Gel plate + ballpoint emboss/photo trace tips
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- The 3rd installment of ballpoint emboss! This is for those of you not confident in drawing but wanting to explore drawing transfer!!! Detailed tips on how to transfer and emboss a photo. 2 examples with extra tips on collage and layers!!
Do you really know how much you are appreciated by your viewers? I cannot thank you enough for all of the time and effort you spend making your videos and experimenting with gelli plate techniques. You are brilliant!
That is such a kind message Cheryl. Such a pleasure to share - I honestly had no idea the channel would grow into what it has so far and, by some of the messages, I am getting a feeling of how appreciated my expreiments are! It's amazing that people will be prompted to dust off gel plate or try something new in art as a result of a video I make. Thank you, for always leaving such enthusiastic and encouraging messages x
I completely agree Cheryl!
Exactly, Cheryl. So good.
Ta da indeed! Thanks again for another inspiring video.
So very creative and inspiring!!!
Each of your vids has so many techniques that are explained remarkably well and clear. Ballpoint emboss. Brilliant! TY
Sir,over and over your instructive videos are just FABULOUS!!! Thank you so very,very much!👏👏👏👏👏👏
Lovely comment melissa, thanks : )
Just popping in to say thanks for your videos, and also, I wanted to say that you are really adding some great new techniques to the body of knowledge of gel printing!
Cheers Lori - have just kind of stumbled into it without realising what i was doing was in any way out of the ordinary!
Please keep stumbling, Mr. Yeates! 😁
You really come up with the best gelli plate tips and tricks. So so much appreciated!
A pleasure, thanks for positive comment Brigitte : )
Just found you and I love that you've integrated collaging with the plate, bloody interesting! Thank You for sharing.
: ) no bother, a pleasure to share
Great work! Love this. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experimenting.
You are a gem! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Cheers Shirley : ) A pleasure to share
I am going to try this on fabric as I like working with fabric and thread. I did your emboss method where you did a wax rub over a toad linocut, mine was a rubber stamp of a bird and I used acrylic paint mixed with Golden GAC-900 Fabric PrInting Medium , an approx 1: 1 ratio on my small round Gelli plate. Very approx as this was just an experimental piece. I used a piece of cotton/polyester fabric, from a ripped up duvet and the image transfered remarkably well. This idea is is going to give me a lot of inspiration and I keep looking at my bird and smiling. So thank you for these videos, I have become a new subscriber and am going to work my way through them and try incorporating some of them into my fabric pieces. It was pure chance I discovered your channel and very pleased I did. You are an excellent tutor by the way, making it easy to follow your guidance.
Hello there, this sounds like loads of fun. will definitely get some fabric medium. Cheers for feedback and encouragement : )
You just keep getting better! And clearly people are digging it. Thanks for playing and sharing! 😁
Cheers Lisa, for all the comments and encouragement over the last few months : )
After many failed attempts I finally got a pretty good result this morning (after leaving overnight). I used the chinagraph pencil over a photocopied image and the text embossing with a pen. The amount of paint, pressure, paper types for which jobs and just how long to leave it for are a bit tricky but I'll persevere! This result has me pleased enough to want to keep experimenting. Your unconventional use of the plate is so refreshing and inspiring. The possibilities are a joy to ponder 👌 Thank you. Very grateful. From Brisbane QLD (thank the goddess for technology!)
Pleased you're getting somewhere with the techniques Leesa. Hope you're enjoying summer : )
This is freaking amazing! Love all your techniques. I tried this today and cheated a little bit by using transfer paper under my image. It transferred the lines perfectly and then I went over them again with pen. Turned out fabulous. Thanks again!
Hey Luann, there's no cheating in Art - you do what you need to to enjoy the process and stay motivated. Glad the technique worked for you - honestly, it's so gratifying when I hear viewers make the techniques I share their own : )
Another excellent demo thank you!
This is so cool, thank you very much for sharing your technique.
Complete new way for gel printing! I am thrilled 🙂 thanks for sharing!
Absolutely love your videos. Your creative and often unique processes. The on-point instruction and calm delivery. Much appreciated. Thank you for sharing. Wishing you continued success with your creative endeavors.
Cheers karen, lovely comments : )
Thank you so much! This print has been in my head for weeks, but not being able to draw well enough, I turned to you…for inspiration. Episodes 1 & 2 gave me the courage I needed. Used the graphite technique transfer and it all poured out. Please enjoy your holidays and thank you so much.
Why do I not know how to insert the photo haha.
So cool! i want to see this print!
Huge thanks for sharing your skills and tips. You’ve done a lot of the hard work for us.
your videos have been a revelation. it is great to see how to use the gelli plate in new and interesting ways. Thank you
Cheers Susan, been really enjoying the gelli plate. Plenty more ideas I want to try yet!
