Creating a Collagraph and Gelli Plate Painting Collage

In this video, I'm going to show you how I made a print using just a gelli plate and a bonus collagraph.

First, I did some studies of my subjects using black and white acrylic paint and decided on the composition and colors I wanted to use. I'm excited to demonstrate how to paint with the gelli plate, using a paintbrush and overlaying some color graph design on top. Leaving some dried paint on the gelli plate provides texture and I use masking tape to block out areas I don't want to paint. I use different colors to create different parts of the print, and I show you how to reuse the gellu plate by wiping off the old design with a baby wipe. It's a fun and creative way to paint, and I really hope you enjoy watching me create this print!

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🎬 TIMESTAMPS
0:33 Intro
01:19 Design introduction
01:49 Discussing Colours
02:24 Creating background
03:00 Drawing out on Dura-lar
03:28 Masking off on gelli plate
04:42 Applying paint to gelli plate
04:11 Printing from the gelli plate
05:13 Printing the second part of the rocks
05:27 Cleaning the dura-lar
05:41 Drawing out the dark shapes contour on dura-lar
06:12 Masking off the gelli plate
06:43 Inking up the gelli plate
07:04 Printing the dark shapes from the gelli plate
07:23 Inking up the gelli plate for the sky part
07:41 Printing the sky from the gelli plate
07:48 Drawing up the distant rocks on dura-lar
08:27 Masking off the inking up the gelli plate
09:00 Printing the distant rocks from the gelli plate
10:08 Printing the background rocks from the gelli plate
11:59 Adding collage papers to the artwork
12:10 Masking off with Elco paper
12:41 Adding the light touches
14:45 More masking and printing using elco paper
15:56 Creating a gelli pull
16:55 Adding more collage papers
18:06 Correcting the background rocks
20:12 Gelli printing using Frisket film
21:34 Adding collagraph print


🎨 MATERIALS AND TOOLS
Metallic gold, Sepia IntaglioPrintmaker ink https://intaglioprintmaker.com/produc...
Zinc White - https://amzn.to/3JqVDdF
Nickel Azo Gold - https://amzn.to/4450QRT
Benzimidazolone Yellow Medium - https://amzn.to/3Jt1IpN
Green Gold - https://amzn.to/3UsDYaD
Phthalocyanine Blue - https://amzn.to/4aPFKcQGelli plate by Gelli Arts - https://amzn.to/49OO2jw
Colour wheel https://amzn.to/4a7H2OW
Acrylic Matt Medium https://amzn.to/3QbCkbZ
Marker pen https://amzn.to/3UDYaaB
Dura-lar https://amzn.to/3xThfwp
300 gsm cold pressed paper https://amzn.to/3xUJFGy
sunflower oil
roller https://amzn.to/3U8oWq7
Palette knife https://amzn.to/4aYOTzu
Frisket film https://amzn.to/3QvAiUi
Masking tape
Elco Creative kids drawing paper https://amzn.to/4dkWZnP
Some old collagraph prints
Gelli plates 8 x 10, 6 x 6 https://amzn.to/4d7fJHn
Scissors
scalpel knife https://amzn.to/3QdVxts
Baby wipes
Newsprint Paper https://amzn.to/3W9W3N4
Old newspaper for wiping etc
Scrim https://handprinted.co.uk/collections...
Old collagraph plate
Polymetaal Press HS-35 Tabletop Etching Press https://handprinted.co.uk/products/po...

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Collagraphy is a really versatile printing process in which a textured plate is inked up and put through a press. Different textures hold varying amounts. of ink and print different tones. Anything with a low relief texture can be stuck down and used: wallpaper, leaves, fabrics, tapes and threads etc