Older artist here, losing my eyesight. Decided recently to try working with a gelli plate, not knowing much about it, and stumbled on your channel. you're opening new possibilities for me and I can't tell you how grateful I am.
Hi there - very glad the videos are helping out. I reckon working on the bigger plates may be accessible if you're struggling with your eyesight. I did a video on big oil pastel drawing transfer that might be useful to you. Remember, Turner did his absolute best work when his eyesight got too strained for detail - not just HIS best work, but some of the best and most groundbreaking work ever made : ) xxx
I am revisiting gel printing from my high school days. Back then we made our own plates. I'm so excited to find your tutorials! I want to do my own art. So many of the other channels gear more towards card making or just photo transfers. This is really inspiring! Thank you!
If drawing is a challenge, maybe tracing over an existing drawing would work (for example, tracing over a photocopy placed on top of some thicker paper)
I love all the great things you do with everyday supplies. And then you go on to mash the techniques together to make even more amazing art. Fabulous videos! I bought a pack of foam printing plates that look like cardstock but hold a line even better. They don't wear out like the cardstock. I've made small texture plates with them but you are inspiring me to go big!
Hi Robin, that's a lovely comment, thanks. It's been really important to me to use accessible and, where possible, cheap materials. The basics - gel plate / brayer / paint cost enough as is, so I've been avoiding all the fancy pants pre cut stencils and what not.
Extremely well produced video that answers a lot of questions by being about the art, not the artist. So many videos ramble: not this one though. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your generous sharing and your examples of experiments. You are a skilled & creative artist, and it’s amazing what you find to do with a gelli plate!!
Beautiful technique! Thank you soooo. Inch for sharing your experimental gelli printing techniques! You are an amazing artist too and soooo generous to share! !
Your experiments take the gel plate to exciting levels. I like the originality you put into your art without using all the store-bought stencils and such. That is real art to me. To be a free thinker and use what is around you and see what works. My question: What is the best way to clean the plate with the mediums you use, like, crayon, pastels, charcoal, ect...I have an old plate. I used charcoal on it but the ghost is still on it. Thanks for sharing your techniques, intriguing to watch.
I love your experiments! You are such a talented artist, and that makes it so fun to wonder and see where you will go next. Thank you for your generosity!
Its so versatile : ) Technique works brilliantly along with wax crayon areas to create mid tones and textures - see vid linked below czcams.com/video/_imymWTVJv0/video.html
I love what you've done here. I am new to gelli printing and want to use it to add to abstract paintings. I love the hand drawn, monoprint quality you have achieved. As someone else commented, so many others are using pre-made stencils. Your technique is individual and exciting with so many possibilities. Thank you for sharing, I look forward to trying it out... once I've made my plate 😊
I enjoyed watching your process of using the ball point pen as an embossment. I never would have thought of doing that. I have only made transfer prints on a plexiglass plate. Thank you! I am a printmaker in the East coat of the United States. 😊
Great video!!! I'm as jazzed about this technique as you are and I'm so grateful that you included everything about your process, including the less than satisfactory results. It's very helpful to see what doesn't work as well as what does.
So glad you started this channel… again, using the pen like this is a great way to test drawings and work through ideas before scratching and inking up drypoint plates. Great to see all your ideas and experiments… can’t wait to see what happens next… kindest regards Sharon.
Hi Sharon, lovely to read your comments as always. As you've noted, this could be a great way to check potential of a drypoint idea, especially as you can photocopy and make little amendments so quickly. You can't get that lovely fine quality of line you get from a dry point but it's pretty good and a lot less mess!!!! Sure I've said it in other videos, but I'm getting a lot creatively from the channel too : )
I could watch you experiment all day! I am really finding your videos inspiring and I admire your talent. I love how the tea cup drawing came out, I would be thrilled to have that result!💕🇨🇦
Cheers Pasquale, blown away that people in so many places are tuning in and trying some techniques I'm sharing : ) ps. my neighbour is from the Ardeche, he's like family, I love him!!!!
It's all Wayne Thiebaud!!! I rippped his drawing technique completely for this. He's up there with Kathe Kollwitz, Bradford, Durer, Kiefer, Doig amongst loads of others as one of my fave artists!!!
Love your techniques and I love Wayne Thiebaud. I met him in Milwaukee years ago and even got his autograph. Super glad I found your channel. Very inspiring!
hi beverly, mentioning Wayne Thiebaud's work resonated with a few people, and I hope a few more discovered his work because of the video. I think he took the mantle from that long line of American realist painters many of us love; Sargent, Whistler, Bellows, Wyeth, Hopper...
