One Page Gelatin Print Book

book arts, Uncategorized / /

a Folded one page gelatin print book……

for the ICAD challenge today.  I was teaching a book arts class tonight and thought it would be fun to make the index card into a tiny book.

I love this book form.  It is fun to:

  • gelatin print on both sides of the paper
  • press the book so it lays flat (over night if you have to)
  • glue several together
  • open the book into a sculptural piece

I love the flexibility of gelatin prints.

Enjoy your day!

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so Cool – Mixed Media Gelatin Plate Monotype

2010, mixed media printmaking / /

mixed media gelatin plate monotype print by linda germainToday for the ICAD challenge I made a mixed media gelatin plate monotype print with –

  • gelatin print with speedball inks
  • printed with a regular ‘ol gelatin plate
  • a paper masking stencil of a pair of glasses
  • charcoal text and outline
  • on an index card
  • printed ink on the back to get it to lay flat

I like how the gold, red and yellow mixed in this back ground.

 

Watch a video of the gelatin plate printing technique I used here.

I was in the flow once I started printing and made a whole stack of similar mixed media gelatin plate monotype prints.  Some are on maps, phone book pages and of course index cards. These glasses remind me of summer.  I am not sure why.

Stay cool!

 

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Tiny Gelatin Plate Prints with Daniel Smith Ink

2010 / /

tiny gelatin plate print by linda germainMake Tiny Gelatin Plate Prints

Today I made a gelatin print with a twisted fern and a spoked wheel and the lovely richly pigmented Daniel Smith Water Soluble block printing inks.  My thoughts on this monotype print :

  1. I like the richness of the dark blue ink
  2. I like the twisted shape created by the less than perfect fern
  3. I like the contrast of the “geometric” line and the organic fern
  4. I think the uneven division of space works to keep this simple print interesting.

Come make some tiny gelatin plate prints with me.

Check out the printmaking workshop schedule and pick a date that fits your life and come to my studio and play for the day.

This is my second tiny gelatin plate print that I am sharing with the ICAD group.  The challenge is open to everyone who would like to make a bit of art every day for the next 61 days.

I am pledging to make 61 tiny gelatin plate prints and share them with you and the gang.  There is a flickr group and a Facebook Page.  Tammy of Daisy Yellow is the instigator  and is providing prompts and other encouragement.

 

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ICAD – 61 Tiny Gelatin Prints

2010 / /

gelatin print on index card by linda germain - ICAD

A gelatin Print a day for 61 days

I  have always admired those people who can do a daily print or painting or whatever.  So I am jumping on board.  Daisy Yellow has been doing Index Card A Day (ICAD) for years.  Wow what commitment.  I know it will pay off in ways that I can not imagine.  I can commit to 61 days in June and July.

Yet, it is hard to make just one gelatin print.

Have you ever been able to make just one gelatin print?  Set up  takes a little time and usually I have to warm up with a few ugly gelatin prints.  My way is to work back and forth between several layers and several prints.  There is no rule that says I have to make just one.

“I am committed to making one index card gelatin print a day for the next 61 days.”

You will have to hold me accountable.  Maybe you could even join me.

Check out the details at Daisy Yellow Art.  See the work on the flickr group and the Facebook page.

Enjoy the weekend!

 

 

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Photographing Gelatin Prints – Off the Pier

2010, monotype print / /

gelatin print by linda germain Yesterday, I  created several gelatin plate monotype prints with the masking stencil of my brother fishing of the pier in Rye Harbor, NH.

Enjoy Photographing Gelatin Prints?

Today, I wanted to photograph them, so I could share them online.  Lighting is always a challenge for me.  I like to keep it simple and not have to correct in photoshop too much.

I like it to be as accurate as possible.  I think I would like to hire someone to help me get it right.  Every  time I set up to shoot, think it will be easier or different, but it is not.

  • too much light
  • not enough light
  • wrong color light
  • uneven light

I might have to investing in some more equipment to accurately photograph my gelatin plate monotype prints.

Photographing gelatin prints and art work is very important to online sales and communication.

I have figured out a couple of things:

  1. white paper background
  2. sticky putty to “pin them to the wall
  3. use the custom white balance
  4. use the tripos
  5. self timer
  6. zoom in a bit

Want to make some gelatin prints  of your own?

Join me for a printmaking workshop soon.

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