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Leonie Andrews Art
Australia
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I love making art with textiles and these days my gelli plate is one of my favourite art tools to work with.
I believe in starting where I am and using what I have - whether it's thrifting (or op-shopping as we call it in Australia), dyeing with plants, or busting that stash of fabric and art materials I already have.
So please join me in my textile and art adventures!
I believe in starting where I am and using what I have - whether it's thrifting (or op-shopping as we call it in Australia), dyeing with plants, or busting that stash of fabric and art materials I already have.
So please join me in my textile and art adventures!
Penang Sketching with Friends
Exploring a new city with sketching friends is so much fun. Tag along with us as we explore historic Georgetown on the island of Penang in Malaysia.
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Asialink Sketchwalk Penang 2024
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Join me as I take you on my trip to Asialink Sketchwalk Penang joining 500 other Urban Sketchers as we explore the city of Georgetown in Penang, Malaysia. Urban Sketchers is a worldwide organisation that encourages people to sketch on location, showing the world one drawing at a time. urbansketchers.org Music for this video was generously provided by Culture Shot cultureshot
Tissue Prints for Collage
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Join me while I demonstrate making tissue paper transfer prints to use in my concertina sketchbook. My video about making my sketchbook can be found here: th-cam.com/video/PGCtvEq47ZI/w-d-xo.html A good source of out of copyright free images can be found at Biodiversity Heritage Library www.biodiversitylibrary.org/
Let's make a concertina sketchbook!
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Follow my step by step guide to making a sketchbook / travel journal, from one sheet of art paper! Materials used: For the larger book, 1 large sheet of art paper, suitable for your preferred drawing media I used 1 x Fabriano 200gsm 100% cotton Hot Press paper (56 cm x 76 cm) For the smaller book, 1 x sheet of A3 Khadi 100 % cotton rag paper For the covers, 1 x sheet of 3 mm thick cardboard fab...
Trying out Colour Slicks
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At a recent Urban Sketchers meeting I tried out some new 'crayons' called Colour Slicks (from Zart Art). I had a lot of fun and will definitely use them again! This is NOT a sponsored video. I purchased all the materials I used. Materials: Colour Slicks by Zart Art zartart.com.au/catalogue/zart/za-cl2-paint-slicks Sailor Fude fountain pen De Atramentis Document Ink, colour Dark Blue
Leonie's concertina book
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materials and sounds gathered on the first Australian Walking Artists' gathering at Johanna Manor, Victoria 1-5 April 2024.
A Century of Quilts
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Australian quilts 1840 - 1940 from the collection of the National Gallery of Australia. A rich heritage of our most historic quilts are on display in Canberra until 25 August 2024. Many have not been displayed before.
Viewfinder
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An exploration made as part of Australian Walking Artists gathering in Victoria, April 2024
Transformations with Transparent Paints #gelliprintonfabric#fabricgelliprint#transparentpaintgelli
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I'm using transparent paints to print vibrant designs from my gelli plate onto fabric. You will see a full demonstration of my process from paint and fabric selection to finished print. Materials used: Pebeo Setacolor Fabric Paints: Buttercup : Vermillion : Fluorescent Blue : Fluorescent Orange : Shimmer Wine : Turquoise Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints: Manganese (Blue Hue) :Quinacridone Magenta : ...
Troubleshooting For Your Gelli Plate
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Are you getting weird patterns on your gelli plate? Paint not staying put? I will show you some of the easiest ways to deal with these problems.
Permission to play #gelliprinting#gelliprintonfabric#monoprintonfabric#fabricprinting
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Before you get serious with your gelli plate, give yourself permission to play instead.
Gelli Printing onto Printed Fabric #gelliprint on fabric #stencilling onto fabric #upcycled fabric
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Gelli Printing onto Printed Fabric #gelliprint on fabric #stencilling onto fabric #upcycled fabric
Stitch Journal: Beginnings #stitchjournal #sewnjournal#handprintfabric #foundfabricjournal
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Stitch Journal: Beginnings #stitchjournal #sewnjournal#handprintfabric #foundfabricjournal
Two Colour Print #gelliprintonfabric #fabricprinting
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Two Colour Print #gelliprintonfabric #fabricprinting
Dyeing my Hiking Scarf #dyeingwitheucalptus #dyeingwitheucalpts
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Dyeing my Hiking Scarf #dyeingwitheucalptus #dyeingwitheucalpts
Useful tips thank you. In spite of looking after my Gelli pad, the paint seems to lifting off whilst applying it with my brayer. I'm puzzled!
Nicely done!
Thank you! Cheers!
It was fun seeing this - enjoyed Penang immensely
It was a very good place to visit.😊
Awesome place
It really is!
