Today’s print was a challenge to get done.  I was hoping that I had some tools to work with at home but I had to go to the studio to get this gelatin print done.   I have a few folks to credit for encouragement :

• Gelli art folks for creating the gelli plate that lasts forever and is always ready for printing
• Jo over at JoGatheringWild who got her ICAD done today
• My buddy Sandra who shared her ICAD on her blog too.

I got the gelli plate out yesterday to share with my students in the Play for the Day – Gelatin Printmaking Workshop  I like to give them the opportunity to try out the gelli plate and the gelatin plate.

Happy Printing!

 

 

I enjoyed a Play for the Day – Gelatin Printmaking class today at my Studio in Haverhill.  There are a few more dates scheduled for the summer. Check out the details here.  We –

• did some yoga printmaking
• learned how to pre-ink the stencil for impact, contrast and color
• made a huge pile of experimental prints
• learned a few ways to add contrasting marks to make the print pop
• we shared names of several artists/teachers who we admire

a Perfect Day of Gelatin Printing…

We all left with a new interest in exploring the  gelatin monotype print.

Enjoy!

A quick share of one of my favorite stencils and a gelatin print.

I added the following marks to the gelatin plate print-

• scribbles with colored pencils
• light and dark marks to enhance the contrast
• pre inked the stencil to increase the dark marks
• let the different color of inks mix on the brayer
• see the pre-inking video here

Happy Printing!

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Eight days of gelatin prints for the ICAD challenge.

Today, I did some quick playing with the gelatin plate and made a few vertical landscapes. I used the speedball inks, yellow, orange and turquoise.   Off course when I begin printing with expectations in my mind, that are never met.  But

Playing with gelatin plate print pays off

I finally let myself try whatever I was thinking.  so……..

• stamped on marks
• directly brayered marks on to the paper
• printed on the back and the front of the page
• tore up newsprint to make jagged stencils
• let the ink get watery

Enjoy!