Gelli printing and paper collagraph tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2024
- I LOVE this technique!!!! Really excited to share techniques I've been developing this week with my gel plates. So simple and so versatile! You can keep it pretty straightforward or go for something more complex - either way you're going to get good results and a few surprises...
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I’m just going to say it. Your creativity is boundless and always so inspiring. Thanks for continuing to keep our jaws dropping!
Cheers Libby, that's very kind
Wish there was a “love” instead of “like” thumbs up! These are great!
Me too!
Or at least an "AMAZING!!"
And me!!
aah, glad you liked it!!
As an old printmaker now, thanks to your creative ideas sharing with us, helps me to get to use the gel plate the way I’ve been searching for. Thank you.
Great to hear, have fun : )
Again and again finding your methods with gel plate utterly inspiring. Thank you for sharing your art!
I tried this with mixed results, then thought I'd try with water-based relief printing ink--bingo! It worked great! Much better than acrylic! No problem with the ink drying too fast. I could easily pull a print. I tried it with the paper collagraph, masking tape, and the ball point pen technique--all worked great. You can also press harder for a cleaner print! Hope this is helpful for you and your followers. Your videos are great--thank you!
This is golden advice! I've not tried water based blcok ink on gel plate yet - you've inspired me to do it and make a video. You'll get full credit of course! Hoping that spreading the word about the joys of making is encouraging people to be creative and enjoy the moment : ) thanks again Ann, makes it really rewarding when comments spur me on ; )
I've just begun playing with gel plate printing. Your videos are inspirational. Thank you.
It definitely encourages play : ) hope you find some fun
❤ you are amazing and so very inspiring! It seems the possibilities with the gel plate are endless! Thank you for sharing your creativity! 💙🩵💙🩵
Mark, it's a delight when your videos pop up. I learned so much from this one, particularly. Thank you for sharing your ideas and work with us. Keep it up!
That's good to hear Lori - a pleasure to share : )
Your technique is fascinating. Although I am not nearly on your level I am very excited to try it. It is something really new.
Just go for it Linda, whatever you can take from the tips and make you own : )
This was SO inspiring, just like all of your videos. Obsessed with trying this technique! Thank you!
I love using a Gelli plate and I’m absolutely fascinated with this technique. Thanks ❤️❤️❤️
this technique is so cool, very excited to have worked it out!
Amazing! Thank you so much! My head is spinning with the possibilities!
fantastic news : )
The Icarus print was absolutely amazing.
Cheers Nicole, definitely going to revisit and refine that idea!
Ooh nearly missed this video! I always forget I can flip the plate for registration! You always manage to take gel printing to another level. Tfs 😊
You can't miss this one, I had a bit of an epiphany!!!!
Wow, really enjoyed! So full of inspiration and ideas🙏🙏😊
Cheers Giogio, means a lot from a fellow youtuber!
most excellent demo. This may be the best teaching video ever....
that's an amazing endorsement!!! cheers Selena, I especially enjoyed making this one!
Lots of good techniques to interpret for my own work! Excellent stuff!
1 Thankyou for sharing your talent and skills. You inspire so many!
wow you have some wonderful ideas and creative processes with the gel plates - thanks so much for sharing!
A pleasure Jan, thanks for comment : )
This is just amazing! Thank you for sharing your talent with us ❤
You've got the vision brother! I dig it.
I wish I didn't have so much homework, I would love to try out so many of your ideas. Thanks for all the creative inspiration!!!!!!
I'm with you there Jeka - I work these things out then can't find enough time to explore them!! Guess homework has to take precedence, roll on Christmas holiday! sorry : (
Wow. Each of these is wonderful in its own way. I particularly love the shirt piece and the Icarus piece--especially the fact that you spread the Icarus across two plates. Definitely something to think more about, there. Also, really appreciate the way the odd areas of remaining dark ink within the body of the shirt read as form indications, not just blobs of ink. The shirt really appears to drape and rumple. I continue to be amazed by your work, and also by the subtlety that comes from such minor variations in the thickness of your collagraph relief plates.
