Mixed Media Experiments: Gelli Printing w/ Chalk Pastels

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Jackie Schomburg-Abstract Art & Creative Wellness

Жыл бұрын

If you are looking for pure experimentation, this video is for you! If, however, you are looking for a more polished, better produced video, might I suggest this collage paper gelli printing video instead: • How to Make Collage Pa...
I decided to experiment with chalk pastels and my gelli plate after someone told me about another artist who made a video about it. Naturally, I cannot remember who told me or who the artist was who mentioned it *rolling my eyes at myself*. It sounded interesting and I decided to give it a go - BUT - I am intentionally making this video before I search up the other video demonstration to see what I can come up with on my own. I'm flying blind with my VERY old pastels (circa 2011 and 1993) but had a really good time experimenting and ended up with some really cool collage paper!
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@colourfab Жыл бұрын

A much easier and more effective way to use pastels with a gelli plate is to draw your design on plain paper, priniter paper is fine, and then put that face down on the plate, rub over it, and remove the paper. Then, put a THIN, well brayered coat of paint or medium over all, then use your art paper to pull the print. It makes amazing images. The pastel will be fixed on the pull, won't smear at all. The original image you made & transferred to the plate is still usable, and you can add more pastel before printing with it again if you like.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you - yes, I eventually wanted the Yeates Makes video where he did that. I’ll give it a try next time I break out my chalk pastels. ☺️

@avanellehansen4525 Жыл бұрын

First off, you are brave to film your experiments. I have some helpful hints (not meant as criticism) that could help you. The first paint on the plate will be the foreground of the print . Let layers air dry between applications. Use a fan if you need to speed up drying, but never a heat tool. It will dry the top layer but the paint next to the plate will dry more slowly and layers won't all cone up together. Use about 1/2 the amount of medium or paint you used on pick up prints. the last layer should be almost transparent and you will see part of yhe painted layer through it. the pick up paper can only absorb so much before its saturated. That's why your green and black layers didn't pull the print, but just themselves. The gloss medium needs to be washed off the plate before continuing to print , if it didn't all come off in first pull. What's left behind creates a barrier between subsequent layers and the magical surface if the gel plate. Since it wasn't washed off, all prints pulled after the gloss medium stopped absorbing at that level. Hope this saves you some product and some headaches. I learned the most from Berget Koopsen and Elizabeth St Hilaire. Hugs.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Avanelle - very helpful! ❤️❤️❤️

@mcblakemore3423 Жыл бұрын

I definitely like the real time instead of time-lapse; more than anything I was admiring your patience because I would have reached for the baby oil after about 30 minutes!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting me know you prefer real time videos! Haha - it was truly an experimental session. I enjoyed trying to figure out what worked well - and found a couple things that clearly did not work too 😂😂😂

@wendycox4179 Жыл бұрын

Same!! 😂

@serenityjewel 5 ай бұрын

I would have cleaned it off with oil immediately. She was trying to get the paper off with chalk so I figured she didn't know to clean it with oil. Either way it was really interesting to watch her experimentation process. Great video.

@jackieschomburgart 5 ай бұрын

I didn’t have any oil handy at the time 🤣🤣🤣

@serenityjewel 5 ай бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart That explains it! Either way, this was a great video. Thanks for letting us into your process.

@janswimwild Жыл бұрын

I couldn’t watch live this week but I loved this. You had incredible patience, would have been panicking half way through! I love your commitment to experimenting, to the alchemy and magic of paint. Thanks Jackie 🙏🏼👏👏👏❤️

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Haha! I do love a good experiment :) Thanks for watching, Jan!

@Engelhafen 4 ай бұрын

Couple ideas to think about one is I would get better paper and two as I would think about conditioning, your jelly plate with mineral oil and get all that stuff off

@jackieschomburgart 4 ай бұрын

Thanks ☺️

@annzarro8331 3 ай бұрын

I like what you did today and this way we really see what one goes through vs edits because when I first tried my gelli plate and things didn't turn out like the videos I watched it almost discouraged me into not using it anymore. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@jackieschomburgart 3 ай бұрын

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@peggylee5021 Жыл бұрын

You ended up with some very interesting papers. A few days ago, I tried using pastels in a similar fashion. It was not my idea, but saw it on another YT channel. Applied the pastels directly to paper (I used tracing paper) and then place the paper face down on the gelli plate for a few minutes. The plate will hold the pastel and I used matte medium to lift the image. Had to work fast because I was using tissue and deli papers. Pastels didn't rub off, but I painted over it with matte gel for extra protection.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peggy! I'll try that method next time!

