Gelatin plate print

© linda germain 2012 – playing with a series of gelatin Print and mixed media

Gratitude!  I am so lucky to have lots of studio space so I can spread out a series of gelatin plate monotype prints and respond to each print individually.  This group is printed on 90 lb drawing paper and I used golden acrylic paint with open medium added.  Then I worked into a few with charcoal and direct brayer marks.    Happy printing.

© linda germain 2012 root people 8.5″ x 13″ gelatin print with createx inks

I decided to try out the createx monotype inks today.   Somethings I did differently with these inks:

• squirt the ink right on the gelatin plate and brayer to a thin layer
• let the layers dry – it takes a little longer
• use a liberal a amount of ink

The create ink rolls out more like acrylic paint than ink.  For me today it held an nice edge with my stamping tools and it covered nicely. The pigment was rich and allowed for more than one detail/ghost print.

© linda germain 2012 gelatin print with createx ink

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• I am quite happy with the results.
• The ink goes a long way
• It holds detail
• You can squirt a small amount right on to the plate
• It cleans up with water
• It dries fixed

© linda germain 2012 fun ferns – a gelatin print 8″ x10″

The 8″ x10″ size is perfect for popping into a standard frame for quick and easy display.

© linda germain 2012 close up of the print above

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