Hi there! It’s Marsha here today! One of the most frequently asked questions is ‘What paper is best for Gelli Arts® gel printing?’ The answer: there’s an unlimited array of papers that are great for gel printing! You can print on anything from computer paper to card stock to fine art printmaking paper to found …
How To Choose The Best Paper For Gelli Arts® Gel Plate Printing by Marsha Valk Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog. It’s Birgit here today and I’m going to show you an easy and fun technique to create beautiful organic texture using thread, yarn and rope. When I start a session like this I like to have both white (copier) paper and colorful printed paper on hand so …
Gel Printing with Thread, Yarn and Rope by Birgit Koopsen Read More »
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to share with everyone how awesome art educators are! We know teachers work so hard to inspire their students to reach their full potential. Today, Sara M shares with us the many ways she teaches with the Gelli Arts® gel printing plate- check it out! These images are from …
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We want to share with everyone how awesome art educators are! We know teachers work so hard to inspire their students to reach their full potential. Today, Laura S from Saline High School shares a workshop she did with other teachers that was adapted from other lessons she did with her …
Hi there! It’s Marsha here today sharing a series of small monoprints printed with opaque as well as transparent paint colours. Have you ever wondered what the little square icons on your paint tubes mean? These squares tell you all about the opacity level of the paint colour. There are four types: â–¡ transparent ⧄ semi-transparent …
Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Opaque + Transparent Layers by Marsha Valk Read More »
Hi there! It’s Marsha here today! One of the most frequently asked questions we get is how we manage the colours in our gel prints to look so bright and vibrant. The first answer is that we use quality paints. And secondly, each of us, whether it’s intuitively or consciously, uses the basic principles of …
How to Mix Colors on the Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plate by Marsha Valk Read More »
Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® Blog! It’s Birgit here today with a new video. A question we hear a lot is “how do you print multiple layers and get them all in the right place?’ The simplest way is to line up your paper with a reference sheet under your gel plate. The …
Multiple Layered Prints- Lining Up Paper by Birgit Koopsen Read More »
Hello! It’s Helen O’Hara here with a great collaborative project for schools, art clubs, Scouts and Guides, and even birthday parties. All you need for this project is paper, your Gelli Arts® printing plates, paint, rollers, textures, a pair of compasses, scissors and glue. Each child needs to draw and cut out 4 or more …
Collaborative Kid’s Project for Schools, Art Clubs, Scouts & Parties by Helen O’Hara Read More »
Hello and welcome to the Gelli Arts® Blog! Today, our Ninja Jr. Printmakers are bringing you some gift tag and card ideas for this holiday season! ☆Gift Tags by Tuva☆ Tuva has made some lovely gift tags using leaves on her gel plate. She used PaperArtsy paint, Archival ink and some twine to complete the …
Gift Tag + Card Ideas From The Gelli Arts® Ninja Jr. Printmakers! Read More »
Welcome to the Gelli Arts® Blog! Tania Ahmed brings us our next Gelli Arts® DIY Printing Kit project using the DIY Cacti Garden Kit. She totally thinks outside the box and made these cute animals prints using the shapes included in the kit. Perfect and fun for kids, the possibilities to create with our DIY Kits are …
Fun Animals With The Gelli Arts® Cactus Garden Kit By Tania Ahmed Read More »