Shaped layers in this gelatin plate print. Sometimes it is hard to look at a gelatin print and remember what I did. This one was created in 3 pulls.

Gelatin Printing Steps

• layer of magenta with a circle masking stencil, and 2 pieces of grass
• layer of yellow ink with a unrecognizable masking stencil
• Pre-ink the dancer stencil
• Place ink side down on the gelatin – to release the ink on to the gelatin plate
• then print the dancer on to the index card.

I like the –

• lines of the index card showing through
• the strange combination of images
• bright colors

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Happy Printing!

I say one step but a more accurate word would be a multi colored gelatin plate monotype print in one pull.  There are lots of preparatory steps to this gelatin print.

• cut and gather the map pages
• pre-ink the glasses stencil with black/blue ink
• set the stencil ink side down on the inked plate
• pull a shaped print on another piece of paper
• do a newsprint pick up
• Roll the orange/yellow ink over the glasses stencil and on to the gelatin plate
• carefully remove the glasses stencil from the gelatin plate
• Place the map page on the plate and burnish
• Sneak a peek to see if you have picked up all the ink possible
• peel off and admire your gelatin plate monotype print

As I said yesterday, I like to make a lot of  gelatin prints to get a few great ones.  So when I made this print, I had to make several to produce a few awesome prints.  The less than lovely ones always have potential to become something else.

Embrace the freedom to experiment with your ……………

Gelatin Plate Monotype Prints today!