I appreciate the grunge. So tired of pretty. Thank you for your generosity; learning lots.
Once again I am inspired to experiment again with the plate today, thank you. Your results are wonderful 🙂
That is the best sort of comment!
Better than sliced bread ... I've been doing multi, multi layer prints and your techniques are very helpful ... thanks!
Woaaaahhh, not sure I could live up to that one :D
Great mixed media Gelli printing, thanks for all the great techniques you teach in your demos.
A pleasure and glad you're enjoying videos : )
First time I’ve seen you work but not the last!
Welcome aboard!
Your work is amazing and so inspiring! I am new to Gelli plate printing but this is the bar to which I aspire. thank you !
Quelle créativité ! J'apprends beaucoup de choses 😊
love this idea and can't wait to try it!!!!!!!!
It's fun! Hope it goes well for you : )
Omg am trying this tomorrow ❤fantastic!!!!!! Luv this as do not draw well at all. Thanks for a fabulous video❤
Great, the hope was that those who find drawing intimidating would still be able to try sdome of the techniques I've been looking at. Please let me know how it goes... when I do these things I never really know if people will find it straightforward in practice ; )
Really loving your classes…….I see that all your transfer techniques are done with a laser printer……I can transfer with my ink jet printer. Dry successfully using professional business paper. I have a very cheap hp6055 and it works perfectly on a black and white setting….if I could post a picture I would show you but the comments box does not allow for pictures…..any way thanks a million for all your great geli plate ideas……I am learning so much. The snap seed app that you recommended in marvellous.
send pics to my email - markyeatesart@hotmail.com - I'd be really interested to see what you've managed to get working with inkjet
Wow I just discovered you last night and am hooked. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge you are so generous. I love your style of presenting and working and how you explain everything. I love printing too and will now have to start using my gel plate which I gave up with first time round!! Thank you 😊
Cheers Judy - don't give up on the gel plate, I'm finding my way with it and working out how it best serves my ways of working : )
Mark, you should write a book. With all your wonderful techniques. Yes I know, you probably have plenty of spare time to write a book.... 🙄🙄😉😉
Fantastic video as always.
Lol, I'd definitely struggle with the precision and time needed to write a book Aino!!!
Love this! Gives me an idea for a gift for someone who lost a child. Will try to emboss several photos for a collage on a collage!
Thanks Esther, hope your project goes well, much love to your friend x
New subbie! Rosemary from The Rusty Peacock told me about you! Thanks for sharing!!!
Welcome aboard, now I know Rosemary is the rusty peacock!
You are such an inspiration Yeates, thanks so much!
Cheers Gay, a pleasure as always!
i am so inspired by you.
Really enjoying watching you work. It's inspired me to give this medium a try. Love the spontaneity. My granddaughter is 3yo, and already showing artistic ability - want to pass these techniques on to her. My focus has been in block printing, having been inspired by the German printers of 100 years ago (the Die Bruke). You deserve a larger stage to perform your skills.
I love die brucke and all things German expressionist!!!!
Wow, another great video, this one I can try, especially like printing over collage piece. Never thought of that Thanks again
It works really well, especially the registering prnts over collage pieces, so much scope for play
I’ve tried this doing the actual tracing directly onto the inked plate. That was a disaster. The embossed paper is much better! Thanks
: ) !!!
I love this technique. Thx!
Me too!!!!!
I love your style…thank you for this great tutorial!
Thanks, a pleasure to share : )
Your channel is amazing! Subscribed : )
Cheers for subscribing and your really enthusiastic comments : ) HNY
you are honestly so inspiring cant say thanks enough!!
A pleasure, thanks so much for the positive comment : )
So inspirational ! Thanks so much for sharing your art processes.
I’m having trouble with my paper sticking to my plate? I live in Portland Oregon so not a dry climate at all…..
Any advice is most welcome !
Hair drier : )
Merry Christmas to you. I really enjoy your videos. You are very good and unique and in what you do. I love it ! 😊🎄
Cheers Karen, a pleasure to share!
Again, Thank you, such a brilliant inspiration! Right, Im off to play with my Geliplate now! Lol, Thank you 🥰xxx
That's what i like to hear!
You are so amazing! I love your art!
Cheers Anja, thanks for comment : )
you are my gelplate hero !1
That's made me chuckle! Thanks for a lovely compliment : )
Amazing!❤
This is so great. I didn't know i could REUSE a drawing!
You'll get a few prints, you may have to re draw parts of the lines between, but you'll definitely get a few!
Thank you! This is magic!!
: ) !!! Cheers
Thank you so much for sharing this with us!!!
