Combinging Collagraph and Gelli Plate Printing !

[@feverdreamer6870]

This is the coolest thing ever! I loved etching in art school but don’t want to deal with chemicals in my tiny studio- but collagraphs are just as beautiful! And maybe more fun? And the endless ways to add color to them- I can’t wait. Thank you for your videos! 💖

[@CollagraphPrinting]

@@feverdreamer6870 you are most welcome 🤗 I am loving your enthusiasm, enjoy 🤩

[@janwebber9790]

Thanks for showing some of the endless possibilities of gelli printing with collagraph! I often just press collagraph plates onto the gelli plate and work from there also.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Hello Jan, thank you and weirdly enough that is going to be my next video!

[@shaunnalyons4436]

Fantastic video! Great info! Thank you ❤

[@CollagraphPrinting]

@@shaunnalyons4436 you’re welcome 🤗

[@gerriekaychurch658]

Thank you for sharing your techniques! Great demonstration 😊

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome 🤗

[@duygukoksal2809]

Thank you for sharing the process.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome 🤗

[@digitalbrayer]

VERY interesting Marta - thank you so much for sharing your exploration with the 2 techniques !!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you Aine and you are welcome 🤗

[@nachtschimmen]

Your creativity is boundless and furthermore - you share the dynamism so that other people can let it inspire them, and show the context of your creativity as you realize it. I've got to tell you: it drives me wild. I so identify with this and am now attempting to emulate it by filming my experiments. Getting inspired and inspiring others is of the best things about creativity.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much for your kind comments, I love the idea that I am inspiring people to do more art, music to my ears

[@starvingartistscollective]

Good video Marta! So interesting to see these printing methods combined......... but I LOVE your sketchbook!! Please consider a video about your thoughts and process in generating sketchbook ideas for your printing and how you adapt an sketch to suit a plate. TFS!!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 😊, that is an excellent idea, I noted it down in my content ideas. Thank you 🙏

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Loved this thank you.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome 🤗

[@colleenmckeeman1342]

Fantastic! Your very talented. Thank you for sharing

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome and thank you so much for your kind words

[@yliritz5816]

Thanks very much for the sharing, and the subtitles. It's make me easier with the automatic translation.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Fantastic really glad it helped 🤗

[@susane945]

Really interesting techniques and prints. Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and you are welcome 🤗

[@jackiecopeland1835]

Some fabulous creations. Thank you.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and you are welcome 🤗

[@maribellongueira]

Muy interesante el proceso, gracias 🎉

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Denada 🤗

[@timeenuf4200]

Had never heard of collographing before so thank you for the education. Not sure it's the art form for me but it presents many alternate opportunities for using more textured prints in B&W to add color to. Great ideas. Thank you.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and you are welcome 🤗

[@charalson3023]

Love seeing your sketchbook - please think about showing how you create your pages to be used for collagraph later!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much. I do have a video showing my sketchbook: My Collagraph Sketch Book - (and how it inspires me) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqS7Y4qnhbx_ick

[@charalson3023]

@@CollagraphPrinting Thank you! I am slowing working my way through all your videos 😁

[@Anadiaz-br1jr]

Thank you for sharing your process. Don’t have a printing press but it is an inspiration

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you and you are welcome 🤗

[@KathyBrooksArt]

'that was wonderful, so many great techniques. Excellent, very enjoyable. Thank you!!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are so welcome!🤗

[@allthumbs3792]

Wonderful combination of techniques, i hope you will do more. Great DIY stencil too.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏 My next video will be some more stuff on gelli and collagraph and I’m also planning to do a video on stencils 🤗

[@AinoShperber]

Fabulous work as always!! Always happy when I see you have new videos out!! 😊😊😊

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much, and I am always so happy receiving such lovely comments 🤗

[@ellenvd5543]

Thanks very much for sharing!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome 🤗

[@daisyodell2770]

Such a fun experiment, lots of great tips too! I second the request for a sketchbook tour if you are willing to share. I love how you capture so many ideas and can reference back for future prints. Thank you!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you Daisy, I will make sure I will give the sketchbook tour soon I promise 🤗

[@daisyodell2770]

@@CollagraphPrinting 🎉 thank you!

[@sharongaines1658]

I, myself, loved you using the acrylic picture’s frame to pick up the gelli plate. Thank you for sharing all your ideas and techniques. I just subscribed to your channel. I’m anxious to check out all your other videos. 💜

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much Sharon, welcome to the channel and I am so happy you are enjoying the videos! 🤗

[@dianeoconnor8310]

Brilliant, Marta, as always! 💪

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you Diane! 🤗

[@bobcornelis5514]

Fabulous video Marta! You're so good at demonstrating and explaining your processes step by step. Makes me want to just dive in and give it a try. I would like to add my name to the list of folks interested in a video on your sketchbook process, techniques and materials. I've always been too impatient to make such studies in advance, but yours are beautiful. If they were mine I'd be tempted to put them in tiny frames - they would be very precious (in a good way)!

