Gelatin Printmaking Tips

Printmaking without a press

I am here to help you pull fantastic prints, even if you do not have a press.

Methods of printing without a press

gelatin plate prints by linda germain

1. Make Monotypes with the gelatin plate – gelatin printmaking

This method is my favorite. You can get delicate detailed impressions with a strong plate of Jello and a mere hand pressure.

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screen print on hand printed fabric

this screen print was based on a flower drawing

2. Screen Printing

Screen printing was made popular by Andy Warhol and his images of famous pop culture icons. But you are familiar with screen printed T-shirts as well.

This process can be as simple as a one color t-shirt design or as complex as a multi color sales poster. The main concept is to pull ink across a highly woven screen. As you pull the ink goes through the tiny holes in the screen that are left open by the design.

Here is a quick video and free tutorial on a simple screen printing method that you can do in your home studio.

3. Relief printing

turn sketches into printing plates

these are foam relief plates – super easy line drawings into prints

Block printing, relief printing or stamping all are based on the same concept. Ink is applied to a raised design and then pressed on to the paper, fabric or other material.

Raised design can be carved wood or steel, pencil lines in styrofoam, carved rubber and the collaged elements of a collograph. It can be done by fine artists, or school children and everyone in between.

Check out the upcoming printmaking workshop – soft block relief printing – starts soon.

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