A pleasure : )
Thank you so much for your videos. IBS
Thanks a lot for sharing your passion and explanations, directly ordered a gel plate after checking out your content. I was wondering is it possible to transfer from thermo paper? like for receipts.
Thanks for this video. I can't wait to try it!
Cool, let me know how it goes : )
Such a great technique, thank you so much!
Cheers!
Love it
Amazing instructions! TFS
A pleasure to share Amy : )
Loved this!
: ) Pleased to hear it!
Great ideas to try, thank you!
You're welcome Mieke : )
Absolutely brilliant! Wonderful result - I’m a fan of the Sleaford Mods too, and I’m sure Jason would approve!
I just wish I could get results like yours from magazine transfer. It simply doesn’t work for me. 🤷♀️
Hi Venta, just occured to me I've got a few music inspired vids now, Miles Davis, Amy W, Townes!! With the mags, try Amsterdam or Liquitex acrylic and a REALLY thin layer : )
@@yeatesmakes I’ll get the paints and make that my New Year’s resolution - much more achievable than my usual ones! 😂
Wishing you and yours a happy & healthy Christmas and New Year. 🧡
Thank you so much for the awesome video! This will be so much fun to try. What kind of paper do you use?
Just standard drawing paper : ) about 140gsm
@@yeatesmakes thank you!
Sorry, I have a couple more question. Do you let each layer dry? What does the gel medium do? And did you say to let it dry or sit for 10 to 15min?
I love to watch you do the transfers. I've tried this with magazines and it doesn't work for me. The paint just stays on the mag. page instead of the plate.😒 am I using too much paint?
So hard to tell Lily - could simply be the ink and paper used for the magazine. Some work, some don't. Use a heavy body acrylic, be quick, thin layer and don't leave the magazine page on the plate too long. Most of all, don't give up!
Hey Mark
I was just wondering if you could tell me how you get the “panning” technique in your videos when you are showing the finished artworks? I find that I can only do this via handheld camera movement which always comes out a little shaky!
'Ken Burns' setting on iMovie : )
@@yeatesmakes thanks for that. I’ll give it a ganders 👍🏻
Have you ever tried using and embossing tool? I use them in card making they are like a stick with varying size balls on the ends.
I need to get some. I like using the ballpoint pens because I can see clearly where I have embossed without angling the light all weird and straining my old eyes!!!!!
@@yeatesmakes my eyes are not great either due to age but the embossed lines are pretty easy to see on most cards or papers, although often a more robust paper gives a better effect although also stuff like Velum paper is also easy to see. If you do get some I would recommend using something give a bit of give underneath the surface something like craft foam or felt the back side of a cutting board or even old packing materials would work this just allows the paper to give easily unlike a harder surface. They vary in size and maybe very interesting to use this fact for shading or texturing. Really enjoying watching all your previous vidoes.
Hi the class went well and there was lots of happy students only the one thing I tried to do is the ball point pen transfer it didn't happen for me. I think I had the same pen as you were using but it didn't transfer onto the gelli plate. I might not have been gentle enough looking back at your video and pressed as per usual, or is there another possibility? I also had the same problem with the oil pastels and that looked so good when you did it!!
Any advice welcome Thanks!!
With the ballpoint pen, you definitely need to press hard and make sure the paper is embossed deep enough to not pick and paint up during transfer. Same with oil pastel, if you want a decent resist, make sure you put a good coat of oil pastel (unless you want the broken, uneven textures.
Great idea!
It has legs, as they say!!!
You mention using a book to try and even out the printing pressure and finding that it didn't work. Have you tried using a piece of fabric like felt, say, instead?
Not tried that, but felt with some weight is a great idea...
Hello .Rosemary sent me over.
Hello Suzanne. : )
With the ball point pens, is it the ink or the emboss that’s working so well with the gel plate? Would it also work with with a pencil and tracing paper?
Hi Kevin, it is the emboss. I use a ballpoint as it has a hard nib. Not sure how you are suggesting using pencil and tracing paper. Note of caution though, graphite transfers really well on gel plate but leaves a residue that will stain your next few prints!!!!
Great!
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Nice one - I'm going to try this technique. I had to laugh when I saw your image was of Jason Williamson - he used to work in the same local authority department as I did a few years ago.
That's really funny! I didn't choose it for any reason other than it was there in a music mag I had. I do like the Sleaford Mods, though, if I'm honest, more for what they represent than their music!
Fab Mark thank you. 😊
: ) a pleasure Debbie
Can you tell me more about sugar paper ?
I think in the US its called construction paper. It's cheap stuff kids use to paint and draw on!
how come magazine ink picks up paint, but inkjet ink doesnt?
