Howdy! Yep, allergies kicked in really bad with the winds over the past week😷 Fell off the radar for a while. Thank you for the ideas! Love that gelli plate. Hope you feel better🌸
I have accidentally transferred graphite drawings to my gel plate when I put a drawing underneath it to use as a guide for painting on the gel plate, but I never thought to use it as a technique! This is genius.
I had been wondering about using a baren on the gel plate so thanks for showing that. I feel that just using the gel plate as most do seemed to be ok, but I had wanted to do more of an actual print. So, thanks for showing this graphite idea!🙃 I have also seen a video where Oil sticks were used, I forget the brand. They worked nicely as well. It was on the Dick Blick website. So, thanks so much for doing this demo.!!🤗🙃
I have no had much luck with the shive oil sticks I bought on my plate. They seem to have a weird coating and won't write on the plate. Then when I get that off they just make a sticky mess. I have these new kingart gel sticks that I keep buying LOL I am going to try them on the plate soon.
Absolutely exciting vid,. Wonderful how you think out of the box, and share with us so many new ideas. This experiment should be called “The Shel C technique”.
Looks like you had fun playing. I love the idea of the Beren (?) as I have a bit of arthritis in my fingers and I think this would help. I had a laugh about Snoopy and the Red Barron.
Thank you for sharing such an interesting technique Shel. I am constantly looking for ways to create different papers fo my mixed media collge works. I shall certainly give this one a go. Carol UK
Boy, you sure got to this quickly. Nice to see you have a barren, cuz I’ve been meaning to send you one. Look forward to fiddling with soft pencil on deli paper and make more papers, once I return.
Wow! Love this! I'm just getting started with gel press and loving the process. This will be fun to try. I love the idea of handwriting and words in the background!
Gel printing is awesome and so versatile. I have TONS of videos and a playlist of techniques. Will also be teaching an online class in the Fall. Thanks for watching Barbara :)
So much fun to experiment. I've got a tin of graphitints so will give it a go. Have you ever tried image transfer from laser prints on the gel plate. The tutorials here in TH-cam make it look easy but I just can't get it to work!!
Thank you Gina :) I have tried them with the magazine pages with mixed results. I just purchased a laser printer so I can finally try it with that. Kinda forgot.
That was fun Shel! The possibilities seem to be endless on the gell plate! I have been meaning to get a baren for a while because my hands and wrists get sore but, I wasn’t sure if it would make that much difference, they aren’t cheap! 💕🇨🇦
Woah that is pretty cool. Does the graphite on the print move after the paint dries? I'm wondering if you would need a fixative over top. Thank you for sharing this!
What are you rubbing the back of the paper with? I'm having trouble as i have arthritis so if there is a tool out there I'd be interested to know what it is? Thanks heaps.
Thank you Meridith :) I did not try the woodies, but I did try the black Stabilo which is made the same as the woodies and it did not work. So no, I don't think they will. Sad!
Hi Shel, I just came across your video here. I had a bit of an unexpected thing happen. I had put graphite on one side of the paper and then laid it onto the gel plate. It transfered onto the plate and now it won't fully come off. I've tried the various solvents to clean it off but I now have an accidental graphite design on my plate. Do you have any suggestions for how to get it off? I've made multiple transfers. They usually get a bit of it on there, but never fully.
Hello Ursula :) i have a couple suggestions. I use baby oil to clean off powdery things from my plate so you can give that a try. just pour some on and rub it around a bit with a soft cloth. Another idea for cleaning my plate that I use is hand sanitizer. It is good for getting crusty stuff off but it not as harsh as other cleaners. But, my best piece of advice is to not worry so much about staining your plate. It is a tool. As long as the stain isn't lifting onto your other work then just leave it. You probably have a hammer...it is probably rusty...but it still hammers nails right? Just think of the gel plate as one of your art tools.
This is cool Shel, thankyou - I will have fun making hand written text backgrounds with this. You might be interested in videos I've posted on using Chinagraph pencils (I think they're called China or grease pencils in US) to make drawings that transfer really well on to gel plates.
I don't bother with sides on the deli paper. I am not sure I can see a major difference. I do pay attention on some of the rice papers I have. One side is very smooth and the other is bumpy so I use the smooth side usually.
Hi can you help me? I was doing this few weeks ago but the pencils and charcoal (I heard people saying that the more carbon in a magazine image the better the transfer) just sank into the gel plate and would not come back off 😟. I’ve used a variety of brands of acrylic and even the baby wipes can’t lift it 😞
Yes I can :) You can easily get it off using baby oil. Just get a cheap bottle from the dollar store and pour a bit on and then rub off with a paper towel.
