Wonderful! Thanks especially for mentioning transfer details such as how hard you’re pressing, how many minutes you waited, etc. Looking forward to stencil video. Love the art!
I am addicted to your videos 😂 which I watch over and over again with the wish I can create as good a quality work as yours! How satisfying to be so bold, predicted the stencilling part of this specific video, starting to think like you do, 🎉 you are very inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your talent! 😊
Thank you so much Mark, my goodness that’s a massive plate. And you created a beautiful and stunning piece with it. I also really really love ❤️ it, I hope your going to put on the wall. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Hi Mags, yep, it is a big plate! It actually felt like a real indulgence because they are so expensive!!!! I bought it with the first bit of money I made from the ads you guys have to suffer and some donations so it will always be special to me and will always get used. : ) Stay safe yourself too x
Very clever to apply the paint /gel medium onto the board instead of the gel plate to lift the image. I can definitely see some advantages to doing it that way round. Good call! Yeah the reds and warm tones are my favourite.
Brilliant video!! You are a master and an original! I love the whole layers/scraping/palette knife stuff, so bring it on. Can't wait for the stenciling video!
I really enjoy watching your creative process, especially the unique ways you use the gel plate. I find your work and your approach very inspiring. Art on!
Thanks Mark, another brilliant video. I love both versions, the darker print and the more vibrant one. I'm looking forward to seeing you use the stencil next time.
Hi Denise. Nearly finishing cutting that darn stencil. Will be using it in upcoming videos on spray can work. It might work the the gel plate too so I'll give it a go.
@@yeatesmakes I love making stencils and masks (more the latter) from my own photos, especially of shadows. They work great on the gel plate. I hand cut them at the moment but I'm thinking of getting a Silhouette Cameo or something similar (sharing the cost with my daughter as they're not cheap!)
Always learn something new from your videos. Can't wait for stenciling lessons as that appeals to my days of cutting up paper for collages and dolls. Thank you :)
Mister Mark, you are a wonder to see in action. The old pier has a new life in this one. I love the exploration of your new large gel plate. Here's to new horizons! ❤
Cheers Deb. It's sad that old pier. Every time I go to Brighton there is less of it left. Dereliction, and our relationship to it, is really fascinating to me : )
@@yeatesmakes always depends on where you live. In France we had the most incredible iron bridge structures including those designed by Eiffel. A treat. Bx
Thank you for a fabulous tutorial. You're a brilliant artist and I find your art fascinating. I love Gel plates, a great invention eh. I really love the finished result, it is beautiful. xx
Cheers Gina, for comments and your lovely gesture. What in particular did you take from this one? Always good to know so I can think ahead and add useful stuff in future vids : )
I think you opened up ideas to combine painterly marks and textures with image transfers. Love the effect of sanding to reveal hidden layers..you make it all look so easy!🤣
Hi Melissa, that's really kind - glad the pacing and instruction is clear. Plenty more videos on the way - I could literally make one a day if I had time, so many ideas...
Thanks for another awesome video! I had been playing with gel plates (inspired by you) but somewhere along the way I got disenchanted with my results. A sophomore slump, perhaps? 😉 Anyhow, this second piece on the painted background is very inspiring. I like the idea of printing on canvas boards, they’re fairly cheap and like you say, easy to sand and build up & take down layers. No worries about “wasting” paper on sub-par prints, just paint over it and carry on. You are doing great work and it’s more appreciated than you know! ♥️🎨
Hi AngelB, your comment totally resonates. Those slumps!!! I think that's why I am into mixed media - if I get disenchanted I can fall back on another approach and have a break. Mixing approaches in one piece often reminds me of techniques I may have shelved for a while. For instance, in this experiment, I saw that transfer drawing and it was screaming stencil! The sun is out in England, so I will be in the garden making stuff as much as possible so canvas boards and sanding and spraying will be front of my mind for a while. Hang in there and ride those slumps!!!
Once again, another terrific educational video. I really admire the time and effort you put into the background… makes it look as aged as the old pier.
I find knowing I have a way of quickly getting a key feature transferred so liberating when making backgrounds. Usually I spray can / stencil / masking tape it but the big gelli is opened up some new avenues for me....