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you so much Bob, it’s a huge honour to hear you say that as I am a big fan of your art as you know! Well that’s settled then a video of some of my sketchbook stuff needs to be made 😊

[@RamoArt]

I find it very intriguing how you experiment with abstract compositions in your sketchbook and then create a collagraph plate from there. I want to try out your approach and see if I end up being happier with my results that way.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you Ramo. The trick is never to set out to create a masterpiece but just to play. There are ton of techniques for creative approach, maybe start by doing a bit of collage? Black and white splatters always end up with some fun results too 🤩

[@nattyw495]

Found this very interesting and informative designs are lovely.. i see a rhino's horn area in shadow with one eye and moving thru brushy area with sunset reflections on its hide..💛✍🇨🇦🇺🇲💛

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Ha ha love the rhino image. Thank you for watching 🤗

[@rosemaryrayner5897]

Thank you…going to try out.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Have fun 🤩

[@janislf7584]

Marta- I have been waiting for this combination. I have made quite a few collagraphs in my time, have every colour of intaglio and fluid Akua inks in my studio but have only just begun my maidan journey with the gelli plate. I am finding it quite fun to experiment with. I must ask, do you have a problem with a long drying time with Akua inks? Thank you so much for taking us through the steps for our own exploration.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

You are welcome Janis! I will be making more gelli videos soon, have fun 🤗

[@ulrike1995]

You can put your two gelliplates on a plexiglas plate or on a glas pane,for example from a picture frame, then it is easier. Great video as always.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you Urlike, that’s a really good idea for bigger gellis, I have a picture frame glass in my studio jut for that purpose 🙌🤗

[@triciabennetts6578]

Exciting techniques and possibilities!❤ Thankyou so much for sharing Marta 🙂 Can you tell me where you source your ready made stencils please? I too have laboured over intricate stencils with a scalpel 😬

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Hello Tricia, thank you and you are welcome 🤗 I just searched stencils on Amazon but Stencil Girls has some really awesome ones!

[@triciabennetts6578]

@@CollagraphPrinting Thankyou Marta - I’ll check them out. And by the way, Thankyou for the Sally Hirst Collagraph course tip - looks really interesting! 🙂

[@felizitaswermes]

Very , very interesting! But where do you find micacious iron oxide these days? Thank you for explaining this process.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you, it is a paint by golden, you can buy it online or in a good art store

[@Anadiaz-br1jr]

Love it

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏

[@nataliepastor1497]

Bravo

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏

[@paulfoote7869]

Interesting to hear your comments about the inconsistency of Akua inks. Akua must not have very good quality control because I have heard this from other people and seen it in the print shop myself.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

There’s a good video explaining the akua consistency m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmOUgK2uhZmHbbc hope it helps

[@michealamccarroll6405]

Great video! Now I have to go and buy a gelli plate 😂

[@CollagraphPrinting]

sorry 😬 You'll have so much fun though!

[@jennybourne309]

Lovely playful print session, thanks for sharing. Wondering, do you prefer using Akua to acrylic paint on your gelli plate?

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 🙏 I have no preference, akua doesn’t dry on the gelli plate so you don’t have to rush. Unless you are doing a multi layered pull in which case you would want to use quick drying acrylics. So I guess it’s all about what your intend to do.

[@jennybourne309]

@@CollagraphPrinting thank you, I'm new to gelli print so this is useful information.

[@dianeoconnor8310]

Interesting about the Carbon Black! I, too have had exactly the same experience recently, which resulted in me having to order the blending medium. Maybe something Akua need to know about.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Hmmmm…yes I agree, I will see if I can message them on instagram

[@londoncalling7895]

Fab sketch book. Who supplies enviromount card please?. Also excited to try the micacious iron oxide as maybe more controllable than carborundum. Loving your channel

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Thank you 😊 Handprinted.co.uk supplies enviromount. But you could just use any mounting card and paint it with acrylic gloss medium

[@jlm517rocks]

So interesting. Do you make yr thumbnail sketches by hand first? If you already addressed this, sorry, Imma newbie here.

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Hi Judy, welcome to my channel! The sketches were a painting exercise just using black acrylic and some scratches and scrapes. Thumbnails were achieved by using masking tape grid. Very simple but hugely effective!

[@AinoShperber]

Any particular reason why you use akua for printing on the gelli plate instead of acrylic?

[@CollagraphPrinting]

Not really, only because they don’t dry, which gave me plenty of time. Acrylics dry quickly and I don’t like to rush

[@AinoShperber]

@@CollagraphPrinting that's true!! I have used gelli plates for years but always with acrylic.

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Oh, who plays the electronic drum set?? I am an Abstract Acrylic painter AND a drummer! 😀

[@CollagraphPrinting]

That’s my son! And my other son has his music studio in the same space so I have a lot of fabulous noise while I’m making art 🤟🤩

[@nachtschimmen]

...soooooo... you didn't like my jelly plate joke then?! ha ha ha ha

[@CollagraphPrinting]

I think I missed it I can’t find it 🤷‍♀️

[@nachtschimmen]

@@CollagraphPrinting Af the time you released your last gelli film I made reference to the film I'd only just released about ... jellies. It seemed to me deeply hilarious: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eou5c3p9rbqXZ9E.

[@nachtschimmen]

@@CollagraphPrinting **You probably can't remember it because it has NOTHING to do with actual Gelli plates... but I couldn't resist sending it because I suddenly realized the deep humour of it. Needless to say, I've made a lot of deep point, relief and embossing folder plates with jellyfish.

[@nuritgabay788]

It’s very interesting. But too much talk and start to be boring

[@angieweisswange5873]

Just watch on 2x speed