This was fun and informative. I hate when you show us something super fun and I know I won't be home for weeks and get to try it for myself. I was wondering; if instead of activating the graphite with a water brush, you instead used a fine water mist on the plate, and then laid down the deli paper, if that might work. Hmmm? Well, you do encourage us to experiment. TFS
Thank you Carlotta :) I did mist the one I did with stabilo all pencil once I realized it would not transfer like the graphite. It was a watery smeary mess. Of course..stabilo is really reactive to water so maybe the graphite would be less mushy..hmmm.
I am really freaked out because I cannot get the graphite drawing up off my gelli plate..I have used "baby oil" - soap and water and nearly f**king EVERYTHING and can't get it off my plate..nor can I get the pastel-type crayon drawing out either..WHAT can I do??I am really desperate! in you demo it looked SO easy and I was using the 9B..please help me fix this?? thanks! Cassie Calan
Hi Cassie. You can try to remove it using gel hand sanitizer. The alcohol in that sometimes help. However, as long as the marks are not coming up into your prints then stop freaking out about it. The gel plate is a tool. Like a hammer. If your hammer has a bit of scuffing on it are gets rusty, do you stop using it? It still hammers right. Well your gel plate still prints even if it gets a few stains. Over time it will even yellow in color. That is the sign of a well love gel plate!
What a fun technique……You are an amazing artist because you are willing to share your art……mraz
Thank you so much Arlene 😀 I have no secrets!
Who! This is just too fun. Just when you think you have seen all the techniques, you hit is with this BIG new one. Love it. TFS!
That is how my brain works LOL Have fun giving it a try!
When you mentioned how grungy your gel plate is, it's not dirty, it's well-loved!!
That is true Jill :) It has been through lots of loving printing sessions!
That was a genius idea... well done... thx for sharing.... will definitely give it a go... loved the stencil rubbing... thx 👩🏻🎨
Have fun :) Thanks for watching!
Howdy! Yep, allergies kicked in really bad with the winds over the past week😷 Fell off the radar for a while. Thank you for the ideas! Love that gelli plate. Hope you feel better🌸
Sorry to hear that allergies are being bad to you as well! Thanks for watching Elle :)
Very cool technique. Great to see your experiments with different types of graphite xx
Glad you enjoyed it :)
I have accidentally transferred graphite drawings to my gel plate when I put a drawing underneath it to use as a guide for painting on the gel plate, but I never thought to use it as a technique! This is genius.
Have fun giving it a try :) Thanks for watching!
What a fun technique! Will give it a try. I have done transfers from my inkjet printer that have a similar look.
Go for it :)
Fab idea! Thk u 4 letting us know💕
Thank you so much for sharing these techniques! I will give this a go! Awesome!
Have fun!
Always enjoy your experiments! Tfs 🌞
Thank you! Cheers!
Fun, inventive technique! Very cool!
Thank you Susan :)
I draw all the time and you gave me an idea with your video. Thanks for posting.
Glad to hear it :) Thank you for watching!
I had been wondering about using a baren on the gel plate so thanks for showing that. I feel that just using the gel plate as most do seemed to be ok, but I had wanted to do more of an actual print. So, thanks for showing this graphite idea!🙃 I have also seen a video where Oil sticks were used, I forget the brand. They worked nicely as well. It was on the Dick Blick website. So, thanks so much for doing this demo.!!🤗🙃
I have no had much luck with the shive oil sticks I bought on my plate. They seem to have a weird coating and won't write on the plate. Then when I get that off they just make a sticky mess. I have these new kingart gel sticks that I keep buying LOL I am going to try them on the plate soon.
Absolutely exciting vid,. Wonderful how you think out of the box, and share with us so many new ideas. This experiment should be called “The Shel
C technique”.
Thank you very much Dianne :)
Very cool transfer technique! Something new to add to the repertoire! TFS the inspiration!
Have fun with it Gail :)
Absolutely excellent. Really enjoyed that
Glad to hear it Nell :)
Looks like you had fun playing. I love the idea of the Beren (?) as I have a bit of arthritis in my fingers and I think this would help. I had a laugh about Snoopy and the Red Barron.
I did have fun giving this idea a run :) The baren is inexpensive and really makes a difference! Link below the video.
Wait, did you press the deli paper you wrote on onto a dry geli plate? That blows my mind! 🤯 Thank you!
Great idea, thanks Shel!
