

@margueritemitchell1829 10 ай бұрын

❤ hello from British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦👍❤🌳🚐🌲🏞💙🧜‍♀️🌊💦🐐🚵‍♂️🦊

@yeatesmakes 10 ай бұрын

Hello

@mitomartinho7882 2 жыл бұрын

What can one say when watching your work, the way you explain it, the process... the final result... It's amazing, an inspiration and I can only say - in my bad english, sorry - that had found your chanel in "youtube" was one of the best things that happened to me in the search of inspiration and learning process of "art making" or "makings" of art . You've put the "gel print thing" in another level and I thank you for that.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mito, thanks for such an encouraging comment. I'm delighted you're inspired! Have fun making and be sure to let me know how techniques work for you : )

@BlueZion9 Жыл бұрын

Excellent work

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

: ) cheers Ann

@janinafisher101 Жыл бұрын

I have no words. Every video of yours amazes me. You are the consummate artist - experimenting, creating new ways to use tools. I'm so excited to go and try some new ideas!

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

Very kind, thanks Janina. I hope you have fun trying some ideas : )

@judychristie1671 2 жыл бұрын

Another fabulous demonstration. You make it look for easy compared with when I try your ideas but I will preserve. Many thanks

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Keep on trying, the journey is the joy!

@TheSDJan 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful. Have so many pictures of doors and windows and walls from travels, will have to pull a few to see what I can do. A bit daunting to see all that masking tape work. Love it. ThNk you for sharing..

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jan, don't be daunted, there's lots of reward in playing with prints after the initial investment!!!

@chrisruss9861 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive images.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris, was a fun one to make

@MsDebcan 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! You have a lot of patience!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Not for a lot of things! Plenty for masking tape.

@suekelly9150 Жыл бұрын

I have been watching videos of people using commercial stencils and making insipid “art” in an effort to understand techniques I can use with my gel plates. I am so happy I have found your videos! You are inventive, and informative, and best of all, inquisitive, as am I. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas with the world! I want to develop some techniques I can use for gel plate printing on textiles, and I think many of your techniques will serve me as well. I’m hooked!

@roycemccornack1555 Жыл бұрын

I do insipid "art" with stencils, Im good at it

@renig5059 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing result😱.. laborious to get there😡…I guess enjoyable if it your type of art.. thx for sharing🤩

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Reni G, I find it very soothing but i know its not everyones bag!!!

@jackycurtis 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Love your videos. I do a lot of gel printing and always use a hairdryer on medium/cool to dry layers and on the back of the paper whilst firmly rubbing until the surface no longer feels cool to the touch. This way I can pull up to six layers of paint within a few minutes. Use this method when teaching and it has never damaged a plate. I only use purchased plates.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to nick my daughter's hair dryer and give it a try - thanks for the encouragement and feedback Jacky : )

@purplegemcrazyroyal5247 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to make a simpler version of the colliograph. Thanks for reigniting my enjoyment of gel printing! 😉 💜

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

that's exactly the sort of message I love!!!!!

@ykrgfk 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for another inspiring video. I want to pull a print of your cutting mat!

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

I tried, looked pretty awful!!!!!

@noapology88 2 жыл бұрын

Good to watch you push the envelope of your Gel Plate art.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, glad you're appreciating the vids : )

@AlpacaMade 2 жыл бұрын

That is a fantastic technique! If I'm honest, I got bored with my gelli pretty quickly. Geometric shapes only got me so far but this is a much more painterly print.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Good to hear, lert me know how it goes ; )

@xVentax 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely stunning results as always. As much as I’d love to attempt this, I’m 66 so I don’t think I’d have enough time to finish it. 😂😂

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Come on Venta, 66 is a spring chicken, in mind if not body!

@mountainsno Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Ive been binge watching your work. You are an amazing artist. Then well the gel plate techniques you work through is exactly why I bought my plates. I hadnt found the right person with the right technques but now I have. I live in Australia and I think the masking tape technique could work really well with our gum trees and some of our rocks and native flowers. I would like to second another comment... I was more interested in printing per se and was disappointed when all i found were like card making etc videos for the gel plates. I have experimented with plants as relief. But I wasnt sure if you could use other things like the tape. I had thought of paper stencils but wasnt sure if they would hold up. Thanks again

@MicheleEngel Жыл бұрын

You can make paper stencils sturdier by adding a layer of liquid or even soft gel medium to the surface.

@lobstermash 18 күн бұрын

I have made stencils with heavy paper that I painted on one side with acrylic house paint. They are quite durable. Next time I make them I'll paint both sides (gloss or semi-gloss) because it makes it so easy to wipe the stencils clean. Paint the paper first and then cut the stencil with a craft knife.

