Use a newsprint pick up in glycerin and gelatin printmaking to increase the contrast of the detailed impression by linda germain
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Can creating complex layers on a gel plate be simple? Absolutely! Layering comes down to just 2 factors. Once you understand how to use these 2 factors on a gel plate, you can consistently create the kinds of prints you want. And more importantly, have even more fun printing! You can use the slap-dash method […]
We had such a lot of fun at the Gelli Arts printing workshop. Thank you so much to all who came, I enjoyed every minute and didn't we make hundreds of prints! Some of the people who came to the workshop were new to Gelli and some had their own plates but hadn't used them much. A few people were already Gelli addicts and wanted another chance to play and learn new techniques. That's the fun of Gelli plate printing though isn't it? Every time we play we learn a new way of making prints and find new effects that can be made by trying different tools and different combinations of layers and colours. Here are a few photos of a few of the prints. I didn't take many photos because I was having too much fun but these show a few of the many techniques we tried including printing with real leaves, using stamps, stencils, hand cut masks, hand cut printing blocks. All these lovely prints can be used for backgrounds, card making, paper patchwork, collage etc but sometimes people ask... 'What next?' 'What else can I do with my prints?' If you are addicted to making prints you can end up with boxes full of original, unique prints that you can't bear to use because they are too beautiful, and probably unrepeatable. Or you may be so busy making new works of art to think about using the old ones. Well, lets use them! The next Gelli workshop, next Spring will be all about using our prints as a starting point in design! This will include learning to draw into the patterns to make unique artwork which we can develop into fabric prints etc. Below are some of the drawings that I have done on the prints I made from the demonstrations I did at the class. Some started as hopeless failures because that is what happens when people are watching a demo! Ha ha. Doodling has rescued them! Watch this space to see what's next for these prints and drawings. And if you'd like to join in, I will be adding next year's workshop dates to the blog soon.
Gelatin printmaking is fun, fast and addictive. But after the initial surprise and excitement many artists want to exercise some control over the process. Or they see clean, crisp layers made by other printmakers and artist and wonder how it was achieved. Now fair warning, monotype printmaking is often experimental and exact marks often can […]
I used new masks, stamps, paint...so fun. Masks: Organic Shapes. Stamps: Woodcuts, Positive Women. New Paint: Black.
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Magical Monoprinting Date: Saturday 21 March 2015 Time: 10am - 4pm Cost: $90 (includes all materials) Location: BVAC Hub, Wellers...
Playing with process colours, stencils and over printing with a bit of ghosting thrown in. Just loving developing this process and e...
Illustrated Ghosts by Amy Shawley Paquette
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In my studio last month I explored printing with some plants from my garden - a perennial silver bush (unable to be identified) and the flower heads from my Italian Parsley. It wasn't a complex printing session, but just a relaxing exploration of a couple of plants I wanted to try before I did some garden trimming. The flower heads were rather thick and juicy, so I first ran one through the press with butchers paper to get rid of some of the excess moisture. I then printed with it - the first print is show below. The green colour is actually from the plant not from ink, it still had plenty of liquid, staining the paper. The first print The second print (the ghost print) captured the delicate structure of the flower head. As the plant was so fresh, it fell apart as I removed it from the plate. I had to use the tweezers to methodically pick off the individual soft seeds that stuck to the plate....a zen moment requiring much care and patience! The second print The third print was used as a base for another print, using a paper mask to highlight the flower head image, which was much fainter at this stage. The third print
Forays into visual journaling, stamping, scrapbooking and altered art of all persuasions.
It's time for another Gel Press video! This time I'm showing you how I create multiple layers of colour without making the dreaded mud....