Fantastic, I’ve not long came across your channel and it’s been dominating my viewing. I made my own plates at one time because Gelli Plates were/are incredibly expensive in NZ. Eventually a friend in the US took pity on me and gifted me one. I have to admit that the homemade ones sometimes made stunning textures if I got the recipe wrong and they cracked otherwise they were just fine. What I was wondering was how many thin layers of acrylic paint can you pull at one time having let them dry between times. Also, look out for Molotow masking fluid pens . . . a recent revelation for me. Oh, and purple glue sticks . . . You can see where you’ve put it and it dries clear!
Hi Wendy - will definitely look out for the pens you suggest, thanks. And I love the purple glue stick suggestion!!! I regard to your question.... I've pulled A LOT of dry layers, maybe 5 or 6, in one but found I needed to pull them with a decent quality paint, use heavy paper that had no paint layers already dry on it, and I left it to dry for a good long time : )
Your channel came up in my algorithms and I am so glad! Wonderful art and inspiration! New to this type of art I am delving into your videos to understand the process and to relish the beautiful results. Looking forward to more future videos.
I do enjoy your videos and have learned just tons. I just received the 12"x14" gel plate and can't wait to use the techniques I have learned from your channel. I have had a 10x8 for years and this large one is intimidating and exciting at the same time. Keep up the impressive work! Cheers!
Inspiring! Thank you. THAT is impressive, making such a fine-line drawing into a stencil. I totally relate to "cutting corners" approach. Please share where ever you can.
Hey Sage, cheers for the comment. I will be making a real point of highlighting cutting corners in future vids, be it digitally or in terms of recycling ideas and resources as I started in this one.
Wow, I watch all your videos but this one is particularly inspiring. Yesterday I was doing paper collagraphs and tomorrow I need to dig out my unused canvas boards!
I'm really getting into canvas board!!!!! Loads of fun and, as one shrewd viewer observed, you can just work over anything that doesn't go well! Less waste! Make sure you get sandpaper ready and be prepared to wait a little longer for drying times!
Hi Mark, it's such a pleasure to watch you make such fantastic artwork. I think the darker image is very good too. I had to smile when you cut out the stencil:) That always shows your joy and creativity to find new ways for a fantastic result:)) I love splashing, dripping and spraying with the paint for a picture background. It's so much fun and actually a work of art in itself. With your big gel plate, the paint tubes are empty even faster:)) I look forward to the next video with spray paint. I do that in the garden too. We had wonderful weeks in beautiful Cornwall where I collected lots of sketches and inspiration for pictures. Now I just need time:) Happy experimenting!!! Cheers, Gabi
Very inspiring Mark and love your observing your thought processes. Thinking of beautiful soft UK light at this time of year and hope your garden is blooming nicely. Cold in Melbourne Australia with snow on higher peaks.
Hey Lynette, its a beautiful time of year here, garden is very happy and full. we walked at an RSPB lakes today and the whole place was teaming with life. I lived and worked in Melbourne for 6 months or so, I have family in 'Franger'!!! Such a cool city, Sydney felt very soulless in comparison
@@yeatesmakes hi Mark, I was just wondering if you are ok? I know the uk has been so hot and some canals are closed due to water shortage. Just want you and your family to know I am sending you arty best wishes from Melbourne. My girlfriend lives in Frankston but not the bogan side😂😂😂
Loved your enthousiasme, great video. I am currently working on stencils, but have no good results with my gellplate, so use little sponges (make-up sponges) wirh Akua ink. Works great. I use found images , but would really like to make stencils of my own drawings. but find that difficult, I make a stencil for every color. Very interested to see your approach on the subject. Btw, I really love to cut the stencils. See you next time.
Hi there. I can't wait to do some spray can stencil stuff as the sun is out and the garden represents a big old studio to me ( better than the kitchen table!!!!) I'll be doing multi layer stencil but also will make a video using the stencil I start cutting in the vid : )
I like both versions! Like 2 opposing moods. I just can't get over how huge that plate is! I would definitely have to get my gelli-legs under me before I could try working so large 😂
If I could start over with gelli, I would start with the big one! Go for it, it is actually really forgiving working on a bigger plate. an you don't have to use all of it!!!!
I wanted to but i bought replacement leads for my china marker and they are rubbish!!!! Really soft and just go to mush when I draw with them. Win some lose some on Ebay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went to your website. I can't help but notice all the traditional art is sold and in private collections. All the scribble art is just sitting there taking up space. The work you aren't keen on is my favorite.