@carkirsch77 Жыл бұрын

Me too I have seen other channels and pastel, charcoal, pencils hold great when transferred on the plate from tracing paper to the gelli plate! I thank you very much for this tutorial bcs comes to round better the whole experiment!

@carkirsch77 Жыл бұрын

I have just made a fine discovery: I transferred my pastel drawing from a regular sheet of paper to my gelli plate, then I used my printmaking Akua ink (yellow + white) with a roller and….Ta, la! ✨ Exquisite ✨ result! No ink left on the plate, no tearing paper like when using acrylics!!! Amazing discovery. Thanks for inspiring Jackie!

@dianemartin6077 Жыл бұрын

I really liked this Jackie! Appreciate your giving it a full go! …Tempting waiting for the unknown surprise.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Diane! ❤️

@swl9270 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed seeing you push thru like I do gelli printing. Just today I was playing the never ending game of just one more print… lol

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Haha! It can be so hard to stop sometimes!

@beckerj.gutsch1243 Жыл бұрын

I learned a ton and found myself saying what I think might help and you got to it down the road. Thank you.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️ Thanks Becker!

@anncorsaro224 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for truly experimenting on camera; I’ve learned a lot with this video.😊

@jackieschomburgart 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! I’m glad it was helpful to you! ❤️❤️❤️

@BarbaraGilbertdesigner 10 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this video. I have never worked with a Gelli plate and now I am really inspired to do so. You have saved me a lot of trial and error and I thank you for your patience and sharing.

@jackieschomburgart 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Barbara! I’m so glad you found it helpful ❤️

@lorrainebrown1043 Жыл бұрын

Some great collage papers coming out of your experiments. You can't lose.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly! God bless the gel press - everything that comes off it is great for collage ☺️❤️❤️❤️

@kathybowen7263 6 ай бұрын

Please keep showing us your experiments. We learn too how to work through a problem if we try this. Just discovered your channel; I’m hooked😊

@jackieschomburgart 6 ай бұрын

Welcome! So glad to have you watching! ❤️

@jennifersdoglife 8 ай бұрын

I prefer to see your process. Sure end results are nice but the journey to success is much more fun and inspiring. I also enjoy your calmness.

@jackieschomburgart 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! ❤️

@megansmixedmediahoover3026 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t looked at all comments but I saw another artist let the paint/medium dry completely -even overnight! after placing the paper on)…gentle pull, slowly, and all layers come up. Also, I saw someone try chalk on construction paper, then lay it down on gel plate to transfer the chalk to the plate. I like watching you explore!!!! I’ve gotten away from it (I felt like a mad scientist!!!) and so looking forward to getting back to it. You inspire me to “get back on the horse”-thanks for your bravery!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much! Haha - yes, I eventually saw that putting pastel on the paper and THEN transferring it to the plate was a better process. I've never left paper on overnight on my gel plate though - perhaps I'll try that next! So glad I can be a source of inspiration for you - thank you for watching and providing such generous feedback!

@megansmixedmediahoover3026 Жыл бұрын

Yeates Makes is one I watch - he has an experimental nature and leans toward fine art with his prints and collage. I watch different styles to glean different approaches. I’m glad I found you-can’t wait to try some of your wonderful ideas.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Yes! His is the one that I watched to see the pastel technique that worked much better than mine 😂😂😂 So glad to have you here ❤️

@lightwavz Жыл бұрын

Another Yeates Makes fan here. Chalk pastels are a medium I would normally never use so this really piques my interest!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

The colors were distinctly different than I could get with paint - I’ll be trying it again (the way Yeates Makes did it this time 😂) to see how it goes. Let me know how it goes for you if you try it! ❤️

@juliepederson8468 Жыл бұрын

Are you kidding?? SO helpful!!! Thank you!!!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Haha! Thank you, Julie! I’m so glad! ❤️

@amherst88 Жыл бұрын

Always interesting to watch your experiments and I admire your commitment to this -- I would not have persevered and you definitely demonstrated some things to try and not to try -- FYI I recently saw someone make marks on paper with chalk pastels, easily transfer them to the gel plate by simply rubbing the paper, and painting over them in various ways before pulling a print -- that might be fun too :)

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Teri! And great idea about transferring the pastels to the gel plate from the paper! I’ll definitely try that next time - I imagine the colors will remain much more intense that way ☺️❤️

@allisonjames2923 Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart If you haven’t tried that yet, I saw it on Yeate’s Makes & he uses paint to pull the pastels which works really well. I used the technique to create a sandstone effect & it works beautifully. I only used a light application, but I’m sure a heavier one would give you a vivid result if you used Titanium white, unbleached Titanium etc to pull it off

