Ink the brayer
It seems simple to ink the brayer, but it may take some practice.
The thing is, that every ink, brayer and plate may be a little different and require a little bit of finesse to get a nice thin coat of ink on the brayer and then on the plate.
Check out this video and post if you want some tips on how to ink your brayer.
Kirigami stencils
That is simply stencils cut from folded paper. I like to cut stencils from paper and then make them strong by coating them with mat medium.
Read this blog post to get some tips on cutting and coating masking stencils for gelatin plate monotype printing.
Stamping tools
Once you start gelatin printing you will see the world with new eyes. All of a sudden everything with pattern and texture because a mark making tool. In the image above I used a glass plate to make the designs in the turquoise ink.
If you would like to see more of my top stamping tools for gelatin printing then check out these 2 posts:
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