Hi Phillip, I think you went to a website for an artist with the same name! My site is under construction still, very nearly ready, just sorting shipping costs and invoices sheets and all the boring bits!
@@yeatesmakes What!! What a crap nice on my end. I wanted to support you so I purchased a peice. Even though I hated it lmao. Well, let that serve as a lesson to me to be more observant. I wondered why your channel work and the website work was so different. Oh well, I'll be waiting for your website to pop up.
I live across the pond, and so the only thing I know about Brighton is that Queen song, Brighton Rock. So now I have Brian May guitar solos in my head. :D Love this technique! I'm thinking of buying some Crayola Twistables to get a way to do more precise crayon drawings.
I can barely draw a straight line with a ruler - really zero ability for creativity. However -THIS is what I consider to be a fantastic in-depth how-to video.
I jive with your experimentation. Thank you ! And a question ... the last pull in this video, of the coral-ish colored pier, how long did you leave the gel plate in contact with the paper?
Your expertise with the gel plate is outstanding! The prints you pull are always so clean and successful. For the placing issue, did you know there is a placing guide available from geli arts?
Such a lovely comment, thanks. I had a look at the placement thing and just decided i could bodge one together if needed!!! i really like flipping it around and wrestling with it too!!!! part of the charm
Cheers Reni, such encouraging comments on this video. I think persevering until your happy is worth it. Doesn't always work out (which should prob be topic for a separate video at some point) but it's always worth the endeavour.
Thanks for this very informative video - I appreciate it. In this video, and the prior video you mention using canvas board. Is your canvas board smooth? When I transfer to canvas board, the transfer is uneven (still good just not what I wanted) because of the texture of the board.
Hi Stephanie, it's a great question. As I love building layers and sanding the surface, my canvas boards end up pretty smooth and therefore take the gel transfer just fine. I'd suggest you add a layer of gesso then sand, just to take the tooth off the surface. Hope that helps : )
mmm... that's a good question. Mostly I have a stack of paper to hand and use a layer of acrylic to pull the residue up. I then use that pull to draw on, print over etc. If it's a total mess and I don't feel i can use it, I wash it with soap and water : ) I know some like using baby oil and wet wipes. I use baby oil but with an old rag : )
Thankyou so much for sharing - great techniques! - really enjoyed it! What canvas board did you use? It seems so smooth. And how fine a sander do you use? TIA
Just an aside....where do you get your Amsterdam tubes from. I used to get these in France and they were great value there but haven't seen them here? Bx
Hi Bix, I get mine from local art shop called Tindalls - I think they have a little chain of shops in this region. Just checked on their online shop and they deliver free on orders over £35. : )
@@yeatesmakes Thank you....interesting. I've not seen that brand since France...have you ever played with the Vaseline stress ageing effect on paint. That's fun and very up your street. Bx
Hi Kelsey, it depends... sometimes if the residue looks interesting i pull it up as a separate print to come back to as a drawing background or start of a collage. If its a really mess, you can use baby oil and a cloth or good old soap and water.
Perfect colour choice and impeccable drawing. As always, great work
Wonderful! Thanks especially for mentioning transfer details such as how hard you’re pressing, how many minutes you waited, etc. Looking forward to stencil video. Love the art!
Cheers Kristine, glad it helped and that including those little details help explain : )
I am addicted to your videos 😂 which I watch over and over again with the wish I can create as good a quality work as yours! How satisfying to be so bold, predicted the stencilling part of this specific video, starting to think like you do, 🎉 you are very inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your talent! 😊
Your video was nicely done. loved seeing drawing transfer process ! Thank you
Fantastic!!!
Cheers devonrex, very kind : )
Thank you so much Mark, my goodness that’s a massive plate. And you created a beautiful and stunning piece with it. I also really really love ❤️ it, I hope your going to put on the wall. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Hi Mags, yep, it is a big plate! It actually felt like a real indulgence because they are so expensive!!!! I bought it with the first bit of money I made from the ads you guys have to suffer and some donations so it will always be special to me and will always get used. : ) Stay safe yourself too x
Brilliant 🦋
Very clever to apply the paint /gel medium onto the board instead of the gel plate to lift the image. I can definitely see some advantages to doing it that way round. Good call! Yeah the reds and warm tones are my favourite.