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

@@allisonjames2923 Thanks Allison - I have seen it since making this. His technique is wonderful - much easier application than my own lol ❤️

@plowestudio Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart lightweight paper really grabs the pastel and the gel plate then grabs all that off the surface of the smooth paper.v

@jeannegammon999 Жыл бұрын

This was really helpful. Learned so much.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad, Jeanne! ❤️❤️❤️

@salinaadulteducationcenter4610 Жыл бұрын

This is fantastic. I do appreciate the raw, unedited footage and your think aloud. Very generously shared. I wondered if the gel created a barrier as another commented. I subscribe to the very thin coat for pulling layers but wondered in this instance if it would work to use a little more paint and wait just a bit before laying the paper down. Thought it might allow the paint to bond to the dried gel. I'm going to experiment with this later.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your thoughtful suggestions ❤️❤️❤️

@kathekokolias9569 10 ай бұрын

I loved this real-time video! Thanks for being brave and spontaneous. My experience with a gelli plate is very limited - in fact, I'm not exactly where it is in my messy studio - but you have inspired me to play! Thank you!

@jackieschomburgart 10 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to hear! ❤️❤️❤️

@zoeg7985 Жыл бұрын

Just found you and real time is everything thank you for sharing it

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

So glad to have you here! ❤️❤️❤️

@michelleinScotland 10 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this video thank you. I would never have thought to use chalk pastels or the gel medium on a gelliplate.

@jackieschomburgart 10 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

@LynnLBE Жыл бұрын

You got some really nice prints❣️

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Lynn!! ❤️

@Finnley560 Жыл бұрын

So fun to watch! Another thing you can experiment with is doing the chalk pastel on a paper then they apply that paper to a clean plate. The stickiness makes the chalk stick. You can do layers on top of that pull kind of like how you do you collages!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I really need to try it that way 😆 The way I tried it gave me interesting results but was not satisfying to make 😂

@jodimckean169 7 ай бұрын

Thank you soooo much for the inspiration and trail and error! I just bought pastels and have never played with them before. I always use a matte medium to pull my acrylic gelli prints. This was interesting, that it was pulling the paper with pastels. I appreciate you making this tutorial for the rest of us who are too chicken to try 🥰

@jackieschomburgart 7 ай бұрын

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@gingerblue Жыл бұрын

I had to laugh when you commented on your daughter singing in the background- I have a 17 year old who has done the same thing throughout her life :-) You can always hear her belting stuff out no matter where you are in the house.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Haha! I love hearing that your daughter still sings freely around the house. 🥰🥰🥰

@jaynedough130 Жыл бұрын

love watching the process! i find that when i am pulling prints i need to keep the ‘pulling’ paint/medium very thin and thus move very quickly. the thicker the paint the less it pulls up. i also have no patients for things to dry. :) love the watercolour effect of the early prints.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks Saskia! That's interesting - I agree that the thin paints work well and come up easily with each pull, but I find that the heavy body paints help "clean up" my gel plate to pull up any paint lingering from all of the previous layers. Or at least they used to! Haha! I will have to clean up my plate and see if it changes anything. This is my oldest gel plate and I think it might be time to switch brands...

@beckerj.gutsch1243 Жыл бұрын

I admire that you are human with children sounding like real children in the background. Grinning 😊

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

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@katanyajason3316 Жыл бұрын

8:17 I struggled with this for a long time before I understood why. I always thought it was because I let it dry too much but actually, your paper tore because you actually didn't let it dry long enough! You can actually leave your paper to dry overnight on your plate and then it will clean everything off your plate. You probably had a bit too much gel medium, which in turn, wet your paper and made it fragile. If it had dried a bit more it would have been stronger. I also noticed that thicker paper tears more, simply because it absorbs more water and wet paper is fragile. Sometimes when I'm pulling a print and it starts tearing, I immediately stop, apply some gel medium to the tear to glue it back together and just let it dry a bit longer. That's why it's good to have several gel plates - while one is drying I can continue working with another. My favourite paper for collage paper is deli paper. Not only is it nice and thin (and translucent), but that stuff really takes a beating!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all of your suggestions!! ❤️❤️❤️

@katanyajason3316 Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart Ha ha, I just re-read my post and noticed that I had wrote "actually" 3 times in a row. Must have been before my coffee set in 😂😂 G]I'm always glad to share tips with fellow gel enthusiasts and artists ♥

@cindyfromsydney7693 Жыл бұрын

I’m only half way through, but if you had enough patience you could put a layer of clear gesso down, use the pastels because the clear gesso provided a lot of tooth, and then pull it with the gel medium. Great video too!