I'm also glad to see you making some work about your brother. The shirt, hanging by itself, was already pretty evocative. But in the context of the other elements, the story is rich and full of the sweet, yet painful, memories of someone sadly gone too soon. I've experienced a lot of that lately, as many of us have, this past 18 months. That work with the shirt (and, now I think of it, the Icarus piece, as well) really speak to me about loss and memories, and give me ideas for how to work on similar topics, myself. Thanks, Mark. Much appreciated!
Hi there, as ever, appreciative and thoughtful comments that make making the videos even more pleasurable. Thanks Xenopticon, really hope it spurs on some ideas and making for you. : )
Thank you mr Yeats for sharing your inspiration and Techniques. I love your work and share your admiration of Jim Dins art. - yehudit
Jim Dine is BOSS! I've loved his work for years, glad you're enjoying the videos : )
Love that you used two plates to fit image -problem solved.
!! works a treat
I love this technique! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
This is my favourite tecghnique I've developed so far! : ) Glad it resonates : )
This is all AWESOME stuff! Thanks much for all the inspiration!
Love this idea. Really enjoy your videos!!!
Can't believe you were able to get the shirt and paper airplane to work so well. Very clean and simple, looks great.
I was surprised to - had a feeling it would go well after masking tape collagraphs and the little heart idea I tried in a previous vid. Beyond all the other techniques I've thought of or tried, this one has a lot of legs for my particular style of working : )
Thank you so much for sharing all your brilliant ideas! I am so motivated to try out all these techniques!
That's wonderful Beverly. let me know how you go and hope some of the tips prove to be useful : )
Love your work! Love your graphic skills and creative genius. You're my go-to for inspiration.
Am having hits and misses with image transfers but enjoying trying out your many wonderful instructions. Thanks so much, Mark.
Glad to hear videos are helping you Jet, thanks for the lovely comment : )
Love this technique! Clothing makes a great subject -- and Icarus is a favorite of mine, as well. Thanks.
Frequent Flyer
Skywriting
the perfect escape,
Icarus
flew waxed wings,
defiant, into the sun.
He never looked down,
never once
reconsidered that
blindsided
ascent; not
with the warm wind in his face.
Why would he look down?
Midnight falls;
eternity blue
traced half past
the new moon,
to silvered horizons. No.
The never looked down.
Cheers for the creative response! : ) lovely words
Fabulous. So many ideas in so little time. Thank you. 😊
Cheers Debbie - really pleased you enjoyed it - I'm very excited about these techniques!!
Thanks so much for sharing your videos .. I do love your approach in a creative way and its great your coming up with new ways of trying out things . keep it up Dude ...Rock on.
Great video: love the pieces that you cut out to create layers. Nice technique! Thanks.
: ) cheers, a pleasure to share this technique
Very clever, you’re full of creative ideas and you have reimagined the use of the gel plate! Looking forward to watching for your videos. New subscriber …
Cheers! I'm amazed at the potential of the gel plate! Could stop work for a year, lock myself in a room with a gel plate and feel I still wouldn't exhaust possibilities!!!
I just love your videos. Thank you so much for sharing this!
A pleasure, this technique is a lot of fun, especially in working out the layering to get a transfer!!!!
I am blown away by your creative genius. You have taught me so much. I have a gel plate which I have yet to use. I feel very inspired thanks to you. 😘
Crack it out of the box Jo and have a go!!!
Just discovered this excellent video and now can’t wait to try the technique!
Cheers Julie, I love this technique, only just starting to explore it's potential : )
I love your techniques here, very inspiring, thank you
Thanks for another wonderful video.
I created a home made gelli plate and got quite good results.
This sort of plate works even better than commercial ones but in the tropics of Australia my plate shrank over time and got a bit mouldy.
A skin discarded by a resident carpet snake made a wonderful print but there was much hit and miss.
I did not fully understand the need for thin first layer, light touch imprint and need to let it dry before next layer on plate.
You have made this clear.