The bigger plate kind of forces you into this move sometimes!
I don’t know a thing about gelli plates. So I bought one and I still don’t know a thing about it.
This is so cool!
Hi Lo Lee, well I have a few videos to give you ideas to get started!!!! Best of luck and let me know how it goes : )
Such gorgeous work
Great, really enjoyed this. Can’t wait for the Brighton stencil! Thank you
: ) just put video up a few days ago : )
Fantastic. You’re an extraordinary artist AND instructor.
Thanks Dawna, very kind : )
Lovely! And thanks so much for sharing your thought process and specifics about the physical process.
A pleasure Nancy : )
Thanks, really enjoyed this and can’t wait for the Brighton stencil!
: )
WOW!! I love watching you work!
That's sweet Chelsea, hope there's something in there to help : )
So cool, you are awesome please buy a bigger brayer you deserve it
I'll get one and name it AJ : )
Bellissimo! Thank you from Italy.😉✂️🎨🎶👋
Thanks you Sabine : )
such great work, such good ideas, imagination and creativity :)
Cheers Andrea : )
Because of your fantastic ideas and videos I bought a big gelplate too. At weekend I will try some prints 😃
Let me know how it goes : )
Wow, what a glorious piece. Absolutely love it.
Cheers Janet
Looks great. Thanks
Brilliant video!! You are a master and an original! I love the whole layers/scraping/palette knife stuff, so bring it on. Can't wait for the stenciling video!
It's all cut and ready - i know need a day clear to make A LOT of mess!!!!!
.great work
: ) Cheers
I really enjoy watching your creative process, especially the unique ways you use the gel plate. I find your work and your approach very inspiring. Art on!
Indeed, art on!!!!! i think if you have a compulsion to make stuff, you should make as much as you can : )
Thanks Mark, another brilliant video. I love both versions, the darker print and the more vibrant one. I'm looking forward to seeing you use the stencil next time.
Hi Denise. Nearly finishing cutting that darn stencil. Will be using it in upcoming videos on spray can work. It might work the the gel plate too so I'll give it a go.
@@yeatesmakes I love making stencils and masks (more the latter) from my own photos, especially of shadows. They work great on the gel plate. I hand cut them at the moment but I'm thinking of getting a Silhouette Cameo or something similar (sharing the cost with my daughter as they're not cheap!)
Always learn something new from your videos. Can't wait for stenciling lessons as that appeals to my days of cutting up paper for collages and dolls. Thank you :)
Stencil ready to go, just need a day to make the mess : )
This is fantastic! 💖💗💓
Mister Mark, you are a wonder to see in action. The old pier has a new life in this one. I love the exploration of your new large gel plate. Here's to new horizons! ❤
Cheers Deb. It's sad that old pier. Every time I go to Brighton there is less of it left. Dereliction, and our relationship to it, is really fascinating to me : )
Thanks Yeates.
A pleasure Chris : )
I absolutely love what you have done. Thank you very much!😱❤️
A pleasure, thanks for comment : )
Brighton! Yay. My city. I love this pier and have used it often. Another great demo. Bx
Hi Bix, I've been doing a lot of scaffold, pylon, wooden rollercoasters etc and never go round to a pier!
@@yeatesmakes always depends on where you live. In France we had the most incredible iron bridge structures including those designed by Eiffel. A treat. Bx
First time on your TH-cam channel... and what a wonderful surprise. Thank you for sharing all the information and inspiration.
A pleasure to share, glad you found the channel : )
Absolutely fabulous, love the brighter colours! You’re a genius and an inspiration!💕🇨🇦
hey Cindy, not sure about genius but glad you're inspired!!!!
FAB!
: )
You are very creative and inspiring. It's amazing what you can get out of a gelli plate.
Cheers MH, I've come to love the gelli for offering me many short cuts and solutions!!!!
@@yeatesmakes 🌞🍀
Another wonderful tutorial. Love the finished piece. Thank you.
Cheers Catherine, was a fun piece to make. Been wondering how i can incorporate gel plate with my landscape pieces and think i found the answer!!!
Thank you for a fabulous tutorial. You're a brilliant artist and I find your art fascinating. I love Gel plates, a great invention eh. I really love the finished result, it is beautiful. xx
Definitely a great invention!!!!! Cheers for comments Valerie, really kind : )
Love it 😍
: )
so great!
