9x12 Gel Prints -Tutorial Tidbits

[@kristinaandthegerman4554]

Thank you. Just thank you for explaining the difference between opaque and translucent during the layeringsprocess. I haven’t started playing yet, however I am glad to know what not to do. I appreciate your tutelage.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

@@kristinaandthegerman4554 that’s always great info to have under your belt! My pleasure Kristina

[@TitianTopsyTurvy]

Such a fabulous tutorial Elizabeth. The fact that you share so much of what you do on YT for all of us (some of us can't really afford the patreon), is much appreciated. ❤

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure Titian

[@marionwigzell7334]

Wonderful papers Elizabeth. My favourite colour-greens. Very excited about your new book too (-: Marion

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Thanks so much Marion!

[@susancottman9686]

Elizabeth, buy Murphy's oil soap. Soak the brayer (works with stencils and brushes too) overnight (or longer depdening on the paint buildup) in hot water and the soap. The acrylic layers will come off easily.

[@63artemisia63]

Or you can just peel the paint off without soaking. Works for my Speedball brayer.

[@susancottman9686]

@@63artemisia63 Yes. I realized I didn't specify that it works great for the plastic handled brayer to remove all that gunk along the edge.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

@@susancottman9686 Having upgraded the brayer, I am much happier with the surface of the roller of the Speedball

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

@@63artemisia63 yes! The roller of the Speedball is a much better quality

[@stephanieviolette593]

Thanks for the tip for those of us using the cheaper brayer! Much appreciated. I do have the Speedball and I use both.

[@lindadouglas7429]

Thanks. I had the pleasure of taking your workshop in Leesburg,Florida.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

thanks for the support Linda!

[@patipitetti5124]

I have learned so much from your wonderful instructions and of course I have to have your stencils to play with👏👏👏👏thank you!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

You’re welcome Pati!

[@maureensmith4993]

I made a gel plate the size I wanted from a recipe on u tube!! I also have a smaller bought one .love your posts, thanks for the lovely ideas. I’m from Perth West Australia.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I’m so sorry I missed this comment somehow. Thanks so much Maureen! All the way from Australia :-)

[@fatoomgierdien2181]

Fantastic tips and video. Thank you for sharing.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure!

[@SallyandBrin]

Your tutoring is truly wonderful. Thankyou so, so much xx

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I have been a workshop teacher for many years, thanks so much!

[@consideredwhisper]

Hello. New sub here from England. Really enjoying your videos, thank you so much.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Oh you are so welcome! Thanks for being here. :)

[@sccabble]

Frame it, modpodge it on to many thinks to art them up. I just modpoged a large piece to a tray taht is used in a bathroom.

[@JoJo-Chris]

I bought some really cheap acrylic paint from the dollar store and it makes beautiful blooms when you spread it thin. I wouldn’t vouch for the colorfastness of the product but it’s fun to play with with the kids and this big kid right here (me)!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I have to stick with professional colors :)

[@anjanowackadeklopp761]

Beautiful! Thank you for all the information.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure!

[@barbaras.4037]

Wonderful to join your creative process! Very inspiring ❤️ Thank you so much!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

My pleasure Barbara

[@BigMoepar]

So cool! As always. You can actually get blooming more often on a regular basis using the hi-flow golden. Cool for some effects.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I find high flow to be too thin for stencil impressions.

[@BigMoepar]

@@ElizabethStHilaire I hadn't used with stencils, but with using things like leaves. Does some pretty cool stuff that way. Yeah, not so good with stencils, your right.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

@@BigMoepar I'm a stencil person through and through! and so I find that stuff way too watery ... but people love it! and I love Golden.

[@sherifisher4209]

I love all this beautiful collage paper however I am not sure what to do with it all. Is it torn up for creating another picture? How can I use it as a whole?

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Cards, mono prints to frame, backgrounds in journals, backgrounds in mixed media, prayer flags, lots of possibilities!

[@DrummerGrrrl]

You can't go wrong with any Speedball brayers. I also splurged on a Speedball brayer when I first started experimenting with a gel plate.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

You are 100% correct, Speedball is the original! Their quality is excellent and I am going to ditch the economy brayers

[@annemiekzwegers9334]

Hi Elizabeth, I'm trying to buy stencils from you but there is no shipping to the Netherlands from the US. I can't find them in your shop on Amazon either. How can I get your beautiful stencils and masks here? Hopefully you know what to do. Yours sincerely, Annemiek Zwegers from the Netherlands.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Hey Annemiek, I’m so sorry, since the VAT rules changed on July 1 we can no longer ship to EU. :( only available from Joggles.

[@RsJaneP]

Hi Elizabeth, at first I thought maybe you could contact the rice paper company and ask them to make a different size pad that coincides with the gel-plate or ask the gel-plate folks to make one that fits your rice paper…but, on second thought, that didn’t seem like a realistic solution (although, I’m sure you’ve help sell a ton of that rice paper so perhaps they actually would do that - never hurts to ask). Anyway, in the meantime, what if you cut down the size of your rice paper to the exact size of your gel-plate and then use the extra strips to lay side-by-side on the plate or to fill the gap when you use the larger gel-plate? That way you’d have extra strips of collage paper for your stash that are not ever wasted. :-). PS- I so far only got 3 mins in, lol, so now I need to watch the rest.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

The rice paper is made in Japan LOL. This solution works great with the 9x11 plate! it's perfect without any cutting down of paper.

[@matissecindy]

I can’t find this paper at all in Amazon 🙏

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Check out this list Paper from Paper Paintings by Elizabeth St. Hilaire www.amazon.com/shop/paper-paintings-collage-artwork?listId=2Z5KSVGLVAO07&ref=inf_list_own_paper-paintings-collage-artwork

[@63artemisia63]

Well, if you had a deal with Gelli Arts, you could get a 9x12 plate and have zero inches wasted paper ;o)

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

This solution of the 9x11 plate that is already being produced is perfect! you do need a bit of an overhang to grab the paper in order to dismount.

[@63artemisia63]

Elizabeth St. Hilaire Ahh, of course!

[@hudsonsailor54]

why not get a 12x12?

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Love the way this one works!

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Stencils are 9x12

[@nelahgabler9670]

Always something new to learn! However the ighting made it hard to see.

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

Really? It looks fine on my end?

[@deborahhedrick3624]

put it in alcohol

[@ElizabethStHilaire]

I’m not a fan of that. Harsh chemical smells, no way to properly dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner