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That’s so lovely of you to say - thank you. There will be more videos soon- although my computer is currently broken & waiting for repair!

Thanks so much Maggie! Look forward to seeing you tomorrow..

Thanks so much for your comment Valerie - so glad you can get the experience of Morocco through my sketchbook tour! You'd love it!

Thanks for your comment, just regular laser printer / copy paper, most likely we got it from the supermarket. I printed the arrow design onto the paper with my cheap black and white laser printer.

Aww - thanks for your lovely comment - I am planning to do some more videos in the new year! Anything in particular you'd like to see?!

Thanks so much for your comment ☺

Ha ha - it's a while since I made the video and I don't remember saying whingy! which part of the video was it? Could possibly be my accent 😆

@@lucymathersart Don’t think it’s your accent. I’d have to watch the whole video to find it but I think you described the prints you get when you don’t clean your plate as whingy ? ? ? I don’t have to know. I’m just kind of fascinated by British slang ;o)

​@@63artemisia63 Ah, thanks - yes, I was trying to work it out with a friend today - I wonder if it was the word "grungy" - all the bits of leftover paint from previous pulls. I think I said it near the beginning because my plate already had bits of paint on it before I started... I learnt this 'term' from Denise Lush I think, that was yonks (ages) ago - new bit of slang for you 😄!

@@lucymathersart Sorry, Lucy, not grungy. I probably first heard that from Denise, too, 2-3 years ago. Definitely whingy. I remember because I’d only ever heard one other person say it, a British painter. If I could remember her name, I’d ask her and then both of us would know. Thanks for yonks though, that’s a new one.

OK, I actually paused the video right after you said whingy, which I only remembered a minute ago. 7:04-6 You say “made this print nice and whingy.” Your turn . . . I think you’re probably using it to mean grungy, don’t you?

Thanks so much for your comment ☺

Thanks for your comment. I haven't made my own, I have both gelli arts and gel press plates. I am a messy cook so I reckon I'd be a messy gel-plate maker, which is the main reason why I've not attempted it! 😅

Thanks so much for your comment, glad you found it useful!

Sorry I missed your comment! Thank you. Yes, occasionally my paper will stick. I think it depends on a lot of things but for me it's often when I've left the paper to dry on the plate, then when I tried to pull the print I've not waited quite long enough and the paint is still a bit wet and I've used thin paper.

Thanks.. yes, although better used on paper without any sort of acrylic surface underneath. Have fun experimenting if you get any!

Thanks - glad you enjoyed it!

Yes it's quite an unusual journal, it was a gift. They are similar to concertina sketchbooks or accordion fold books. Most of the collage papers are made using the gel plate - like you saw on the other video. I love geometric patterns so I have a lot of patterned stencils.

thanks - I love ink so much.

Thank you. That's two requests to see how I use them, so I will do my best to get the camera on when I work on it! - it's so easy to forget!

Thanks Gina - I'm very excited now about using them!

Thanks very much for your comment Chris.

Hi Lianne - I just have a cheap HP black and white laser printer. I am sorry but no idea of the number. Thanks so much for your comment and good luck with your printing.

Thanks for your comment Gina. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Aah, lovely! Thanks so much for letting me know. Happy for you, as I remember that feeling of frustration well. Have fun!

You're welcome!

Great - happy to hear that, thanks for your comment!

Hi Angela - wow thanks a lot for your comment, pleased it's given you a reason to try again - hope it works out for you! come back and ask if you have any questions!

Hi Peggy - thanks for your lovely comment! 😊

Hi, I think for image transfer you probably need to use a gel plate. You could try making your own, just search for gel plate recipes. You can use perspex or glass for printing but one problem with acrylic paint is that it dries quickly, especially when rolled thinly, so you have to work super fast. You might not get the detail as perspex and glass aren't flexible like the gel plate. Have fun and experiment with what you have though, as you never know until you try!

@@lucymathersart Thank you! That makes sense, I'll give it a go 🤗

@@HelenMcLean Great, have fun! ☺

Agreed!

Thanks so much Shelley, glad you have found it helpful..

Thank you Helen! ☺

Hey! Thanks for your comment! To be honest I was trying to not think too much about placement. Although I do remember deliberating about a couple of pieces. I wanted some to go across the page folds and some repeat patterns in different places. I am experimenting in this sketchbook. I think you can get accordion sketchbooks which are like our concertina ones, and similar to this. The octopus is specific to the seawhite of Brighton brand.

Thanks so much, glad you found it useful. It sure was a nice grungy leftovers print...!

Yes, I do use other tissue papers as well, but the wet strength tissue is excellent. if you are in the states you can use Deli paper as a replacement for tissue. From what I have seen that holds up well. Just experiment with what you have, if it's left on the plate even craft / gift tissue shouldn't rip. More likely to rip and stick if the paint is still wet. Thanks for your lovely comments on my work 😊

@@lucymathersart Thank you, Lucy!! I found some wet tissue on etsy, just a small amount so I could try it out without spending way too much money for tissue paper!

@@deannahall2032 Sounds good - have fun with it! I'm sure you will be hooked!!

@@deannahall2032 I just filmed myself pulling up some tissue (came from a shoe box) from the plate, and guess what? it ripped!! 😮 First time it happened to me. I'll share it at some point.

@@lucymathersart So sorry that happened to your tissue paper print! Did you leave it on the plate too long?

Thank you for your lovely comments.I hope you enjoy having fun with your gel plate.

Thank you, so glad it has inspired you - have fun creating! 😊

Thanks so much Vinayak 😊

Thanks Tamara, I'm loving inks at the moment - but I also use thicker paints mixed with airbrush medium (or water) to get that inky consistency... have fun playing!

Thanks Jennifer - It's the first time I've used one so having fun exploring!

Thanks so much Sam

You're welcome 😊

Thanks so much Ann!

Thank you for your comment - enjoy having a play with this!

You're welcome Gina, thanks for the feedback! 😊

Ooh great question! I'm afraid I haven't tried others as I only have liquitex - I buy a large container and transfer to the smaller one, but I am sure that most matte mediums would work. If you try it let me know! Thanks for your comment.

You're welcome Rubia 😊

Thank you so much for your comments, I'm so glad it helped you and that you give transfers a(another) go!

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for your comment!

No, matte medium is essentially acrylic paint without the colour so you shouldn't need to clean anything after a transfer using it. In fact I tend to use matte medium if I do ever want to clean my plate. I have another video about cleaning the plate. Thanks for your comment and please do ask if you have any further questions!

thanks Lynette ☺

Thanks so kind of you Anna - I'm so glad you are enjoying them! 😊

Thanks - happy you found it useful!