Cheers Chris - my word i could use some tropics after another damp and mild winter in UK!
Have liked and subscribed. Yet another brilliant video. Thank you!
Nice one for subscribing, every little helps :)
Another great, very helpful video.
I loved making this one!!!
What awesome ideas!
Love this collograph technique! Thank you for sharing.
A pleasure - i need to return to this now I have by bigger plate. I love the balance of control and unpredictable in this technique!!!!!
Great stuff. Many thanks.
Your videos are so instructional and inspirational. The addition of a China pen was a true game changer with oil pastels. Amsterdam black best ink. Still experimenting with papers and hand pressure. Thank you so much.
glad its all working for you ; )
Fantastic work, thanks for more inspiration!
A pleasure Kathy : )
Thank you so much for sharing, yet another fantastic idea to try out! Wow! 🥰xxx
Complete pleasure Tracy, glad you enjoyed it!
Très inspirant et motivant pour se dépasser et pour oser. Un gros merci de partager tes œuvres et techniques 😉
merci Marie-Claude
Brilliantly inspirational! Thank you.
A pleasure : ) Cheers Ivana
I love the technique, such interesting effects. Thank you for sharing. Your tribute is wonderful.
Cheers Sa : )
wow thanka so much for so great inspiring !!!!!!!
Very exciting technique! So many possibilities!
Indeed, not enough hours in the day to try all those ideas - i need a sabbatical!
I'm so glad I have found your videos, I've just bought a gel plate and your instructions are a massive help, besides being totally interesting.
Welcome to the gang Melissa!!!!
You are truly amazing!!!!
Very kind comment, thank you : )
Hi Mark, Another great video. Your enthusiasm and subject matter are always refreshing. I believe that I am the one who supplied the link to the deli paper in UK - I stumbled upon it somehow but live in the States. I had heard in UK/EUROPE that sometimes it is referred by another name. Believe it is slightly silicone treated - not wax. The shirt is my favorite print. Keep doing videos as many people enjoy.
Hi Susan - thanks for the link for deli paper. I've not fully explored it yet but will make some time soon. Thanks also for all the lovely comments : )
Could the deli paper be the same as parchment paper used for baking.... available here in Canada?
Hi Susan, could you please repost the link here? I'm in the UK and looking for deli paper. Many thanks! :O)
Glad you got the deli paper, it's the best and so is your Icarus piece. Another great video
Hi Janet, do you know where to get the delivery paper? It works beautifully!
handprinted.co.uk
Thank you Mark. Once again a video full of inspiration.
A pleasure, as always : )
Just came across your absolutely amazing gel printing techniques cant wait to have ago thank for sharing
Hey Norma, hope you have fun with them!
Your videos are fascinating! I am inspired to go try some of these techniques. Thank you for sharing.
The techniques i worked out in this vid are my favourites, really looking forward to the holiday to get into them more!
Brilliant!❤️🙏🏻
Great! Now I know how I will design my pages for the new journal. Thank you for the inspiration!
Hi Brygia, I'm very pleased you like this technique, I'll look out for what you get up to with it. Well done on yourt channel BTW - I love what you do with texture and layers x
@@yeatesmakes Thank you Mark. I'm afraid I'll just take your idea this time - to make a few interesting pages for my new project.
This is right up my alley of printing. I will definitely be trying this out. I like to see any more of your work.
Hi Anna, only just worked this technique out but will definitely be using it loads - sure it will pop up again in videos or on my website when I finally get it finished!
@@yeatesmakes I did a plate using thick card stock and it worked great. So I’ll be doing a shape project using that tech and making a book out of it
Your work is inspiring! I love how you experiment with every technique. The shirt, wing, and Icarus images have an amazing depth. Thanks for sharing.
A pleasure Doc : )
Fabulous!
cheers Gay Neels!!!
Wonderful video, wonderful ideas,
thank you for sharing them with us.
Like the idea of folding a paper-airoplane for printing, might work with simple origami too.
I tried making an origami frog the unfolded it and transferred the creased page - looked cool!