@Xenopticon 2 жыл бұрын

Spectacular! Really appreciate seeing another of your working methods. Very informative and useful. I've finally broken down and gotten help dealing with my awful studio clutter, so that I can have space to work, again. I'm looking forward to trying this technique and the image transfers, first thing, once that's sufficiently progressed. One of the things I envy about British education is the way in which public-school (in the US; I believe you call this private school in GB) artists are taught a /development/ process--going from observation, through mark-making and exploration, through to a finished work. I missed out on all of that, growing up. This video is a great shorthand course in the evolution of a project. I also appreciate the adaptability of the approach you've demonstrated, here. The fact that the same technique can be so readily applied to working directly from a photograph, as well as to drawings developed from it, is really beneficial. Also, the reinforced versatility of the masking tape collagraph, being used as a printing matrix, or a rubbing plate. I'm also curious about how it would work as both an additive and a subtractive tool on the gel plate, either printing paint onto the plate, or lifting it off. I think it might produce excellent (and possibly surprising) results. Finally, I second the notion of your teaching workshops in person! At least, once that's safe again. It would be /excellent/ to have the benefit of your experience in trouble-shooting and developing images.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, glad you're getting your studio sorted. I watched a Marie Kondo show a while back - looks simple when she's involved!!! Glad you've noticed the benefits of a maksing tape collagraph, can be used to press directly onto plate, to do a rubbing from or print directly from using relief printing inks. Three for one as it were. I can't speak for a UK private school as I've never been in one. State schools here are pretty good on observational work and experimentation, process etc. Thankfully things seem to be moving more toward experimentation and creativity rather than over leaning on copying an artists work to understand process. Copying has its place and there's a lot to learn, but finding your way and voice is just as important in my book. Not sure it is now, but i saw a documentary on Japanese art education which is totally grounded in hours of observation from real objects and subjects. A group of Japanese tourists were asked when visiting a castle in UK to ditch their cameras and take a sketchpad and pens / pencils - they all knocked it out of the park! amazing baseline skills! Cheers as ever for comments - yours always get me thinking!

@Xenopticon 2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes Yeah, it's state schools I was thinking were called "private" in UK. Here, they're called "public". And on that note, I should also point out that a good deal of my geographically-distant impression of the curricular approach has come from British books on fiber arts, which contain some of the best information I've encountered on the process of proceeding from observation to mark-making exploration to idea development to executing and amending the final work. However, those books may apply predominantly to higher and trade-specific education, and less to primary & secondary levels. Thanks for notes on Japanese arts education. I do like the idea of emphasizing observation, for sure, and I take your point (from other videos I've viewed, elsewhere) about deriving work from another artist's style vs. developing one's own voice. That said, I value the way you move so fluently between those approaches. Even when working in someone else's "visual vernacular"--for instance, as you did with the safety-pin piece, or others incorporating pop art components--your result always ends up looking exactly like /your/ art. Possibly not true for everyone, but so far as I have seen, definitely true for you. Glad to know my comments stimulate thought. Possibly that's because of the inspiring videos which stimulate the comments. Hopefully win-win.

@priskateijo Жыл бұрын

wow

@pauljohnson8839 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Buddy 👍. I'm really looking forward to doing my 1st masking tape collagraph, although I'll have to start off with something alot less intricate. Keep up the fantastic work and innovative ideas. Have you ever considered doing workshops where you could demonstrate your techniques in person?

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, glad to hear you'll give the collagraph a go. Good to know you can both print directly from it and take a rubbing to use with gel plate. If you build the tape on acrylic, you can press it onto an inked plate - I did a vid on that too, some seaweed. A fair few people have mentioned workshops so I am going to look into it! I hadn't anticipated opportunities like this to spring from starting the channel! Thanks for the encouragement Paul, much appreciated : )

@joychip5994 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

: )

@deborahleech5965 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work!! Just been to a gelli print workshop where there were 2 more of your subscribers - your fame is spreading! What did come up is that if you use a hairdryer to dry the plate it speeds things up.....😊👍

@mvswaaij 2 жыл бұрын

If you have a hairdryer that can blow cold air.......or did they use a warm air ?

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

That's so funny, thanks for letting me know! Not sure I qualify as famous, not been recognised in the street, except by Derek over the road! Hairdryer a great idea but you've seen my head, right? !

@lailapaila4605 2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes 🤣💦… sorry

@purplegemcrazyroyal5247 2 жыл бұрын

Wish you'd been my art teacher in school!😟

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

That's a lovely comment, thank you : )

@kimjackman1722 4 ай бұрын

I know this goes back a couple years but I'm having a great time "binge watching" your tutorials! I see you've used "wax crayons" on several, but they're not on your supply list.... I get annoyed when people ask stupid questions, so I hate to ask this.... Are they just regular crayons like children use in coloring books? Btw, that short door clip was hilarious!!!!🤣🤣🤣

@yeatesmakes 4 ай бұрын

Just plain old jumbo crayolas!!!!

@kimjackman1722 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!@@yeatesmakes

@margaretbrooker9744 2 жыл бұрын

Planned any workshops yet ? Do keep us posted.

@yeatesmakes 2 жыл бұрын

Not yet, but I'm really considering it now folks are mentioning!!! I'll let you know Margaret : )

@torfisher3734 Жыл бұрын

Love your tutorials - I’m struggling with wax crayon rubbings, I simply can’t get them to work. I went to my telegraph pole to collect rubbings of numbers ( like you did). My crayon is a proper wax crayon not water soluble. Can you give me any tips as it didn’t work at all, I even tried hard heel wax used for brass rubbing and that failed to. Could it be the paper I’m rubbing on? The paper? The paint? I’m stuck?

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

My only tip is make sure the layer of paint is very thin and don't hang around, if the paint dries out too much you won't get a clear transfer. and, of course, light light pressure : )

@torfisher3734 Жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes thanks, I think my homemade gel plate is also really sticky, it’s fine for block colours but I think I might have to buy a proper one…you are very inspiring, thanks for sharing. You should set up a way to donate!

@yeatesmakes Жыл бұрын

@@torfisher3734 That may be the problem Tor, worth buying a small one to compare the difference. Let me know how it goes! ps. there's a donation link in the video description ; )