Supplies for Making the Gelatin printing plate:
- 3 Boxes of Gelatin ( One box = 1 oz. 1 packet does not equal 1 oz You need a total of 3 oz of powdered gelatin)
- 12 oz of glycerin
- shallow 9” x 13” pan – cookie sheet approximate size
You will need to make the gelatin and glycerin plate prior to class. Get the FREE video instructions here.
Things you probably already have that you will need to gather
- Level counter top or surface * very important
- Rubber spatula to gently stir the ingredients
- Bowl large enough to hold 4 cups of water
- Measuring cup
Minimum supplies that you will need for printing:
- SOFT rubber brayers least one – But 2 – 4 of varying sizes would be more convenient
- Speedball water soluble block printing ink – small tubes of process cyan, process yellow, process magenta and gold, medium tube of black and white and any other colors you like. We will use mostly process cyan and black for the lessons
- small bottle of glycerin (as ink retarder)
- Plexi glass palette for ink and one for the gelatin plate (glass or flexible cutting mat good too)
- Spray bottle for water
- Heavyweight drawing paper 90 lb or smooth absorbent card stock or cover stock of similar heavyweight drawing paper.
basic art supplies
- scissors
- manilla folder or card stock for stencils
- Tyvek for cutting stencils – nice but not absolutely necessary
- pens, pencils
- large stack of newsprint paper
- exacto knife and fresh blades
- self healing cutting mat or cutting surface
Other supplies that you may have:
- very flat leaves, weeds and grasses
- threads and yarns
- found object stamping tools like, cut glass, cap covers and wooden blocks
If you have questions please email me Linda@LindaGermain.com
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