2016.04.11 Blue Plate Special
More Gelli plate monoprints from early 2016.
Gelli plate monotype
5 X 7 inches (printed area)
From life/observation/mirror
I was trying to pull another print from a dry plate - I wet the plate and laid blue tissue paper on it. However, instead of the ink transferring to the paper, the blue from the paper transferred to the plate. This is the plate with the wet tissue paper on it - you can see right through the paper.
A Gelli plate is a commerically made gelatin-type plate for monoprint/monotyping that makes it very very easy to pull prints without a press. I got one in January of 2016 and had loads of fun playing with different techniques. You can google for more info on Gelli printing, this link looks pretty good: keetonsonline.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/all-about-gelli-pl...
2016.04.11 Blue Plate Special
More Gelli plate monoprints from early 2016.
Gelli plate monotype
5 X 7 inches (printed area)
From life/observation/mirror
I was trying to pull another print from a dry plate - I wet the plate and laid blue tissue paper on it. However, instead of the ink transferring to the paper, the blue from the paper transferred to the plate. This is the plate with the wet tissue paper on it - you can see right through the paper.
A Gelli plate is a commerically made gelatin-type plate for monoprint/monotyping that makes it very very easy to pull prints without a press. I got one in January of 2016 and had loads of fun playing with different techniques. You can google for more info on Gelli printing, this link looks pretty good: keetonsonline.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/all-about-gelli-pl...