: ) cheers
I really like how colorful this one is I would b really interested in like a sketchbook flip through ? I bet ur sketchbooks r amazing!
I'll put sketchbooks flick through on my list. Planning on making a kind of sketchbook diary on some of the techniques I like to use...
I think it looks cool!
That's kind, thanks : )
You're a genius Mark, thank you!
Lol! You're very kind!
Thanks Mark, this is brillant, as all your videos. Such great ideas and inspirations! And what a patience cutting stencils !!
Cheers, glad you're inspired. That's my main aim, that folks might have a go at something new : )
This was so fun to watch with all the different techniques and experiments.
Cheers, hopefully something in there you can take away : )
Your videos never disappoint. I've learnt some from every single one. Thank you.
Cheers Gina, for comments and your lovely gesture. What in particular did you take from this one? Always good to know so I can think ahead and add useful stuff in future vids : )
I think you opened up ideas to combine painterly marks and textures with image transfers. Love the effect of sanding to reveal hidden layers..you make it all look so easy!🤣
Your teaching style is so thorough and well paced. Really brilliant! Thank you so much. On pins and needles as always for the next video! 👏👏👏👏👍
Hi Melissa, that's really kind - glad the pacing and instruction is clear. Plenty more videos on the way - I could literally make one a day if I had time, so many ideas...
Thanks for another awesome video! I had been playing with gel plates (inspired by you) but somewhere along the way I got disenchanted with my results. A sophomore slump, perhaps? 😉 Anyhow, this second piece on the painted background is very inspiring. I like the idea of printing on canvas boards, they’re fairly cheap and like you say, easy to sand and build up & take down layers. No worries about “wasting” paper on sub-par prints, just paint over it and carry on. You are doing great work and it’s more appreciated than you know! ♥️🎨
Hi AngelB, your comment totally resonates. Those slumps!!! I think that's why I am into mixed media - if I get disenchanted I can fall back on another approach and have a break. Mixing approaches in one piece often reminds me of techniques I may have shelved for a while. For instance, in this experiment, I saw that transfer drawing and it was screaming stencil! The sun is out in England, so I will be in the garden making stuff as much as possible so canvas boards and sanding and spraying will be front of my mind for a while. Hang in there and ride those slumps!!!
Once again, another terrific educational video. I really admire the time and effort you put into the background… makes it look as aged as the old pier.
I find knowing I have a way of quickly getting a key feature transferred so liberating when making backgrounds. Usually I spray can / stencil / masking tape it but the big gelli is opened up some new avenues for me....
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT LESSON!
A pleasure, glad you liked it ; )
Fantastic, I’ve not long came across your channel and it’s been dominating my viewing. I made my own plates at one time because Gelli Plates were/are incredibly expensive in NZ. Eventually a friend in the US took pity on me and gifted me one. I have to admit that the homemade ones sometimes made stunning textures if I got the recipe wrong and they cracked otherwise they were just fine.
What I was wondering was how many thin layers of acrylic paint can you pull at one time having let them dry between times.
Also, look out for Molotow masking fluid pens . . . a recent revelation for me. Oh, and purple glue sticks . . . You can see where you’ve put it and it dries clear!
Hi Wendy - will definitely look out for the pens you suggest, thanks. And I love the purple glue stick suggestion!!! I regard to your question.... I've pulled A LOT of dry layers, maybe 5 or 6, in one but found I needed to pull them with a decent quality paint, use heavy paper that had no paint layers already dry on it, and I left it to dry for a good long time : )
Your cutting skills are absolutely amazing! I truly love those colors. Great work of art!
Cheers Liz : ) colours cheered me up that day!
Your channel came up in my algorithms and I am so glad! Wonderful art and inspiration! New to this type of art I am delving into your videos to understand the process and to relish the beautiful results. Looking forward to more future videos.
Thanks Roslyn, glad you found the channel and that you've picked up some tips
I do enjoy your videos and have learned just tons. I just received the 12"x14" gel plate and can't wait to use the techniques I have learned from your channel. I have had a 10x8 for years and this large one is intimidating and exciting at the same time. Keep up the impressive work! Cheers!
Just go for it Joseph, prioritise fun!
Inspiring! Thank you.
