One of the main mark making approaches to gelatin printmaking is using what I call “stamping” tools to manipulate the thin layer of ink on the gelatin plate.
In the thumbnail collage above I used:
- handmade relief stamp
- cut corrugated cardboard
- die cut thing
- plastic plate holder
- pattern tracing wheel
- threads
- jar opener
- plastic doily
- relief stamp made from rubber bands
So search your:
- studio
- kitchen
- recycle bin
- toy chest
- sewing box
for new stamping tools to use for gelatin printmaking.
If you would like to study with me and other artists from around the world, then join us in the next session of Make Monotypes.
It is a 4 week online gelatin printmaking class. We will explore all the tools and techniques for gel printing with ink on paper.