@cindyfromsydney7693 Жыл бұрын

Plus you could pull with white paint for maybe a more dramatic effect?

@cindyfromsydney7693 Жыл бұрын

Ignore me you just used paint😂 I’ll shut up and watch the rest of the video!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Such a GREAT idea to use clear gesso! I have some too - will use this next time for sure. Thanks Cindy! ❤️

@carynpercell8979 Жыл бұрын

Great tip on the clear gesso!

@maggiemae6867 Жыл бұрын

This was great.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks Maggie ❤️❤️❤️

@kathrynmoon8793 Жыл бұрын

I believe the chalk is acting as a resist between the dried layer of old paint and is only coming up with the medium. Experimenting is great but knowing a little bit about your chalks, gel medium and the gel plate will help later on. The prints you achieved are beautiful and I do hope you didn’t ruin your gel plate.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kathryn! ☺️ My gel plate is just fine ❤️

@kathleenblando1555 11 ай бұрын

I had thought about trying this technique. So glad you demonstrated it. I do t think it’s worth the effort, at least for me.

@jackieschomburgart 11 ай бұрын

Other people have drawn out their designs with pastels on paper and then applied the paper to the plate and THEN put that onto new paper. It seemed to work better than my experimenting, though I did enjoy the visual texture of the prints I created 🤗

@curly_tea Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed watching the experiments. Can I suggest trying different types of paper? I have found some of my paper gets stuck easily to the plate and some I could leave there forever and would never get stuck. I use a wide variety of papers ex: printer paper, tracing, graph, tissue, deli, parchment, envelopes, handmade, newsprint, book pages, magazine pages... oh there are just so many kinds in different weights. Packing tape is great for cleaning your plate plus you can use the strips in collage.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Curly Tea! The funny part is that I ALWAYS use the 80 lb paper that I was using in this video with my gel plate. The only thing I did differently was using the pastels and leaving the paper on a bit longer than usual (the timing was my downfall lol). Tissue paper is my second thing to use. I haven't done much with magazine pages, but my magazines have been pulled out from the depths of my paper storage for collages lately, so I'll have to put them to good use. And THANK YOU for the packing tape trick - GENIUS!

@dcarlson9284 Жыл бұрын

Love this! Now I have to add a jelly to my goods 🤗

@dcarlson9284 Жыл бұрын

No, I think this helpful!!!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Yes, do it! It's so fun to play!

@franziskawollke6528 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ❤

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you ❤️

@blueislandgirl_ 11 ай бұрын

Have you tried applying the pastel to paper, pressing it on the gel plate and then lifting with gel medium? It works pretty well! And you don't need to leave the paper very long on the gelli (so hopefully it doesn't stick). Also try less gel medium... you really need almost none to pick up the print from the gelli.

@jackieschomburgart 11 ай бұрын

Great tips - thanks!

@hanan8483 Жыл бұрын

Great video. As if I was watching myself, tearing the paper and repeating the attempts :). I also have a lot of beautiful torn ones for collage. Thanks and hello from Europe, from Prague.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Hello from Chicago, Hana! So glad to have you watching. The torn pages have more history built in to them - definitely more drama 😆❤️❤️❤️

@hanan8483 Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart ❤ ... I'm still asking for your advice. I am thinking of buying a travel sketchbook. I have no experience with it, at home I paint on larger paper formats of 400g and on canvas. What weight of lighter can you recommend for acrylic? Thank you and have a great day in Chicago. :)

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Hana, I missed this reply earlier - my apologies! I have had good results using Canson mixed media sketchbooks (140-150 lb/224 g paper). If the pages warp from wet medium/glue, I simply apply the same medium to the back of the page and it flattens out. I hope that helps! This is what I use. These are probably over priced, but I like the hard covers and it comes in multiple sizes: Canson Mix Media Art Book, Heavyweight French Paper, Double Sided Fine and Medium Texture, Side Wire Bound, 138 Pound, 9 x 12 Inch, 40 Sheets a.co/d/hriMJf7

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I also love Hand Book Journals: Handbook Journal Co. Artist Watercolor Sketchbook Journal, Square 8.25 x 8.25 Inches, 95lb / 200 GSM, Hardcover w/ Pocket a.co/d/2T85g1w ❤️

@MicheleNishikatsu 14 күн бұрын

So weird..it totally "feels like", oil pastel to me. Perhaps because of the texture and performance of the gelli plate itself! Interesting!