Great video, Leonie..,.what fun 😊
Thank you 🤗 and yes we had a great time.
Nice song! Haha! So lovely to see you guys again in Penang, and can't wait for Phuket next year already!! (Subscribed!)
Hope to get in and catch up for another great event
Thanks so much Edric! 😊 We are looking forward to Phuket and seeing you again too.
Thanks for this video. Sometimes, my final prints end up with tiny white specks in different places. I'm not sure if it's lacing or maybe not enough paint? Also, I placed a sheet of copy paper on the top of the plate to store and the next day the paper was covered with oil and the face of my plate was cloudy not clear as the day before. Should I wash it to get back the clear surface? It's a new plate.
Thanks for your questions. The white specks could be lacing or missing paint. The lacing often has a halo around it. Often the white specks is just where the paint doesn't pick up off the surface. I wouldn't worry about the gelli plate not being clear. Over time they start to turn a bit more opaque. I would leave it as is. I generally only wash it to remove stubborn dried on paint.
this is such a fun idea - we fly out on Friday so not any time to play but boy can I see possibilities for this
If you are really good you can have some of my prints to play with!
Nice clear instructions- the sketchbooks look great
Thanks so much 😊 I'm just itching to start using it.
Very inspiring - I like the idea of not facing a blank page. Having a bit of colour already laid down would certainly help me get started
It's a good way to start and it also uses up some of those art materials that are just sitting around the house!😄
Looks great! Thank you for the resources link😁
I can spend a lot of time on that site finding all sorts of fascinating things. 😂
Great instructional video Leonie, the sketchbook looks really beautiful.
Thanks Angela, the big one is for Penang!
I’ve so enjoyed these videos in the Banda Islands. I was an AVI based in Kupang, west Timor, back in the mid 1990s and went to Ambon then. I actually have a sketch I did from that trip of Ambon port hanging on my wall right now. It was raining then too! Everything looks amazingly similar to how it was back then! Wonderful travel vlog, and sketches! Thank you 😊
Thank you so much Ann. It's always great to hear from people who've been in the area as well. I really hope to get back there again in the future.
Looks like a fun sketchbook
I hope so! Now I have to be disciplined and use it for it's intended purpose.😅
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Thanks, Leonie. That’s a wonderful video. The idea of an art journal that’s prepped with art is pretty neat. I’ve never seen a gelli print on cloth. Maybe I don’t get around enough. 🤔 I would like to see it done. ♒️♒️♒️
Thanks Mara! 🥰 Most of my videos feature gelli print on cloth. I learnt screen printing at art school, but using a gelli plate is so simple.
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Thank you.😊
I have these in fluoro. What pen are using please? Love what you are doing!
Thank you!😊 I am using Sailor fountain pen with a 'fude' (bent nib). It's my favourite pen. I bought it in Japan in 2016. Similar models are available online.
The colour sticks definitely look interesting
I'm enjoying using them. I just need to play some more.😊
@@leonieandrewsart4137 I wonder how they would go on a gelli plate
@@SharonBoggon I haven't tried that yet, but it is on the list! Thanks for reminding me.😊
Loved that you shared what didn’t work too. Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
thanks for the lesson. This is something I’ll try.
Happy to share and glad that you found it helpful.😊
I so appreciate these videos. I’m learning so much from you. Thank you!
Hi Terry, I'm so glad you are finding these helpful.😊!
Wouldn’t it be easier to use a pencil on the back of the pattern to transfer it to the potential stencil?
That's certainly another way of doing this, but a pencil transfer probably won't show up on the glossy covers.
I had some very good success with a gel plate, a maple leaf, several colours, fabric medium and some poly cotton fabric...There was no drying time in between so the process was very fast. I think I played for an hour and ended up with 18-20 very different but similar 6x5" scraps of fabric. The intent was to play and the cuts were rough so quilting them now will be a challenge because they are varied sizes, but honestly they are so beautiful. I will upload them to my channel once I get them quilted!!
Let me know when. I'll look forward to seeing them.
Thanks Leonie, it’s a beautiful book. ❤
Thank you Molly!
It’s thought-provoking. Thanks!
Thank you for watching.😊
Very cool!
Thanks Mary!❤
Great tutorial!
Thank you so much I'm glad you enjoyed it. 😊
Thank you for showing us these quilts. Wonderful thinking about these women and, actually, generations of women within a family.
Hi Mara, always lovely to hear from you. I agree I was really surprised to see that they had so much information on the makers. I spoke to the head textile conservator and she said most of these quilts have been donated by their families so they probably have more information than you might expect.
I must get along and see this - thanks for the preview!
Hope you enjoy it!It's got the largest selection of Quilts shown from the collection. Also Gallery 20 has two more quilts on display.