Glossy magazines mainly use toner which is made mostly of plastic. pretty sure that it is the plastic and oil content that resists.
@@yeatesmakes do you know of any way to hack the inkjet print? Like could I draw over it with a crayon?
Question, what is “sugar paper”
I believe it is called construction paper in the US.
Great 👏👏👏
; ) cheers Andrea
Great set of videos. Bx
Cheers Bixxy. Bon Noel, I think that;s right!
@@yeatesmakes Haha Yes...but Im back in the UK for good now...thanks though Bx
Is there a way I can share with you the art pieces I'm creating due to your fantastic videos? I tried leaving a message with a link to one of them, but it was booted from posting. I really want you to know that you've helped me find excitement in creating again. - Pat (not George...😉)
send to markyeatesart@hotmail.com would love to see them
I sent you an email.....make sure to also check your spam and junk mail for it! 😉
Are you using JUST BIC pens or ANY ballpoint pen?
Any ball point will work as it is the emboss that enables the transfer : )
Thank you so much for all the fantastic ideas you present. This video, like all your other vids, is totally inspiring and makes the creative wheels turn and turn.
Fantasitc, let me know where the techniques take you : )
You really a terrific fella. I'm absolutely loving your tutorials, your down to earth honesty, encouragement, inspiration, artistry - everything. You are a breath of fresh morning air and a big burst of sunshine. Thankyou 🙏❤
So kind Jules, thanks. Really pleased you are enjoying the tutorials and my approach. : )
Excellent video thank you. This is just what I need to see! What type of paper are you tracing onto again? And have you ever traced with a tracing stylist? The ones with the ballpoint but no ink?
Well, I am confused. I've tried ballpoint ink pen, china marker, wax crayon, and Stabilo pencil and simply cannot get an image to transfer. I am laying down a coat of black acrylic, not too thin, not too thick, and I've tried a light touch with the transfer as well as a bit firmer touch. Nothing. No transfer. I want so much to get a successful transfer but no idea what I'm doing wrong. Help! :)
Go thinner on the acrylic and don't hang around. If the paint starts to dry then transfers won't be clear. If you are doing ballpoint pen, it is about the depth of the emboss not the ink. Persevere qso : )
Yes! A way to compensate my lack of drawing skills. Thanks, Mark.
Haha nothing wrong with a good trilogy! I doubt there'd be any complaints if you went all Star Wars (I don't know how many 'episodes' there are now lol).
This technique is really helpful for learning to think about and identify tonal values.
I like that you 're-use' the techniques for your backgrounds. It shows that you don't need to start from scratch every time and it also shows how you can develop your own style through the choice of techniques and how they are combined. Tfs!
oh my word pippi, I am not going Star Wars with a ballpoint pen! that's too many episodes and the Phantom menace was not good! The collagraph pieces work well for a fair few prints, as do embossed sheets - a bit of scope to play if you can get a few prints!
Good Day, I would like to know what kind of paper you are printing on. Thank you.😊
❤ hello from British Columbia Canada
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Loved this technique. I find your direction very helpful.
Clever idea! Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Love, love, love your channel! Soooo inspiring!
WOW! very cool! Gives me more ideas!
Do you ever use fabric in your collage works?
I have spent quite a bit of time watching different gel plate videos. Your’s is the most unique, creative, truly artistic work by far. Thank you for sharing your learning and techniques. I need to watch each several times to get a better understanding of how you “pull it off” (pun intended).
Hi Libby, really kind words. Great that you can rewind and re-watch, I think that is why video is such a good format for teaching. With all the feedback, I'm getting my head around the pacing to make it clear but not eat up your days!!! Happy printing : )
You are brilliant! Thank you !
Cheers Corine, you're very welcome : )
is it possible to print on canvas
I only just discovered your TH-cam channel. SUPERB WORK! Thank you so much!
Welcome aboard : )
I agree with all the comments about appreciation for your well-made videos and creative solutions. So inspirational!
You mentioned a recommended paint brand/type from a viewer and am unable to locate it in the transcripts. What paint do you use for greatest success on gel pulls? TIA
Amsterdam paints work pretty well for me : ) Thanks for taking the time to leave such a lovely comment : )
I know these prints are limited to the size of the plate. Would love to see you create a much larger piece on a sturdy surface like a gessoed panel if that's possible?
I have done plenty, I'll link some vids below
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I'm super impressed as usual (especially how you managed to tear the blue dotty paper to the exact shape of the shirt 😉)
Seriously great information and a refreshing change to many of the 'pretty' prints. Thank you so much!
Hi Gina, a pleasure to share and glad you're getting lots from the videos : )
Stunningly brillant ! you've got a new subscriber !
Cheers Francoise, welcome aboard!!