The very first pull and I’m already so excited! Thank you for making this video! I’m new to gelli printing, and your channel has so many amazing cool ideas. I was just layering a couple magazine pages and then at a loss for what else I could do. Thank you!!
Older artist here, losing my eyesight. Decided recently to try working with a gelli plate, not knowing much about it, and stumbled on your channel. you're opening new possibilities for me and I can't tell you how grateful I am.
Hi there - very glad the videos are helping out. I reckon working on the bigger plates may be accessible if you're struggling with your eyesight. I did a video on big oil pastel drawing transfer that might be useful to you. Remember, Turner did his absolute best work when his eyesight got too strained for detail - not just HIS best work, but some of the best and most groundbreaking work ever made : ) xxx
I did go and watch...
Love this technique! I’m so grateful when you show us your explorations and share the whole process, including the less successful aspects. Thank you!
A pleasure T Hanna, glad you enjoyed it : )
I love that we learn WITH you when you are experimenting! Thank you!
Glad to hear - I do not want to give the impression it is all plain sailing so usually film my first attempts, with all the pitfalls that brings : )
The state of your gel plate adds texture to your creations. I’m so jealous I can’t draw like yourself 😂
!! The state of my plate was just laziness initially !!
I am revisiting gel printing from my high school days. Back then we made our own plates. I'm so excited to find your tutorials! I want to do my own art. So many of the other channels gear more towards card making or just photo transfers. This is really inspiring! Thank you!
A pleasure to share and glad the videos are of use : )
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what's the recipe to make your own gel plate? Could you share one (tested)?
That's great. If you're making a picture to sell you can sign it with the plate!
So much potential with this technique. Being able to draw so well must help too!😉
LOADS of potential!!! Can't wait to get stuck in to some diferent types of drawing to explore! Cheers, as ever, for comments Gina : )
If drawing is a challenge, maybe tracing over an existing drawing would work (for example, tracing over a photocopy placed on top of some thicker paper)
Thanks for telling me you let it dry!! No one else I have watched has ever said that ❤❤❤😊
Pretty important for avoiding rips - I learnt the hard way!!!!
Oooh, very interesting technique. The green lines on black was actually my favourite. :)
Hope it works for you : )
That's amazing! Beautiful technique! Thank you!
Great discoveries! Thanks for taking us along in the process.
So enjoying your experiments and thoughts!
I love all the great things you do with everyday supplies. And then you go on to mash the techniques together to make even more amazing art. Fabulous videos!
I bought a pack of foam printing plates that look like cardstock but hold a line even better. They don't wear out like the cardstock. I've made small texture plates with them but you are inspiring me to go big!
Hi Robin, that's a lovely comment, thanks. It's been really important to me to use accessible and, where possible, cheap materials. The basics - gel plate / brayer / paint cost enough as is, so I've been avoiding all the fancy pants pre cut stencils and what not.
Thank you for the experiment and sharing it with us! Loved it!
This is brilliant! Great idea, gonna give it a go!
I can’t wait to try this! So many possibilities.
Love this one! Stunning.
: ) Have a go, really straightforward to get a good result : )
Another exciting discovery and beautiful print! TFS the inspiration!
This was fascinating - many thanks!
this is great! thank you so much for sharing your awesome experiments. can’t wait to try this out myself.
Love your endless experimentation. Much appreciated
Cheers Allison, a pleasure to share!
Extremely well produced video that answers a lot of questions by being about the art, not the artist. So many videos ramble: not this one though. Thank you.
Thanks so much for your ideas. I feel compelled to try these techniques!
Thank you so much for sharing your techniques and processes!! Love this!
Cheers Sherelyn :)
Such an interesting invention! Thank you for sharing!
A pleasure to share : )
Brilliant! I cannot wait to try this technique!
Be sure to check out my most recent video - i revisit the technique and, I feel, have refined it a bit : ) best of luck and let me know how it goes
Thanks so much for your generous sharing and your examples of experiments. You are a skilled & creative artist, and it’s amazing what you find to do with a gelli plate!!
Absolutely BRILLIANT I was captivated by the whole process. Thank you.
Great videos 👍 Thank you
Great video!
Love how you experimented and brought us along. Great discovery 💡
That's great news Kathleen : )
Great idea, will give it a go!!