You are so welcome Mieke :)
This is so cool. Love it and cant wait to try it out. Thank you Shel for sharing. Love your art.
Have fun with it Sandra :)
How cool is that! Awesome prints! Thanks for sharing! Sound like you have allergies... Mine are awful this season... ugh. Stay safe! :)
Thank you Mona :) yup..pollen is everywhere right now.
Wicked cool, Shel! Can't wait to play with this. I'm amazed at all the different ways you played with graphite.
Thanks so much Thea :) Have fun with it!
Another great way to use my plate!! Thanks for the idea!
You are so welcome! Have fun Kristal ;)
WOW what great experimenting - you got some really great prints.
Thanks so much Marie 😊
I love those! Thank you, Shel!!!
Glad you like them Pat :)
I like Gel printing and just learning. I did get some good hints from this one. Than you💥
Glad it was helpful!
I really enjoyed this watching! Cool technique! I need one of those red berens! Thank you Shel💖💖💖💖💖
You are so welcome Sue :) The link to the red baren is below :)
Wow....love it 🧿🧿🧿🧿
Thanks so much :)
Love your experiments. Your designs are super!
Thank you so much Joan :)
Really, really like this
Yay! I am glad you are enjoying my channel :)
So cool! Cant wait to give it a try!
Hope you enjoy it :)
Wonderful I have wondered if this could be done with ink for a while..never thought it could be done with graphite
Thank you Julie :) I do love a good experiment!
Geniaaaaaalllllll!!!
Merci :)
very intereting effects, thank you
Glad you like them Amy :)
Watching this is inspiring ideas for this technique, can't wait to try this out!
Hope you enjoy it Susan :)
Loving this! Keep up the fun ideas and techniques! Thank you!
Thank you! Will do!
I’ve never seen anything like this! I appreciate your experiments and will definitely try this out,
Have fun Samara :)
Thanks for this. Inspiring 🌻🌻👀
You are so welcome Raye :)
Very interesting Shel, fun to watch you experiment xxx💕
Glad you enjoyed it Susie :)
Thank you for sharing such an interesting technique Shel. I am constantly looking for ways to create different papers fo my mixed media collge works. I shall certainly give this one a go. Carol UK
Glad it was helpful Carol :) I too am always looking for new fun ideas to make collage papers.
Tbis is so cool. I'm so exxited to try it!
Have fun Jen :)
Boy, you sure got to this quickly. Nice to see you have a barren, cuz I’ve been meaning to send you one. Look forward to fiddling with soft pencil on deli paper and make more papers, once I return.
Thank you Cheryl :) The baren is working great!
Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure!
Hi Shel...love your video...gelli plate ideas are cool...🦘🦔
Thank you Pattie :)
Wow! Love this! I'm just getting started with gel press and loving the process. This will be fun to try. I love the idea of handwriting and words in the background!
Gel printing is awesome and so versatile. I have TONS of videos and a playlist of techniques. Will also be teaching an online class in the Fall. Thanks for watching Barbara :)
Very cool tfs Shel...Kia Kaha...
Thank you Maggie :)
Super helpful technique Shel, thanks for sharing. I really dig those Lyra sticks, discovered them a few months ago and love scribbling with them.
Glad it was helpful Susan :) Yes, the graphite sticks are super fun. I like to scribble and then bleed out parts with water.
very cool
Thank you Kim :)
So much fun to experiment. I've got a tin of graphitints so will give it a go.
Have you ever tried image transfer from laser prints on the gel plate. The tutorials here in TH-cam make it look easy but I just can't get it to work!!
Thank you Gina :) I have tried them with the magazine pages with mixed results. I just purchased a laser printer so I can finally try it with that. Kinda forgot.
@@ShelCPaperOcotilloStudio I'd be interested to see how you go. I'm so frustrated by the whole process. Seems it works for some and not others!
That's brilliant! Really cool results 👍 hope you're not getting sick btw. Coughs are scary these days. Stay safe and healthy 😘
Thank you :) I think it is allergies. The mesquite and palo verde trees are all covered in globs of pollen.
That was fun Shel! The possibilities seem to be endless on the gell plate! I have been meaning to get a baren for a while because my hands and wrists get sore but, I wasn’t sure if it would make that much difference, they aren’t cheap! 💕🇨🇦
Thanks for watching Cindy :) This baren is $13 and the link is below the video.
Haven’t tried it yet. Hugs ❤️❤️❤️
Give it a whirl :) Fun stuff!
Great idea and neat prints. thanks Shel. Have you played with the colored paper yet?
