There’s something universally appealing about the round shape and all it symbolizes. Take a look at this video and see the beauty of printing on the NEW 8” Round Gelli® Plate. It’s inspiring to work on a circular plate surface! In an instant, ideas come to mind: the sun, the moon, our planet Earth, infinity, wholeness, …
In this video you’ll see the 12″ x 14″ Gelli Arts® Gel Printing Plate in action! Printing on fabric with acrylic and metallic fabric paints, using MagicStamps™ — with plenty of tips and techniques! Many monoprinting techniques work just as well on fabric as they do on paper. Watch this video and see how fun and easy …
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Addicted to printing with Gelli®? You’re not alone! In fact, we’ve heard that from so many of you, we created a badge so you can share your passion for printing with Gelli® with the world! To place our new Addicted to Gelli Arts® badge on your blog, just copy and paste the HTML code below …
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Create your own unique texture plates for printing with a Gelli® plate with molding paste! Watch this video and see how easy it is! Here’s what you need to make molding paste texture plates: Canvas panel Molding Paste Palette knife, old credit card or scraper for spreading molding paste Stencil Textured items to impress …
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Put a twist on your monoprinting experience — use gel medium instead of paint to create some clearly different Gelli® prints! Watch this video for a clear idea … Gel medium is essentially acrylic paint without pigment. It goes on milky white and dries clear. We’re making a clear print, which we’ll use as a resist. …
When you want to create prints with your own original designs, consider making reusable flexible foam texture plates! Watch this video and see how easy it is! Here’s what you’ll need: Carpet tape (available at home improvement stores) Craft foam (regular thin foam works well) Note: Craft foam is also available with sticky-back adhesive. It …
Create unique monotypes by wiping paint OFF your Gelli® plate. Watch this fun video to see some great effects you can achieve using the fabulous new Catalyst Wedge tools for printing with Gelli®! This is a subtractive, or negative, method of monoprinting. That means you start by applying paint to your plate — and remove …
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 …
… good things happen. (including a giveaway!) Maybe you’ve already discovered some of the amazing things you can do with MagicStamp™ moldable foam stamps. Such great stuff! But if you haven’t explored the design potential in these versatile blocks — you’re in for a ton of fun using them to create your own unique patterned …