Hi everyone and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here today with another “Basics” video. Today, it’s part 2 of the variety of permanent products that you can use on the gel plate. Although most people start out with acrylic paint there are numerous media that can be used on the gel plate. …
Basics: Media That Can Be Used On The Gelli Arts® Plate – Part 2 Read More »
Hi there! It’s Marsha here today! I’m so excited because this is my 50th video for Gelli Arts®!! When you’re just starting with gel printing, the number of different techniques, mediums and supplies you can use can appear daunting. However, did you know you can group all of those different techniques into three basic monoprint …
The Principle Methods of Gelli Arts® Gel Plate Printing by Marsha Valk Read More »
Hi there and welcome to the Gelli Arts® blog! It’s Birgit here and today and I have no pictures of fancy and colorful prints. Today’s video is about what you need to know before you start gel printing. You can use almost every painting, stamping and drawing medium on the gel plate and there are …
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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: □ 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 »