Thoughtful Lady – a simple gelatin print

Gelatin Print by linda germainI played with a large plastic doily  and a masking stencil to get this red white and blue gelatin print. I liked the combination of the delicate lacy marks of the doily and the silhouette.

Gelatin Print Stencils

  • can tear easily if they are just cut from paper.
  • But no fear you can fix them.
  • This stencil ripped as I was lifting it off the gelatin plate
  • so I just used a little mat medium to glue it back together.

Cutting stencils can take some time so I want my masking stencils to last as long as they can.  I shared some tips about stencil cutting in this post.

Best material for Stencils?

I can’t really say.  It depends on what results you are looking for and if you want the ink to stick to the stencil or just be blocked by the stencil. So

  • Try mylar
  • drawing paper
  • magazine pages
  • card stock
  • plastic
  • rubber
  • try coating the stencil with paint or medium several times

And decide what you like for the type of prints that you create.

Happy Printing!

2 thoughts on “Thoughtful Lady – a simple gelatin print”

  1. I’ve used Tyvek once to make a stencil, it worked very nice. It’s strong (doesn’t rip), thin and flexible. The sheet I used came from a bookbinding supplier not the DIY store.

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