@jackieschomburgart 14 күн бұрын

Love your take! Gelli plates are full of surprises! 🤗🎉

@MicheleNishikatsu 14 күн бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart aren't they, though? They remind me deeply of doing Mono's prints in Art College! Completely unpredictable..and love the ghost prints! I'm actually considering doing mono's again..learned a "make shift" manner of doing so! Just black oil paint or etching ink, and mark makings, that of course transfer to your substrate! I think you're a darling gal..very transparent! 😘

@beki1377 5 ай бұрын

beautiful prints came out… great idea with pastels - i have… but never tried with gelli plate 🎉 have you tried wirh ricepaper as well? which i love… I prefer always real time videos ❤

@jackieschomburgart 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! I haven't tried rice paper yet, but I'd love to! ❤️❤️❤️

@caroleroper7917 4 ай бұрын

Just started following you and enjoyed this. I was wondering if all the gloss medium wasn’t sealing the pastels a bit, making it harder to pull. I would like to see how it works with pastels, and then using acrylic paint without any medium to make pulls. In fact I will go try that right now as I’ve recently pulled a boxful off Sennelier pastels out and was wondering how to use them with the gelli plate. Also, I wondered if pulling using delipaper might work better with the gloss medium as far as not making tears in the paper. Just some thoughts. I’ll probably never be able to find your answer here if you reply… but wanted to share my thoughts.

@jackieschomburgart 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, Carole! ❤️

@ljcmsw Жыл бұрын

I use gel medium, not liquid medium. I haven't tried the stick pastels (thicker application), but it works with Pan Pastels (less powder, lots of pigment). I love using the Pan Pastels with stencils. Gentle soap and water will wash off any paper residue you left, if you do that right away after your session.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Good tips - thank you! ❤️I’ll have to try it with my pan pastels too!

@ljcmsw Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart I forgot to mention that I have used acrylic paint to pull pastels up as well. If you are using white paper, try translucent white or opaque. I haven't tried it with darker papers, but I have a pad of children's black paper I want to try. I think it's paper meant for gel pen coloring so the surface is smooth. Have fun!!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

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@dailydoseofpaper Жыл бұрын

I think quinacredone nico azo gold always pulls up evreything. Love this stuff (the experiment)!💖🍀

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Quin. Gold is magical in so many ways ☺️❤️

@Lisa_G3 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the video. I had to watch with no volume and I wasn’t following CC closely so forgive me if you answered this. At the very end, if you had wanted to get a pull that would clean your gel plate, what medium could you use? I know clear tape is an option but if you wanted to get the whole image?

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I would most likely use a thin coat of either fluid acrylics or Golden heavy body paints. Some people don’t like heavy body paint on their gel plates, but I find that it does a great job of picking up all of the leftover paint on my plate. ☺️

@hartmanartsource Ай бұрын

I’d love to see what happens if you drop some alcohol on it, then take a pull. You might also try putting a coat of gel medium on BEFORE using the pastels. Thanks for the great video!

@jackieschomburgart 29 күн бұрын

Gonna try that ASAP! 🎨🚀 Thanks for the tip!

@denisegeyer2684 Жыл бұрын

Real time is best, we are all learning as we go. I've had some issues with photo paper sticking horribly to my plate with alcohol inks . But I love my monoprints and don't want to give up. I have Inktense bars and am going to give it a try.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

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@ace49722 Жыл бұрын

i feel your frustration through this video. it's so hard when things don't come out the way we want. but you've got some really nice pages too. that luminous one that you mentioned was really beautiful. maybe check out yeates makes' most recent video, he's also doing experiments in pastels! though rather than draw right on the gel plate, he draws on paper and uses the gel plate to transfer!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mango! Yes, it must have been the Yeates Makes video my friend told me about to give me the idea to try this out. I will definitely try this method next time!

@judithchiasson8554 Жыл бұрын

this was interesting. so strange that paint didn't pick up the pastel though! would have thought medium and paint would pick up about the same.😊🙃😊❤

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I was surprised that the paint didn’t pick it up too! 😆

@katgillang Жыл бұрын

I was thinking maybe the moisture of the fresh paint maybe made it stick to the original dried paint…

@shannonburns2289 Жыл бұрын

The video is helpful because we learn what doesn't work - which is a good thing when aforementioned (at the beginning of the tutorial) art budget can't take the hit of an extended trial and error session. I'm wondering if changing paper might have been another way to further explore what works and what doesn't? I admire your perseverance, I'd have pulled out the packing tape after 30 minutes. That add paint/pastels/marks-pull-cycle really can suck one in!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Trying other paper would have been a great way to add more exploration! Next time I’ll try to have some other types of paper near me - thanks for the idea! ❤️