THAT is impressive, making such a fine-line drawing into a stencil.
I totally relate to "cutting corners" approach. Please share where ever you can.
Hey Sage, cheers for the comment. I will be making a real point of highlighting cutting corners in future vids, be it digitally or in terms of recycling ideas and resources as I started in this one.
Live it so much. Thanks
: ) nice, thanks
I’d have been happy to produce either of them to be honest. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Very kind Venta : )
Wow, I watch all your videos but this one is particularly inspiring. Yesterday I was doing paper collagraphs and tomorrow I need to dig out my unused canvas boards!
I'm really getting into canvas board!!!!! Loads of fun and, as one shrewd viewer observed, you can just work over anything that doesn't go well! Less waste! Make sure you get sandpaper ready and be prepared to wait a little longer for drying times!
Brilliant as usual Mark, looking forward to your next update on stencils 😊 many thanks again for sharing your skills 😊
Hi Sandi. Can't wait to stencil. The sun is out so I just want to be in the garden with spray cans and stencils!!!!11
Hi Mark, it's such a pleasure to watch you make such fantastic artwork. I think the darker image is very good too. I had to smile when you cut out the stencil:) That always shows your joy and creativity to find new ways for a fantastic result:)) I love splashing, dripping and spraying with the paint for a picture background. It's so much fun and actually a work of art in itself. With your big gel plate, the paint tubes are empty even faster:)) I look forward to the next video with spray paint. I do that in the garden too. We had wonderful weeks in beautiful Cornwall where I collected lots of sketches and inspiration for pictures. Now I just need time:) Happy experimenting!!! Cheers, Gabi
Hi Gabi!!! What a lovely message, thanks. Spray painting season is on us!!!!
Very inspiring Mark and love your observing your thought processes. Thinking of beautiful soft UK light at this time of year and hope your garden is blooming nicely. Cold in Melbourne Australia with snow on higher peaks.
Hey Lynette, its a beautiful time of year here, garden is very happy and full. we walked at an RSPB lakes today and the whole place was teaming with life. I lived and worked in Melbourne for 6 months or so, I have family in 'Franger'!!! Such a cool city, Sydney felt very soulless in comparison
@@yeatesmakes hi Mark,
I was just wondering if you are ok?
I know the uk has been so hot and some canals are closed due to water shortage.
Just want you and your family to know I am sending you arty best wishes from Melbourne.
My girlfriend lives in Frankston but not the bogan side😂😂😂
You have done winter and summer. If you do spring and fall there is a series
: ) good call
Loved your enthousiasme, great video. I am currently working on stencils, but have no good results with my gellplate, so use little sponges (make-up sponges) wirh Akua ink. Works great. I use found images , but would really like to make stencils of my own drawings. but find that difficult, I make a stencil for every color. Very interested to see your approach on the subject. Btw, I really love to cut the stencils. See you next time.
Hi there. I can't wait to do some spray can stencil stuff as the sun is out and the garden represents a big old studio to me ( better than the kitchen table!!!!) I'll be doing multi layer stencil but also will make a video using the stencil I start cutting in the vid : )
Wonderfull
Cheers Simone : )
I like both versions! Like 2 opposing moods. I just can't get over how huge that plate is! I would definitely have to get my gelli-legs under me before I could try working so large 😂
If I could start over with gelli, I would start with the big one! Go for it, it is actually really forgiving working on a bigger plate. an you don't have to use all of it!!!!
A China Marker might work for the resist on the finer details.
I wanted to but i bought replacement leads for my china marker and they are rubbish!!!! Really soft and just go to mush when I draw with them. Win some lose some on Ebay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I went to your website. I can't help but notice all the traditional art is sold and in private collections. All the scribble art is just sitting there taking up space.
The work you aren't keen on is my favorite.
Hi Phillip, I think you went to a website for an artist with the same name! My site is under construction still, very nearly ready, just sorting shipping costs and invoices sheets and all the boring bits!
@@yeatesmakes What!! What a crap nice on my end. I wanted to support you so I purchased a peice. Even though I hated it lmao. Well, let that serve as a lesson to me to be more observant. I wondered why your channel work and the website work was so different.
Oh well, I'll be waiting for your website to pop up.
@@phillipstroll7385 Oh dear, Philip, what a nightmare! email me on markyeatesart@hotmail.com and I'll fix you up with a little print as a gift!!!