Brilliant! Can't wait to try it
Let me know how it goes!
it always blows my mind when someone does this! I can't wait to try it out myself!
Cheers Jenny : )
I love how your videos encourage experimentation!
thast's my number 1 aim!!!!!
Excellent!!! You have me excited about exploring my gel plate as a tool❤ Thank you
Amazing exploration with simple tools. Thanks!
that's the aim Tam, to make home printmaking accessible : )
This is the most innovative gell plate demonstration that I've see. Great work and thank you for sharing.
You are so clever, what a great effect.
Wow! This is a brilliant idea! Really great video. Thanks!
A pleasure, thanks for thanks : )
What a valuable and beautiful lesson! And with a ballpoint pen. Thanks very much.
A pleasure : )
What a great technique!!!
I know! Loads of applications, very versatile : )
fascinating and so honest. Thank you.
This is amazing! Can’t wait to try!
Cool, let me know how it goes : )
Beautiful technique! Thank you soooo. Inch for sharing your experimental gelli printing techniques! You are an amazing artist too and soooo generous to share! !
A pleasure to share : ) thanks for comment
Amazing! Love the feel of the drawing...soft and vintage.
😀 cheers
Your experiments take the gel plate to exciting levels. I like the originality you put into your art without using all the store-bought stencils and such. That is real art to me. To be a free thinker and use what is around you and see what works. My question: What is the best way to clean the plate with the mediums you use, like, crayon, pastels, charcoal, ect...I have an old plate. I used charcoal on it but the ghost is still on it. Thanks for sharing your techniques, intriguing to watch.
Baby oil and wet wipes for cleaning : )
Fascinating experimental work. Love the final result
So many possibilities, have fun exploring : )
Fun! Especially love the character of the last one.
I appreciate you sharing (and so well done) all this information.
Cheers Jim! A pleasure to share!
This is such a brilliant discovery, with lots of potential for interesting prints-thanks for sharing!
LOADS of potential!!! Have fun exploring and let me know what comes of it!
I love watching your art and process. You have so many good and creative ideas. Thank you!
A pleasure Joan : )
I love your experiments! You are such a talented artist, and that makes it so fun to wonder and see where you will go next. Thank you for your generosity!
Cheers Denise : )
Excellent, love it!
Cheers Jayne : )
Great techniques! I love that teacup print! Well done! Thanks for sharing will us. ❤️🙂
: ) cheers Susan
Love this!!! Thank you for sharing!!!
A pleasure, thanks for commenting : )
You are doing some very creative work! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers nancy, is fun sharing my explorations, a little stunned by how many out there are so interested!!! Lovely community in the gel plate world!!!
Wow, thank you for sharing. I love experimenting with tools I have. This will be fun to print up a few lovely cards and embellish them. Wonderful.
Cheers Becky - the aim is to keep materials (apart from the gel plate and brayer) nice and cheap and accessible : )
You always have the neatest ideas! Thank you so much for sharing your experiments and knowledge, it's very helpful.
A pleasure Christine : )
Great artwork…straight to the point
!!!! Cheers
Very cool, I will have to try this and share with friends. Thank you so much for sharing.
Loads of scope with this - glad you enjoyed it!
Wow!!!!! Super idea!
I must try tomorrow.😃
It's a lot of fun!
A joy to watch thank you. Can't wait to try out ☺️
let me know how it goes!!
I love the look of this; can't wait to try it myself!
Its so versatile : ) Technique works brilliantly along with wax crayon areas to create mid tones and textures - see vid linked below
czcams.com/video/_imymWTVJv0/video.html
Wonderful discovery!! Gel plates seem to have endless potential !
totally, endless potential!
Wow, this is so cool.. thanks so much for your experiments.
A pleasure Dawn, glad you got something from the video ; ) Let me know how it goes if you give it a try
Great work. Thanks
: ) a pleasure
I love what you've done here. I am new to gelli printing and want to use it to add to abstract paintings. I love the hand drawn, monoprint quality you have achieved. As someone else commented, so many others are using pre-made stencils. Your technique is individual and exciting with so many possibilities. Thank you for sharing, I look forward to trying it out... once I've made my plate 😊
Love it! 😊
Thanks for another wonderful tutorial! I continue to learn so much.. 😊
Cheers Pat, a pleasure, and thanks for all your kind comments over the past few months : )
Love it. ❤
Loved that final result! 💋
: ) Cheers for commenting!
Your channel popped up in our feed and am loving your printing/ collage videos. Excellent stuff, Rich.