These are brilliant! I absolutely adore the results you're getting. My mind is spinning with ideas.
that's what i like to hear!!! : )
Great results… beautiful drawings… lots to contemplate😱.. thx for sharing 🤩
Hey there, a pleasure and glad you're contemplating... as long as you get making too!!
This is amazing. I can't wait to try this technique. Thank you for the inspiration! 🙂
Thank you! This video was really cool. I am impressed with each idea. I love that the paper works so well, it will be a so much more eco-friendly than plastic stencils for me.
Indeed, avoiding plastic is a priority : )
Could u do more videos of this technique,..thank you very much..enjoyed video found it interesting and informative..
OK, I've been meaning to re-visit some of these techniques and see where they go....
There is nothing like deli paper for pulling off all the paint ❤️
Agreed, comes off so clean. I'm enjoying pulling deli paper prints with gel medium and then using them for collage.
Still searching for deli paper - do you have a link for suppliers? I want to do that 'pull' myself, looks scrumptious!
@@bevmorton8725 Go to website for 'Handprinted' handprinted.co.uk/
hats off!
Cheers Jayne! hats are the next object i'll try with the technique!
Love all of these collagraph techniques and your results. The shirt and the Icarus are great. I really like your built up techniques. Do you have a go-to black, I have three, one cheap and two good brands but the all roll out very grey which is fine for the parts you want a lighter look, but no good if I want some strong definition. You are the only person I have seen thus far working with defined images on Gelli that owe a lot to drawing skills…. It is just great so see things like your shirt, gives me hope! Best Wishes for the holidays!
Hi Lindy, I know what you mean about the black. I use Amsterdam mainly, or Daler Rowney graduate. Collagraphs technique is definitely a good way of keeping a nice rich depth to tones and colours. Laser transfers are fun, and I've heard that putting the copies through printer 2 or 3 times helps a stronger transfer....... mmmm, not sure I have the patience for that!!!
This is so amazing! So imaginative! Thank you for sharing!
Cheers Anja, this is my favourite techinque I've worked out with gel plate so far! Glad others are liking the aesthetic too!
Thanks again for all your inspiration!🎨✂️ you mention the deli paper, where do you get it? Greetings from Italy.😉👋🌊
You have so many good ideas!
Cheers Irfaan, not enough hours in the day to get all the ideas out!
Had a go with the seaweed collograph masking tape and the ballpoint pen relief ( which i got 4 good prints from.would have posted result up but can’t seem to do so on here.
Send results to markyeatesart@hotmail.com would love to see them : )
Fabuleux et très inspirant j'adore 👍
Many thanks Helene : )
Terrific! Love your videos and appreciate your work 💜
Cheers Camerin, love that you love 'em!!!
Mark, I got myself an obsession - watching your videos! But it's an excellent thing. Thank you for the inspiration and dedication to sharing your discoveries. I'm starting to experiment with gel printing, but I can't find the gel medium that you use for transfers - there is none in the stores around here where I live now (Eastern Europe ). Would you recommend any substitute for it?
Hi Marika. Don't know of a substitute. can you get Amazon? if you can't get any delivered let me know at markyeatsart@hotmail.com and I'll see if Ican get some to you : )
@@yeatesmakesThank you so much, I can get Amazon delivery here. Does it have to be a particular brand for use with a gel plate?
@@MarikaRealtor I use liquitex mat gel medium mainly : )
Thank you for sharing your artistic soul. Have you ever tried coffee filters?
Hi Kellie, what should I do with coffee filters? Sounds interesting...
use as paper on your gelli prints to collage onto other work
@@yeatesmakes it acts like tissue paper but with more texture
and when you collage (matte medium) the coffee filter down it blends in with the painting: transparent. Same with old tea bags. Take out the tea and use the tea stained bags to paint on them, collage onto your work. I haven't tried gelli printing with tea bags yet?
Is it ink or acrylic paint you are using? Interesting ideas.
I have learned so much. However, mine do no turn out as lovely as yours. Just need to practice.
brilliant!