@missdeesaccount Жыл бұрын

Can I ask, could you please tell us your supplies list? I need to know that. Thank you Jackie!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Supplies that I use in general? Or specifically for this video? For the video, I just used a gelli plate, soft/chalk pastels, gloss medium, and paper. Easy peasy 🤗

@mishti06 Ай бұрын

Hi Jackie. I recently found your channel and im SO enjoying watching you work. Im very curious....these seem to go down very easy, which makes me think they might be 'oil pastels' and maybe not chalk ones??? The latter are very dry. Just curious.

@jackieschomburgart Ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!! I can assure you these were super dry, chalky, dust everywhere chalk pastels 😆 I typically use oil pastels when I reach for pastels but I have this one box of chalk pastels from 2008(?) that I bring out every so often and these are those 😅

@cynthiathomas262 Жыл бұрын

could i substitute oil paint sticks for the pastels? what is the reason for the layer of medium on top of the pastels?

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure how oil sticks would work on the gelli plate - I suggest googling that before trying just to make sure it doesn’t wreck your plate ❤️ No reason for the gloss medium other than I was experimenting and wanted to see what would happen 😆

@alisongreenwood6576 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this ………just wondering if a few pulls or maybe final pull using deli paper may have worked.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

It’s entirely possible lol ☺️❤️

@darlafreeman2194 11 ай бұрын

@@jackieschomburgartbill a

@pamelajohansen882 Жыл бұрын

I like having the experiments on camera. Well done. Real time please

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I have a mix of timelapse and real-time videos. Most of the real time videos are noted as such plus all of the live videos. Here’s one you may enjoy: kzfaq.infogAGwHNIms4E?feature=share

@katgillang Жыл бұрын

Couple things to try… moisten the pull paper slightly before pressing, add a small amount of glycerin to the pull paint, roll the gloss medium on the paper and the plate 😊

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kat! ☺️

@RamoArt 10 ай бұрын

Your comment is quite old but you peaked my interest! Wouldn't wet paper make it less likely that you'll pick up the paint on the plate or take ages to dry? And what's the glycerin tip about? Can you elaborate? I've never heard either of those tips and I have been watching gel printing videos on KZfaq for about a decade, been doing it myself for half as long.

@katgillang 10 ай бұрын

@@RamoArt moistening the paper slightly makes it just pliable enough to really grab the paint. Glycerin helps to slow the drying so the paint stays tackier longer, coupled with the slightly damp paper I find I get a cleaner more complete. pull. I actually learned those tips in traditional printmaking classes in college. I have my BFA in printmaking and traditional photography, but without a press I started experimenting with processes like this. 😊

@RamoArt 10 ай бұрын

@@katgillang thank you for the speedy reply. That is so interesting. I really have only scratched the surface as far as traditional printmaking is concerned and I'm so eager to learn more.

@DazzlingStar07 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a video showing different ways to use chalk pastels in mixed media apart from gelli?

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Not yet, but now that I have my pastels out of storage they will likely be appearing more often :)

@heksedansd.2919 Жыл бұрын

Love all of your videos, but even more the ones in real time!🙂👍did you get your gelplate clean in the end?

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️ As for my gel plate… kind of? 😆 I just left it after the final pull and will likely go in tomorrow and clean it off (or else I’ll leave it until I use it again…. Probably not the best practice, but 😬🤷‍♀️😂)

@heksedansd.2919 Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart 😁😁😁 I never clean my gelplates!! I love listening to you while you work, It's healing because you are so comb....

@lucymathersart Жыл бұрын

I think if you used less medium / paint to pick up you’d have more success. A really thin layer works better. You got some nice grungy collage papers though. Hope we get to see you use them.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lucy! I’m planning to use these new pages in a future video for sure! ❤️

@laurelarnold4198 Жыл бұрын

I had high hopes for the titanium white pull and was surprised when it didn't clean the plate. I learned a LOT. IS there a secret for pulling pastel off a gelli plate?