Nice demo. Is is necessary to heay-set the printed fabric? And do you find that prints on poly/cotton prints are weaker in strength or that once washed several times that the colour washes away more quickly?
Thanks for watching and your questions. I do heat set anything that is going to be washed. I mainly use my fabrics for quilting, so they only really have light washes. I haven't noticed any difference in the print quality between polyester and cotton fabric. If I was printing for a garment then I would use either fabric paint or definitely a textile medium with any general acrylic. I would heat set both. I always wash my printed fabrics in a mesh bag and on a short cycle, not a regular washing cycle. Hope this helps.
Your directions are sooo clear! Thank you for your wisdom.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the video helpful.🥰
good demo.
Thanks, Selina. I appreciate your comment. 🥰
Very inspiring!
Thank you, Phoebe! That's lovely to hear.
Beautiful! I love the mixture of colors. Inspirational.
Thank you do much!
This was fun, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Is gesso good for that ? Thank you for your very intteristihn video
Thanks for watching and apologies for not replying sooner.
I want to print layers on cotton cloth using dry procion dye mixed into paint with print paste. So far, I haven't gotten a reasonable method. This comes the closest I've seen. I'd particularly lile to use leaves and get their detail. Is this possible? Are you or anyone you've come across doing this?
Great idea Gale! I have used dried dyes in a similar way, but using it for more monoprints using screen-printing techniques. I do think using a gelli plate would work well with leaves. I haven't done much exploration along those lines. I would suggest you try laying a fairly thin layer of print paste down and pressing your leaves back side down to get the impression. Then, I would take the leaf off the plate and take my print. It might be a bit fiddly to tidy up around them, but I'm sure you could do it. I'd be happy to give it a try and see what works best, if that is of interest to you. If you give it a go please let me know how you go with it.
PS using a smooth and tightly woven fabric would help you get a good print.
@@leonieandrewsart4137 I'd love it if you'd try and do a video. Print paste is harder to control than acryllics -- how thick should the paste with dye be, and how thick the layers, and does it need to dry on the gelli at some point? G
Gale, thank you!😊 It is now on my list. May take a few weeks before you see it.
Love that layering effect. The final result looked great!
Really interesting. Thanks for sharing that with us. ❤
Wow! Who would have thought the meandering print would turn out like that! Well done! Thanks for sharing. ❤
Thank you for watching. And yes I loved that result. Apologies for not responding sooner. TH-cam has not been showing me comments in my feed.😑
Great tutorial. Very helpful. Thank you! ❤😊
You are so welcome!
Great! Well done! What a great tutorial. Very well explained. Thank you. ❤ Ru using cotton or polyester?? I really also love the simple shapes. I took love doing simple shapes. It's so effective.
Both! Thank you for asking. I think the critical thing is the smoothness of the fabric surface. What it's made of is only an issue for me where practical textiles, quilts or clothing, are concerned. For my art piecesI use what I have. Also apologies for not responding sooner. TH-cam has not been showing me comments in my feed.😑
Does stabilizing fabric with freezer paper help with better coverage?
I haven't tried freezer paper, it's ludicrously expensive in Australia as it's not a common household product here. If you look at some of my more recent videos you will see that I have been using a 'weight' on my prints. That is the most consistent in giving me good contact results. Also apologies for not responding to your comment sooner. TH-cam has not been showing me comments in my feed 😕
Nice..i want to transfermy sketch to a jean jacket. Thanks for video!
You are welcome 😊
Have you tried washing fabric after doing this process? Does the paint stay on okay with the addition of textile medium?
Yes, I have and the paint stays on fine. I do place them in a lingerie bag for washing.
Another way to pick up a good print is to let the stencilled paint dry on the gel plate then brayer over the plate with undiluted fabric medium. Then lay the fabric on top, press down with a baren and let the fabric dry. Admittedly I have not tried this on commercially printed fabric however it does work on (cotton sateen) fabric, on which I already have printed multiple layers. This allows me to pick up whatever is on the gel plate without adding another layer of colour to the plate. Have heat set the fabric (Easy Press 205 degrees 30 seconds each side) and all layers are retained when washed in warm/hot soapy water. I use screen printing ink (Speedball, Versatex, Permaset) rather than paint as I think it leaves a softer hand.
Hello Leonie, top marks to you for printing on a darker coloured fabric. Always more challenging than using a white fabric. Love the result.
Thank you so much!😊 Also apologies for not responding sooner. TH-cam has not been showing me the comments 😕 I have no idea why.
Seeing the process was interesting, and the final result was very cool as well!
Thanks Jordan. I have done this ages ago, but I was much happier with the results this time.😊