Gelatin printmaking is a low tech and satisfying way of printing for folks who like to work fast and spontaneously.
Images can be quite abstract.
To almost photographic:
If you want to expand and explore the process of gelatin printmaking with ink on paper, then join us in Make Monotypes.
Class starts soon. Check out the details on the printmaking workshop page.
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Do you let yourself play each day?
It was Carl Jung who said, “The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.”
As artists we are always creating. I think incorporating some play into our practice feeds new life into our art.
Today I was prompted to play, based on a Pinterest image, by Michele Cooper.
She shares a video on how to make 6 stroke figures.
I use Pinterest to share my gelatin plate monotype prints and to save inspiration and ideas.
Click on the image and hop over to my collection of boards, gelatin prints and printmaking tools. Be careful! It is easy to lose track of time when you start browsing.
I challenge you to find one bit of inspiration and then take immediate action. PLAY!
If you would like to play with gelatin printmaking in the new year then join us in Make Monotypes, the online gelatin printmaking class.
This is a 4 week printmaking class the explores all the major skills to make beautiful gelatin plate monotype prints.
Read all the details on the workshop page and join us. Class starts Jan 7th, 2019.
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Sometimes a tiny mark can transform a bland print into a wow print.
This was a boring abstract landscape and I:
And know I quite love it.
Here is another example:
Before –
After:
I made:
Another before:
And after adding a few marks:
I used:
to finish these abstract landscapes into monotype prints that are pleasing to me.
I encourage you to look at your pile of prints and see if you could crop and add a few marks to create a few wow prints that you love.
Check out the current workshops for more inspiration.
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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:
So search your:
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.
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I am playing with a few tools:
Very quickly I printed about 50 monotype landscapes.
It was a great exercise in composition and design.
This one above is created with horizontal brayer marks.
This one is brayer mark mountains and the sky was created with a wide bristle brush.
This one has some light underlying mountain marks. I used an old credit card to create the horizon lines and foreground marks.
If you would like to join us in class, check out the online printmaking classes being offered.
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