Geli plate tutorials

Gelli plate printing with leaves is a fun and easy technique that lets us get outside to find beautiful textures. Summer in Canada is short. So, I make a point to get outside and incorporate nature in my art journal and gelli plate printing projects. Today I am sharing my favorite techniques for Gelli plate

I have repeatedly professed my love for monoprinting with a gelli plate. I realized with my post the other day, some of you may not know what this is, or have never used one before. So I thought …

Tips for transfers on a gel plate.

This is one of those projects that I procrastinated trying for several years. Then, I did it and realized how easy it was and felt silly for putting it off all this time. Do you have projects like that? I love all the cool things folks are doing with gelatin plates, and I've had a small Gelli Arts plate for some time, but I wasn't exploring the gelatin printing process as much as a wanted, mostly because we go back and forth between three different homes, for my husband's job, and the place…

The ultimate guide to gel printing and the basics of gel printing you need to know - what materials you need and how to make gel prints

What happens when you add drops of alcohol inks on a gel plate? Fun and colorful prints! I’ve got a step-by-step video including how making 1 little change impacts what the final print looks like! Add your alcohol inks onto the gel plate. I love using Marabu inks for this because they are so vibrant […]

Yup, I ruined a plate. It’s taken me years to figure out how to do it, however I have now done it! But as I duplicated what happened for you in the video with a little experiment, the mystery deepened. What I expected to happen, didn’t. One plate was able to be saved. But one […]

This video was created for Gelli Arts® + Jane Davenport. Find the accompanying blog post here: Gelli Arts® + Jane Davenport Gel Printing with Watercolours With Marsha Valk

Top tips for when you want to print seamlessly on a canvas or a surface that’s larger than your Gelli Arts® gel printing plate. The tips will help with monoprinting on any substrate that doesn’t match the size of your gel printing plate. Click to watch the full video tutorial on our blog. #gelliarts #gelplate #printingplate #monoprinting #printmaking #gelprinting #gelliplate #artteacher

What makes gel printing so much fun? Is it the magical way the layers build up? Is it the excitement of seeing what patterns stuff from around the house can make? Is it that no two prints are exactly alike? Yes to all of those and so many many more reasons! I’ve put together a free […]