See how you can achieve an intaglio effect — without a press! — using a styrofoam printing plate, a ballpoint pen, acrylic paint … and a Gelli® plate! Intaglio (pronounced in-TAL-ee-oh) is a printmaking process using a plate that has been inscribed or etched. Ink is applied to the plate and pushed into the grooves. …
In my last blog post I talked about using different media to add color to Gelli® prints that aren’t quite “there yet”. What I didn’t mention is that there’s “another side” to the story. Literally! Back of overdyed Gelli® Print On a number of prints, where the print surface was saturated with dye, the color …
Layered Gelli Arts® Print Reprinting over a Gelli® print is a great way to build an exciting image. It often takes several layers of printing before achieving a result I like. But not always. There are also those Gelli® prints, created with acrylic paints in a single pull, that say — STOP NOW. …
To “gild the lily” is to unnecessarily add adornment to something that is already beautiful and perfect. Simply put, you’re overdoing it. To gild the Gelli® … Well, that’s a different story!!! More is more! Let’s glitz it up! There are lots of ways to add a sparkly metallic touch to your Gelli® …