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I had high hopes for the white pull too 🤣🤣🤣 Yeates Makes made a video that showed using pastels on paper, then putting that paper on the gel plate and then using paint to pull the pastel off the plate. It seems that was a success, but I haven’t tried it myself yet ☺️

@paisleypeacock1001 Жыл бұрын

Ohhhh no, Where's your WATER BOTTLE?? Unfortunately, when you dried the gel medium, which is basically like glue, you sealed the pastels onto the plate. Thoroughly saturating the plate with water or alcohol might break down the medium. The pastels on paper pressed to clean plate and then go over with titanium white works. Without experimentation, we would never know what works and doesn't. Great effort and some interesting pulls.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Don't worry - the medium acts like paint, so when I put the next layer on, it peels up the previous layer(s). No gel plates were harmed in the making of this video :)

@CatWezel66 5 ай бұрын

I suggest you look some KZfaq tutorials on how a gelli plate woks. It’s going to help you a lot 😉

@jackieschomburgart 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I’m familiar with how to create using gelli plates, thanks. I was just playing around with the pastels wondering how I could create something different with the pastels. 😆

@amarol346 6 ай бұрын

Nada se pierde con nuestras prácticas. Los accidentes tienen resultados excelentes.

@jackieschomburgart 6 ай бұрын

Agreed!! ❤️❤️❤️

@bunnierivera3754 Жыл бұрын

Did she try pastels with the paint directly brayed over them, without the medium?

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Hi Bunnie! Yes, I did try using paint over the pastels without medium. The heavy body titanium white worked best with the paints I tried ☺️

@AinoShperber Жыл бұрын

I like these!! Are chalk pastels the same as normal pastels? Soft pastels?

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I can never remember if “soft pastels” are oil pastels or the dry, chalky pastels. 😂 I just wanted to be clear that these are not oil pastels.

@AinoShperber Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart I believe soft pastels are the dry pigment pastels (not oil pastels), but they can be of harder quality (cheaper usually) or really soft (like Sennelier fex).

@AinoShperber Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart anyways, I enjoyed your experiment and was inspired to try. Thank you, enjoying your channel very much!

@ENAIRAMA1 9 ай бұрын

AGH, the gelli print thingy is hard to manage. I never get them clean by pulling… I don’t know the trick really… and don’t get me started with the magazine images… it depends of the kind of ink and paper the magazines use… and the ink in your laser printer if you want to transfer… but.. I can{t deny that I love the surprises😂

@jackieschomburgart 9 ай бұрын

Hahaha! I share some of those feelings too! Especially about the surprises - I LIVE for the surprises. Trying to plan anything on the gelli plate feels like a lot of brain power. I'd rather just play ❤️

@salinaadulteducationcenter4610 Жыл бұрын

Yes, real time unedited. Thanks so much.

@JudyNolan Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jackie. I'm a beginner and just love soaking up everything you do plus how you approach doing. So every style works for me (are you planning more live sessions? - though I'm still working through the archive). If you're interested in another approach with gelli plate and chalk pastels, Mark Yeates recently posted on his experiments - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLp-dM91t7Xadmw.html

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Hi Judy! Yes, I typically do live sessions every Wednesday or Thursday at 1:30 pm Chicago time, but my kids and I were sick the past two wednesdays so I couldn’t make it happen. Hopefully it will be back on this week! ❤️

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Oh! And thank you - I think this is the video I was told about!

@annecanright4918 Жыл бұрын

we've all been there i'm typing with a paint covered finger...

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I’m peeling gloss medium off my fingers over here 😂😂😂

@lindyashford7744 Жыл бұрын

I think there is still potential with pastels though personally I would be very concerned for my Gelli by now as they cost a LOT where I live. I think it was brave or crazy to use heat on it! I hope it recovers. I did like some of the results but would have like to see what happened from a clean Gelli plate, or maybe one with just a layer of clear stuff, medium or gesso. I really like the drawn on bits from the first few pulls. I have to say I would have given up a lot sooner than this and given my Gelli a good bath in warm water. This works for my brayers so I think it would on the plate. I really like the 12x12 , well I can dream….

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Hi Lindy! Haha! I didn't mean for you to worry about my plate - the hair dryer and pastels don't do any damage. You can tell that my plate is old and tired - it probably does need a good scrub - but I do enjoy the random marks and old layers that get absorbed into the new pulls. For me, it's part of the charm of the gelli plate. Where are you living that the plates are so hard to come by? Luckily in the US they aren't too expensive so I can take more risks without much fear. I'm happy to do the risk taking on your behalf so you can only use what works! :)

@lindyashford7744 Жыл бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart I am in England. They are really expensive here, especially the leading brand, which costs twice as much. I like the old stuff on my plate too! I use pastels quite a lot, I pull them off a paper drawing rather than working direct on the plate, it works really well off brown craft or packing paper, and produces pretty much what you drew, no reversal. Works with conte crayon and charcoal pencils too. Pull with whatever colours take your fancy. And mark make in anyway you want. Of course you can add to and alter your original drawing as much as you want as well, and add different layers onto your print, my favourite way to do this is with golden open transparent colours. I am in love with some of their yellows!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Aha! Thanks for the tips! I love the Golden Open paints too - they makes gel printing SO much more enjoyable! ❤️❤️❤️

