Troubleshooting Gel Prints: Pulling A Print After Paint Is Dry
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2020
- Have you ever taken your time painting on your Gel Press only to realize you took a little to long and now your paint is dry? There is an easy solution! Join Betz Golden as she shows you how to pull a print even after it is dry. She also has a few other tips about layering colors and how to season a new Gel Press.
Gel Press Products Used:
6x6" Gel Press Plate - gelpress.com/product/10800/
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Petty people nit picking, ugh! Thanks for your time and sharing. Doubt many leave it for an 'hour'...you demonstrated it's still salvageable, for those that aren't so AWARE!👌
I always let my prints dry before adding the wet lift layer
Very cool.. TFS..
I've been getting great pulls from dry work by braying on a generous layer of white glue. Then I lay the paper down and wait a long while till the whole thing dries.
Great demo. What about using a clear acrylic medium?
I copied some images but the print never transferred what am I doing wrong. I printed it with ink Jet printer.
Seems like all my paint sticks to the gel plate, but nothing transfers to paper. Even paper is sticking like its been glued to the gel press and ripping again no paint transfer. Brand new gel plate. I wanted to do this but was so frustrated after 30 mins of trying and nothing but everything sticking to the gel press.
Have you tried cleaning it with baby oil, I have seen a few people do this
@@francesstieme9264 I haven't, but it shouldn't have needed cleaned being brand new out of the package.
@@melissasmith3297I’m having the same problem, my paper keeps sticking to the plate and I can’t get a good clean print.
I’m having a problem where my paper stuck and when pulled it stayed glued to the press. I cleaned it and now it will only pull the wet layer, nothing else. Any suggestions?
I’m having the same problem. My paper keeps sticking to the plate! I’ve tried it in my sketchbook too with thicker paper but same thing keeps happening. I do another layer with wet paint but the older good,stencilled layer stays on the plate so can’t get a clean lift on the plate.
@@journalforjoy1726 I have been told I am not letting the paint dry enough before putting paper on. Hopefully it will help.
@@theresabreeden6743 ok, I’ll try that. Thank you.
@@journalforjoy1726 I know this is a very old thread but I clicked on this because I’m having the EXACT same issue! Did letting the paint dry more help?
i have a different problem... what if my actual gelli plate is DRY ?? lol i think i overused rubbing alcohol to clean it and i leave it OUT of its clamshell container.... could either of those things harm it?? cuz now it's wavy as i leave it on a plastic cutting board i got from DOllar Tree... and i don't know what else to do but put a LOT of mineral oil on it. which i've done a couple times, but it never seems to remoisturize it. :/
Oh no! I am so sorry! They should always be stored in the clamshell to help preserve them. 🙂
ibkristykat maybe try rubbing baby oil on it, which can also be used to clean it!
Was the cutting board plastic or silicone? Silicone has a negative reaction. Is your plate a Gel Press plate?
@@GelPress yes it's plastic. oops. i don't think it was silicone. it's one of those flexible dual packs you get at DOLLAR TREE. I think it is a Gel Press Plate.
@@GelPress i took them out to store them without the clamshells cuz they are sorta loud to open and i had a new baby at the time and didn't want to wake him if i chose to art while he was sleeping (*this was 4 to 5 years ago). I may try baby oil or mineral oil soaks and I've recently switched the plates to overhead projection sheets to store them on .. if that doesn't work I'll have to buy new and just store it in the clamshell.. ooppppsy
From the title, I thought this was going to be about letting your paint dry while the paper is on top of it & it ripping when you pull the print. That happens to me a lot. Bleh. Oh well, guess I'll keep practicing.
If I use acrylic paint I find it dries very quickly. However, I now use oil based printing ink with lots of extender. You can use oil paint as well. They stay open for ages and allows you to layer.
See Australian Artist Kim Herringe on CZcams. She uses Golden Open Acrylics
@@lynnnicholas5832 Oh dang, I was wondering if it was my acrylics. I don’t have the money to put to those oil/fluid acrylics at the moment, but that does make a lot of sense. Ty for the suggestion.
So I wasn’t sure what you actually did to “season” the gel plate. Was it letting the paint dry that was different from just using it?
The plate I was using to pick the paint up from (loading the brsyrt) was seasoning it. You need to do a few pulls by layering the paint on the new plate several times to get a smooth even pull - otherwise it can bead up (not always, but can). Since I was using the plate to load my brayer I really did not care what the pull to clean that plate looked like. It’s just basically is a good opportunity to season a plate if you purchased a new one and using an old one for a print you care about 🙂.
@@Betsiemorris - thanks so much - I've just bought a new plate as my old one (8 years old at least) is starting to deteriorate.
I'm not sure with that either. I always just use mine right away & they work fine.
@@Betsiemorris I am using a new plate and after two afternoons it still does not work properly. It beads up. The only thing that worked a little is to use thicker paints and not so thin layers but that does not always suits what I am trying to do. Do you have any suggestions? I tried cleaning it with water, soap, .. no success so far. Thanks!
@@noeliagutierrezgalera2523 I am literally having the same problem and can't find anything that addresses this exact issue....
What about misting the dry gel print with water and then pulling the print?
It’s worth a shot 🙂. My only concern with that is if you don’t get even coverage or depending i. Your paper it could make it to wet and warp.
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Water would not reactivate the dried acrylic paint. You need the gel medium in the acrylics to reactivate the dried paint. ;-) Soap and water will help clean it though.
I always let my layers dry in between so I’m not sure what you were getting at or who your audience was as everyone I know does this.
That is wonderful that you know the ins and outs of gel pressing. However, people who are new to it do not. How are they suppose to learn if no one shows them? 🙂
Cher Lashley Though you only know how to do that because you learned it at some point so I would imagine the point of the video would be for those who are new to Gelli printing...
Why are u wearing safety glasses for gel printing?
Those are not safety glasses. They are actually my real glasses 🤓.