Glad to have added a bit more float to your boat : )
I enjoyed watching your process of using the ball point pen as an embossment. I never would have thought of doing that. I have only made transfer prints on a plexiglass plate. Thank you! I am a printmaker in the East coat of the United States. 😊
Great video!!! I'm as jazzed about this technique as you are and I'm so grateful that you included everything about your process, including the less than satisfactory results. It's very helpful to see what doesn't work as well as what does.
Let me know how it goes Jeka - it's lovely when people post back once they've tried a technique out : )
brilliant idea!
Hi Brygia - loved your use of the collagraph technique BTW, not managed to get festive yet myself!!!!
great addition of technique to experiment with my Gel Plate. Thanks so much for sharing
A pleasure to share Jayne, hope you get the technique to work for you: )
So glad you started this channel… again, using the pen like this is a great way to test drawings and work through ideas before scratching and inking up drypoint plates. Great to see all your ideas and experiments… can’t wait to see what happens next… kindest regards Sharon.
Hi Sharon, lovely to read your comments as always. As you've noted, this could be a great way to check potential of a drypoint idea, especially as you can photocopy and make little amendments so quickly. You can't get that lovely fine quality of line you get from a dry point but it's pretty good and a lot less mess!!!! Sure I've said it in other videos, but I'm getting a lot creatively from the channel too : )
Love this. Thank you.
I could watch you experiment all day! I am really finding your videos inspiring and I admire your talent. I love how the tea cup drawing came out, I would be thrilled to have that result!💕🇨🇦
Cheers, as ever, for your lovely comment Cindy : )
Thank you for sharing this, I've used my geli plate to within an inch of its life and never knew you could do this!! Thanks for this great demo!!!!
That's wonderful Samantha! I reckon there's plenty more it has to offer that I haven't discovered yet!
Trank You so much for this technique. It is so incredible !!!!!! Bye from France🙋🏻♀️
Cheers Pasquale, blown away that people in so many places are tuning in and trying some techniques I'm sharing : ) ps. my neighbour is from the Ardeche, he's like family, I love him!!!!
thank you so much for sharing this technique!
You're welcome Kristina : )
Your videos and tutorials really inspire me, thank you very much for sharing these online!
A pleasure Mark, cheers for the comment ; )
Incredible tea cup cross hatching technique, so good 👍
It's all Wayne Thiebaud!!! I rippped his drawing technique completely for this. He's up there with Kathe Kollwitz, Bradford, Durer, Kiefer, Doig amongst loads of others as one of my fave artists!!!
Love how you experiment, not an artist but always looking for more ways to mark make, as always thanks
: ) thanks for thanks
This looks FUN - time to buy some Gelli plates methinks! Liked and subscribed pressed the bell icon too!
Go shop Christine, then get back to me with how it goes when you come up for air!!!!!
So many ideas ! And you are so talented and inspiring 🙏 hye from France
Wow!!! GREAT DEMO👍🏽
Cheers Brenda, glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks! Loved that!
This is great! Cant wait to try...
It's cool, you have to press hard, but it's worth it!
Oh wow. This is so cool. I'm going to try this.
Do it, loads of fun! Hope it works for you : )
Love your techniques and I love Wayne Thiebaud. I met him in Milwaukee years ago and even got his autograph. Super glad I found your channel. Very inspiring!
hi beverly, mentioning Wayne Thiebaud's work resonated with a few people, and I hope a few more discovered his work because of the video. I think he took the mantle from that long line of American realist painters many of us love; Sargent, Whistler, Bellows, Wyeth, Hopper...
Fantastic to watch this, so much potential
Cheers Pat! : ) I agree, loads of potential
Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing!
A pleasure Joyce, have fun with it : )
This is what we are looking for...Thank you again.
The very first pull and I’m already so excited! Thank you for making this video! I’m new to gelli printing, and your channel has so many amazing cool ideas. I was just layering a couple magazine pages and then at a loss for what else I could do. Thank you!!
Hi Kevin the ghost, glad that the videos are giving you some starting points : )
I could watch you draw all day. Have to try the pen drawing and just take the time to experiment and have fun
Cheers Anna, it is loads of fun. You can do loads with even the simplest drawing : )
so excited about this, thanks for sharing!
Hi Marika - lots of potential with this technique!!!!
Thank you for the video, very inspiring, just like the other ones I have watched until now.
Pleased to hear, thanks for the positive message : )