@carynpercell8979 Жыл бұрын

These are chalk and not oil? They go down so easy on the gel plate!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

They are chalk 🤗 I think the video might make it seem a little smoother than it actually was - I did have to use a bit of ingenuity as some colors wouldn’t mark as well in certain areas so I kept rotating pastels 😂

@gaylecewpie5012 8 ай бұрын

The reason your pull didn't work was because you used a gloss Medium, either gloss or matte medium. Those mediums are a Glue, they will always make your papers adhere to the plate, it will not life all you paint off either, so keep that in mind and take it for what its worth.

@jackieschomburgart 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@jodyhynek3415 Жыл бұрын

To get pastels off your plate use baby oil. Really enjoy your experiments

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jody! ❤️

@missdeesaccount Жыл бұрын

And i like real time as opposed to time lapse.

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your input!

@DonnaGordon81 6 ай бұрын

First remove all the papers from the pastels. Also as others have said use the pastels on paper and then transfer to the gel plate.

@dailydoseofpaper Жыл бұрын

Oh wait, i see you just tried that...😊

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

☺️

@jodyhynek3415 Жыл бұрын

The gel medium might be a acting as a resist. Try cleaning your plate then it should work

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@donnameadowsart594 Жыл бұрын

Real time

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your feedback, Donna! ❤️

@jenniferglover6417 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a watermelon!

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

😆🍉❤️

@Engelhafen 4 ай бұрын

Are you sure those are chalk pastels they look like oil pastels

@jackieschomburgart 4 ай бұрын

Yep, I’m sure :)

@debbiej.2823 Жыл бұрын

Real time experiments please

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Debbie!

@juliepederson8468 Жыл бұрын

I believe you should leave the paper sit on the underneath paint at least 3-5 minutes…

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

I’ll try that if I do it again. In my regular gel press process, I never leave the paper on that long, which could easily be why my gel plate ends up with paint stuck to it 😆😆😆

@juliepederson8468 Жыл бұрын

😂 there’s such a fine line… weight of paper counts a lot too. Just never ends all the ‘stuff’ ! I’m no gel press expert! Painter. You’ve given me great things to try out in there though! I really enjoy your painting videos too… relaxing. ❤️

@tannaorr4133 Жыл бұрын

Observation: taking off a little too much of the medium, then letting it sit too long. So a little too dry

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Fair enough lol ☺️ Thanks for your help! ❤️

@hartmanartsource Ай бұрын

I’d love to see what happens if you drop some alcohol on it, then take a pull.

@jackieschomburgart Ай бұрын

Challenge accepted! Stay tuned for the reveal! 🤓🔮

@morningdewgarden7432 11 ай бұрын

Gel mediums are in essence a sealer so please don't try this at home kids... lol

@jackieschomburgart 11 ай бұрын

I’m a rebel 🤣🤣🤣

@morningdewgarden7432 11 ай бұрын

@@jackieschomburgart You have to try new things to see what works or we never would get any where, right? I have had some really awful failures and some really exciting successes so it pays to be a rebel!! As a matter of fact, I have ruined more than one gel plate but I keep trying things that I haven't seen others do because I don't want to just copy others techniques now as I did when I started. Good luck with all of your experiments!!

@jackieschomburgart 11 ай бұрын

@@morningdewgarden7432 100%!! ❤️❤️❤️

@susananielsen8911 Жыл бұрын

The pastels are called soft pastels, there is no chalk in them. When you order these pastels it is important to call them by the right name.😍

@jackieschomburgart Жыл бұрын

Thanks Susana ☺️

@DOCDOCFLAMINGOS Жыл бұрын

Ummmmm just my 3¢....BUT.... I don't think there is any need to police anyone's choice of the words they use when it comes to anything really, especially not Art supplies. As "Soft Pastels" and "Chalk Pastels" or two different things that are made and sold. Or at the very least they are the same items but what a company decides to call them is interchangeable. As products are clearly labeled and sold as chalk pastels as well as some being labeled and sold as soft pastels. So that could easily make her neither right or wrong in the word she used to call the product. And ultimately you don't know what the the item is labeled as on the box because it was not really ever shown to the audience. Just don't think there is any reason for such a direct and harsh comment like that !! Just sayin