Not yet! Thanks for sending it Debbie :)
Woah that is pretty cool. Does the graphite on the print move after the paint dries? I'm wondering if you would need a fixative over top. Thank you for sharing this!
Thanks :) The graphite is embedded in the acrylic medium and needs no sealer.
@@ShelCPaperOcotilloStudiocool. I gotta try this sometime. Thank you!
What are you rubbing the back of the paper with? I'm having trouble as i have arthritis so if there is a tool out there I'd be interested to know what it is? Thanks heaps.
Hi Vivienne. Sorry I forgot to add it to the materials list. I will now. It is a baren. You can order it here - amzn.to/33wrLYd
This is cool! Do you think Woodies would work like this too?
Thank you Meridith :) I did not try the woodies, but I did try the black Stabilo which is made the same as the woodies and it did not work. So no, I don't think they will. Sad!
Ok thank you!
Thank you for your interesting content. Would you mind adding a link to where I can purchase the red burnisher (is that it's name) please?
Here you go. amzn.to/3Be58bR Sorry it took so long. I am unable to create at this time.
@@ShelCPaperOcotilloStudio Thank you so much and I hope that you can soon :)
Hi Shel, I just came across your video here. I had a bit of an unexpected thing happen. I had put graphite on one side of the paper and then laid it onto the gel plate. It transfered onto the plate and now it won't fully come off. I've tried the various solvents to clean it off but I now have an accidental graphite design on my plate. Do you have any suggestions for how to get it off? I've made multiple transfers. They usually get a bit of it on there, but never fully.
Hello Ursula :) i have a couple suggestions. I use baby oil to clean off powdery things from my plate so you can give that a try. just pour some on and rub it around a bit with a soft cloth. Another idea for cleaning my plate that I use is hand sanitizer. It is good for getting crusty stuff off but it not as harsh as other cleaners. But, my best piece of advice is to not worry so much about staining your plate. It is a tool. As long as the stain isn't lifting onto your other work then just leave it. You probably have a hammer...it is probably rusty...but it still hammers nails right? Just think of the gel plate as one of your art tools.
This is cool Shel, thankyou - I will have fun making hand written text backgrounds with this. You might be interested in videos I've posted on using Chinagraph pencils (I think they're called China or grease pencils in US) to make drawings that transfer really well on to gel plates.
Sounds great! I will check them out.
Which side of the deli paper did you use, or does it matter?
I don't bother with sides on the deli paper. I am not sure I can see a major difference. I do pay attention on some of the rice papers I have. One side is very smooth and the other is bumpy so I use the smooth side usually.
Hi can you help me? I was doing this few weeks ago but the pencils and charcoal (I heard people saying that the more carbon in a magazine image the better the transfer) just sank into the gel plate and would not come back off 😟. I’ve used a variety of brands of acrylic and even the baby wipes can’t lift it 😞
Yes I can :) You can easily get it off using baby oil. Just get a cheap bottle from the dollar store and pour a bit on and then rub off with a paper towel.
This was fun and informative. I hate when you show us something super fun and I know I won't be home for weeks and get to try it for myself. I was wondering; if instead of activating the graphite with a water brush, you instead used a fine water mist on the plate, and then laid down the deli paper, if that might work. Hmmm? Well, you do encourage us to experiment. TFS
Thank you Carlotta :) I did mist the one I did with stabilo all pencil once I realized it would not transfer like the graphite. It was a watery smeary mess. Of course..stabilo is really reactive to water so maybe the graphite would be less mushy..hmmm.
I am really freaked out because I cannot get the graphite drawing up off my gelli plate..I have used "baby oil" - soap and water and nearly f**king EVERYTHING and can't get it off my plate..nor can I get the pastel-type crayon drawing out either..WHAT can I do??I am really desperate! in you demo it looked SO easy and I was using the 9B..please help me fix this?? thanks! Cassie Calan
Hi Cassie. You can try to remove it using gel hand sanitizer. The alcohol in that sometimes help. However, as long as the marks are not coming up into your prints then stop freaking out about it. The gel plate is a tool. Like a hammer. If your hammer has a bit of scuffing on it are gets rusty, do you stop using it? It still hammers right. Well your gel plate still prints even if it gets a few stains. Over time it will even yellow in color. That is the sign of a well love gel plate!
Why not?
Totally :)
Brill xxx
Thank you :)
Well, it’s official now - you’re a genius - I can’t wait to go and play with your techniques!! Thanks so much for sharing. Jen @uk_jen❤️❤️
Yay! Thank you Jen :) Have fun playing!