: ) Cheers
Hi love watching your work so much effort and time beautiful work thank you so much. Would you be able to put the link for the deli paper pleaseeeee.
I just wish I had a scrap of your talent if you could leave me any of your talent you don’t need that would be a great help lol much love Chris xxx
Hi Chris - thanks for such a lovely comment! The website you need is Handprinted.co.uk
I just got wind of your videos. Thank you so much for sharing your experiments. What kind (brand) of paper do you use to do your last pull of the geometrics and portraits for an archival print?
Hi Cookie - the paper I use is mostly smooth cartridge, ripped from sketchbooks, sometimes straight from a ream. anywhere between 140 and 220gsm. Couldn't tell you the brand but it's all pretty good quality, acid free etc.
Wonderful again! Did you try making multiple prints with one image? Does your plate clog up?
Hi Suzi, thanks for support! Yep, I got about 7 before paper collage clogs up and stops picking the paint so clearly. I guess a benefit of the 'shirt' technique is that you can keep cutting out bits and adding them on to kind refresh the collage! Not tried it yet but could work...
Fabulous! Love that you share these discoveries with us. Question: does the material you use as the backer for the built up torn paper relief a specific material or is it just paper or cardstock?
just plain on paper - I used a colour so the collage would be more visible on video - white on white collage doesn't make for great viewing!!!
So inspiring again! Loving it ! What Gel medium did you use to pull the prints? I used matt medium by Liquitex and it didn‘t work. The print just stayed on the plate. So maybe you used something else? Advice would be much appreciated!
Ta Kathrin
Hi kathryn, I used Liquitex matt medium. Layers must be totally dry then add layer of gel medium and let that dry for at least 15 minutes before pulling off.
The gel medium is what is needed as it is thicker, comes in tubs (regular or thick, matte, semi, gloss, or gloss) Matte medium is too fluid-comes in bottles. @kathrinkromer
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Inspirational, as always! Could you possibly share what medium you are using?
Cheers Julia! Liquitex matt gel medium - got to get better at listing equipment!!!
@@yeatesmakes thanks a lot, will add it to my shopping list )
@@yeatesmakes they say it helps thicken the paint and create relief, is it the one?
www.hobbycraft.co.uk/liquitex-professional-matte-gel-237ml/634847-1000?glCountry=GB&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8p2MBhCiARIsADDUFVGsm0vzeYdnxgthz8Y8wMaFtM5aJwYiYYzacylhq7VrMhCxM8HT_kIaAg_EEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
this is the stuff!!!
@@yeatesmakes great! Thanks a lot!
is that deli paper you are using?
Hi Erinne, I used deli paper for one - the first 'wing' print : )
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Wahou c'est fabuleux, dommage je ne comprends rien aux explications... Mais c'est très beau à regarder
Cheers Josy, hopefully you can use the translate function for subtitles?
@@yeatesmakes I'm trying but it's doesn't work... the subtitles are in english
Ink? Are you using ink? Thanks.
HI Victoria, I'm using acrylic paint but am just so used to saying inking up!
Carnival paper is even better than the deli paper.
Never heard of it! I'll have to investigate....
@@yeatesmakes I hadn’t either. I like to use tissue paper, a lot, but its lack of strength is obviously an issue. I went on a workshop recently and the artist uses carnival paper. It’s also known as wet-stretch or wet-strength paper. I love your videos, by the way.
Very cool and definitely inspiring, me and P got some really great ideas from this! Would you ever be interested in doing something across channels? We certainly have some ideas 😁 and would be honored 😊
hello you and P. glad you got some ideas. let me know what you have in mind - I am struggling to find any time around day job and family so you may have to wait quite a while!!!
@@yeatesmakes Hello Yeates, sounds great I have tried to reply a few times... not sure why they aren't posting. Anyway we can figure something out, Are you on IG or FB? Or I can email?
@@PMartistStudio Hi P and M, I have your email address through YT so I'll get in touch once I get through my current commitments!
@@yeatesmakes Awesome looking forward to it!