I live across the pond, and so the only thing I know about Brighton is that Queen song, Brighton Rock. So now I have Brian May guitar solos in my head. :D Love this technique! I'm thinking of buying some Crayola Twistables to get a way to do more precise crayon drawings.
Crayola twistables... there's an idea : )
I can barely draw a straight line with a ruler - really zero ability for creativity. However -THIS is what I consider to be a fantastic in-depth how-to video.
That's a lovely comment. Use your ruler for measuring and then draw curly lines Janice. Be kind to yourself : ) x
I jive with your experimentation. Thank you ! And a question ... the last pull in this video, of the coral-ish colored pier, how long did you leave the gel plate in contact with the paper?
Your expertise with the gel plate is outstanding! The prints you pull are always so clean and successful. For the placing issue, did you know there is a placing guide available from geli arts?
Such a lovely comment, thanks. I had a look at the placement thing and just decided i could bodge one together if needed!!! i really like flipping it around and wrestling with it too!!!! part of the charm
Awesome as always… and your not giving up on perfection and the attention to details … quite amazing… 🤩
Cheers Reni, such encouraging comments on this video. I think persevering until your happy is worth it. Doesn't always work out (which should prob be topic for a separate video at some point) but it's always worth the endeavour.
Thanks for this very informative video - I appreciate it. In this video, and the prior video you mention using canvas board. Is your canvas board smooth? When I transfer to canvas board, the transfer is uneven (still good just not what I wanted) because of the texture of the board.
Hi Stephanie, it's a great question. As I love building layers and sanding the surface, my canvas boards end up pretty smooth and therefore take the gel transfer just fine. I'd suggest you add a layer of gesso then sand, just to take the tooth off the surface. Hope that helps : )
I really enjoy all you tutorials and love your art work techniques. Can I please ask which wax crayons you used in this video?
Crayola : )
I just bought myself a gel plate and I'm enjoying your content! Question- how do you clean the gel plate?
mmm... that's a good question. Mostly I have a stack of paper to hand and use a layer of acrylic to pull the residue up. I then use that pull to draw on, print over etc. If it's a total mess and I don't feel i can use it, I wash it with soap and water : ) I know some like using baby oil and wet wipes. I use baby oil but with an old rag : )
Thankyou so much for sharing - great techniques! - really enjoyed it! What canvas board did you use? It seems so smooth. And how fine a sander do you use? TIA
Canvas board is Daler and Rowney, I think I got them from Seawhites. Sandpaper is P150 : )
@@yeatesmakes Thankyou - will check them out 🙂
Fantastic! Did you prep your canvas board first?
It was already primed with gesso : )
@@yeatesmakes thank you. You're my fav 🙏
Just an aside....where do you get your Amsterdam tubes from. I used to get these in France and they were great value there but haven't seen them here? Bx
Hi Bix, I get mine from local art shop called Tindalls - I think they have a little chain of shops in this region. Just checked on their online shop and they deliver free on orders over £35. : )
@@yeatesmakes Thank you....interesting. I've not seen that brand since France...have you ever played with the Vaseline stress ageing effect on paint. That's fun and very up your street. Bx
Hi Mark, have you ever tried beeswax crayons? They might work better than the Crayola. Just a thought!
I'll look into that Elizabeth, thanks for the suggestion.
@@yeatesmakes sure!
Where do u buy your big gel plate?
You give so many ideas and techniques to explore. I also like to know where you got the big gel plate or if you made it. Thanks!
Hi there Xiao fei and Jean, I bought the big plate from Jacksons art supplies. They are based in the UK. It is made by Gelli Arts : )
@@yeatesmakes Hi Yeates, I’ll look into it. Thanks!
Amazon?
Thank u… what is this large format size are u using in this video?
Hiya. Your experiments are brilliant! What is your surname... Looking for your artwork online.
Website ready soon Mandy, I'll let you know via a video post : )
I just bought myself a gel plate and I'm enjoying your content! Question- how do you clean the gel plate?
Hi Kelsey, it depends... sometimes if the residue looks interesting i pull it up as a separate print to come back to as a drawing background or start of a collage. If its a really mess, you can use baby oil and a cloth or good old soap and water.
@@yeatesmakes Thanks! Love your work!