How To Create A Marble Effect On The Gelli® Plate
Create a marble effect on the gel plate. Crumple (tissue) paper, a plastic bag, or baking paper and place it on the printing plate to pick up some of the paint. Gelli Arts® artist Birgit Koopsen prefers to use baking paper, as it picks up less paint from the plate which makes the texture softer. For an extra luxurious feel, she uses gold paint as a pickup layer. Steps: Roll out 2-3 colors of acrylic paint on the plate. Crumple your paper. Place the paper on top of the wet paint and lightly push it down. Remove the paper and let the paint dry. Add a thin layer of paint on top. Place paper on top while the paint is still wet and rub. Let everything dry for a few minutes, then pull the print. #gelliarts #gelplate #gelprintingkit #printingplate #monoprinting #printmaking #gelliplate
Create Gel Print Texture With Everyday Packaging Materials (March Printing Challenge Idea #16)
For the gel printing prompt TEXTURE Gelli Arts® artist Michelle Mixed Media uses everyday textured items like cardboard, bubble wrap and packaging to create marks on her gel printing plate. She lets the paint dry and then uses a contrasting colour to pull the monoprint. She takes a previously made image transfer print and glues it onto the print to create a simple collage. #marchprintingchallenge #gelliarts #monoprinting #gelprinting #printmaking #printingplate #gelplate #gelliplate #printingtechniques
Gel Printing With Oil Pastels (March Printing Challenge Idea #22)
For the March Printing Challenge Prompt PASTELS, Gelli® artist Michelle MixedMedia uses an oil pastel line drawing to transfer that image onto her gel printing plate. The oil pastel acts like a resist for the acrylic paint, leaving the lines behind on the plate. #imagetransfer #monoprinting #printmaking #gelliarts #gelprinting #printingplate #resisttransfer #gelplate #mixedmedia
Gel Printing With Oil Pastels (March Printing Challenge Idea #22)
For the March Printing Challenge Prompt PASTELS, Gelli® artist Michelle MixedMedia uses an oil pastel line drawing to transfer that image onto her gel printing plate. The oil pastel acts like a resist for the acrylic paint, leaving the lines behind on the plate. #imagetransfer #monoprinting #printmaking #gelliarts #gelprinting #printingplate #resisttransfer #gelplate #mixedmedia
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