Making and printing from your own Gelli Plate

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2 жыл бұрын

In this demo (from my workshop on Keeping an Illustrated Journal) I show you how to make your own gelli plate and how to make some simple prints to use as under paintings for plant studies.
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@donnaterrell938 Жыл бұрын

The nice thing about using the gel plate is you don't need much paint...a few drops spread out thinly applied delivers nice results. TFS

@jayneelinor 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing a few new ideas for gelli printing. Love the use of live plants and the meat trays!

@eileengavinlarsen4509 2 жыл бұрын

Gel printing is so experimental, full of suprises, and sooo addictive! Enjoyed watching you work/play! Love the foam printing plate. I use palette paper or an additional gel plate to mix my paints😊

@wendytaylor1486 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alison,you have renewed my interest in my gelli plate,I use mine to make collage papers 😊

@gracemaxwell6157 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your ideas! Very nice! 😊💕

@gailaroonie 2 жыл бұрын

I’m loving your videos. Thankyou so much.

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

Gail--so glad you are enjoying the videos!

@judithgillam5074 2 жыл бұрын

Now - THIS is Gelli Printing !!!Fantastic ! Thank you . Kind regards - Judi - Australia

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@babbsromero3471 Жыл бұрын

Oooh I can’t wait to try this !! 😮

@Ladysmyth 2 жыл бұрын

Just what I needed...another rabbit hole to go down!! Thank you so much for these wonderful ideas. Now where did I put that Gelli plate?

@cindybrewer2040 2 жыл бұрын

A ball point pen works very well in scoring the foam. The mark will be a little wider and deeper which creates a clearer design. It gives a smoother feel when creating your design also. I saw it on a video but dont remember where. I enjoyed your video. Thank you for sharing!

@jaynedough130 2 жыл бұрын

hurry and come to france! i need to take a workshop with you!!

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

Jane, if you register for my mailing list on my website, you will be sure to hear about my next France trip.

@zartist 2 жыл бұрын

You could have softened the edges of the foam impression stamp on the Gelli plate with a damp cloth, sponge or Q tip so there isn't another hard edge.

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eva!

@roxanndonahue3785 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this great demo. What have you found to be best way to clean the acrylic paint off the brayer?

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

I just scrub it lightly with a soft scrubber. I don't mind a bit of paint on it as long as it hasn't built up and left texture on the brayer. The best think is to get it into water as soon as you use it

@juliemerrill5396 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting and fin

@lainelowe1701 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Allison, enjoyed your demonstration. Where & how do you store your handmade plate.

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

I keep my plates on a hard level surface, covered, either with glass or parchment paper.

@nancyellenberger5046 Жыл бұрын

What is a Rena (? Spelling) board and where can I purchase one? Really enjoyed this KZfaq presentation and I made a geli plate. Thank you

@cherylelliott7769 2 жыл бұрын

Great ideas, thank you! Are you using basic printer paper just for examples? Otherwise, do you use mixed media paper, print making paper, etc?? ,

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

I'm using computer paper, but you could use all kinds of paper. Deli paper is good too.

@wallynissandaway 2 жыл бұрын

If you wanted to paint something onto your base Gelli prints, does the copy paper hold up? Is there another smooth paper that would be suitable?

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

any paper would work. I was using the copy paper for work that would be glued into a visual journal. But you can print onto a higher quality paper, a good drawing paper; a 90 lb hot press watercolour paper would print beautifully.

@estelaalvarez6992 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a Lot for sharing! It would ve really useful if you could give the amounts of the ingredients in grams and mIligrams.Thank you !

@kobusvandenbergh3289 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to see how you use these prints in artwork etc..

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

I can't send you images here. I like to integrate them into collages or print right onto mixed media paintings on paper, where I interact with the image with paint.

@nikitathakur829 2 жыл бұрын

what is the foam you are using to draw on? i heard meat packing foam

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

yes, it is the foam that meat or fish comes packaged in, in the grocery store here.

@user-et1dv9xe2y 4 ай бұрын

What kind of paper can you use?

@alisonwatt8570 4 ай бұрын

I was just using computer paper. But I have all kinds of papers I use with gelli printing: tissue paper rice paper, dress patterns, deli paper!

@mistik_101 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice ideas, thank you ❤️ How long does the home made gelliplate last?

@alisonwatt8570 2 жыл бұрын

I think if you store them carefully--ie between two sheets of glass or plexiglass, they can last a long time. The ones made with glycerine don't even need to be refrigerated

@63artemisia63 10 ай бұрын

@@alisonwatt8570 I’ve watched a couple hundred gel plate videos and not heard about a homemade plate you don’t have to refrigerate, even one with glycerin. Or heard of one without glycerin. 🤯 But I learn something new almost every time I watch a gp video. While I’m here, do you mean to call your styrofoam texture plate a “stencil”? If so, would you enlighten me about why? I’m accustomed to thinking of things like the viney botanical stencil as stencils. Thanks for some great new ideas to try and a beautiful color - the teal, yellow ochre and white, contrasted with NAG. Gawjus!

@alisonwatt8570 10 ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for feedback. I guess I called it a stencil for lack of another word for it. Any ideas?

@63artemisia63 10 ай бұрын

@@alisonwatt8570 It’s a texture plate. If you search online for stencils, you don’t see anything that looks like what you’re calling a “stencil.” You get flat, two dimensional sheets with cut out designs.

@margaretbradish1764 11 ай бұрын

Instead of using pencil to indent the butchers foam . Why not use an old ballpoint pen this would leave a clearer deeper impression and achieve desired imprint. Margaret

@alisonwatt8570 11 ай бұрын

yes, I have since switched to that technique, thanks