Use relief stamp with Gelatin Plate

Foam relief plate are super easy to make. You can buy sticky back foam and cut it into shapes, stick the shapes on an old CD cover, piece of wood or recycled foam produce tray.

Generally you would ink the relief plate and the print it off. But I use these little printmaking tools to work into the think layer of ink on the gelatin and glycerin printing plate.

To make it easier to remove the relief stamp from the surface of the gelatin plate, I made a  little “handle”. I simply taped a strip of foam core to the backside of the relief plate. This “handle” makes it easier to pick up and move around.

Are you ready to explore printmaking without a press? Consider joining the next session of Make Monotypes, the online printmaking class where we explore making monotypes with the homemade glycerin and gelatin plate. Check out the details here.

• Early bird registration opens January 24, 2016
• Next session will be offered in February 22, 2016