Monoprint gelli plate

Printing with gelatin plates is fun, easy and contagious! In this one day workshop you will play with found and organic shapes and objects to produce a series of one-off prints. Learn how to take both a planned and spontaneous approach to this printing method.

Gelli Plate monoprint using dried wildflowers

Take your Gelli printing to a new level! These projects use Gelli plate creatively and are packed with Gelli printing ideas and monoprinting techniques. Also, watch the video where the ideas are explained more in detail!

Sharlene Loomis on Instagram: "Udderly Fabulous. I used 3 gelli plate prints for this one. Gel print #1 became the background. Gel print #2 was reverse painted and transferred with gel medium. Gel print #3 was chopped up and collaged to make the shawl. It was fun to make overall but I just live for reverse painting! I could do it all day. #monoprinting #collageart #animalart #gelliplateprinting #gelprinting #imagetransfer #cowart #arttimelapsevideo"

Gelatin printmaking is fun, fast and addictive. But after the initial surprise and excitement many artists want to exercise some control over the process. Or they see clean, crisp layers made by other printmakers and artist and wonder how it was achieved. Now fair warning, monotype printmaking is often experimental and exact marks often can […]

Naomi Southon - jewellery artist and seller of teabag paper on Instagram: "Oooooo that cardboard texture is lovely! #creativity #worktable #pattern #collage #collagepapers #collagefodder #teabagpaper #teabagprinting #teabag #teabagart #teabagpaperproject #gelprint #gelplatetip #gelplate #geliprints #gelliplate #gelliart #monoprinting #monoprint #monotype #artproject #markmaking #textures #texturedmarkmaking #wastenotwantnot #reuserecycle"

Inspired by the Florida sunrise and the work of Mark Rothko, artist Johanna Lawson shares in a step-by-step video how she uses the Gelli® plate to print directly onto a 16 x 20” stretched canvas. One of her key tips is to use more paint than you normally would when monoprinting, because the paint soaks into the canvas and the substrate has a textured surface. Click to watch the video on our blog! #gelliarts #gelplate #printingplate #monoprinting #printmaking #gelprinting #gelliplate…

Botanical monoprint

Create stunningly textured and detailed gel prints with a collagraph plate made with textile scraps. All you need is a Gelli Arts® printing plate, chipboard, fabric (cheesecloth, lace trim, jute, canvas), double-sided adhesive or PVA glue or acrylic medium, scissors, acrylic paint, brayer 4″, paper. The Gelli Arts® Mini Placement Tool is entirely optional! Watch the full step-by-step tutorial by Marsha Valk on our YouTube channel. #gelliarts #gelprinting #collagraph #printmaking…

Gelli plate prints

Collage techniques for using monoprints made with a Gelli Arts® printing plate on mat board, wood panels, canvas board, or stretched canvas. In this step-by-step tutorial, artist Catherine Tonning-Popowich shares how you can collage on all of these substrates using a technique that involves coating two sides of the gel-printed paper with medium to create acrylic skins. #gelliarts #gelplate #printingplate #monoprinting #printmaking #gelprinting #gelliplate #artteacher #collage

It's actually quite easy to DIY my own homemade gel (gelli) plate and I have so much fun mono-printing my own photos! 🤩 I created this beautiful print from a photo I took in Chicago. I used a home made gelatin plate, a laser photo and acrylic paints to image transfer the photo.