Gel printing your own photos!

[@livingcreatively1]

I love your videos as they are. You are genuine and funny, Nitsa. I always enjoy seeing a video in my notifications from you. Have a great week. 😊

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

This is so nice to know! I love this comment 🥰

[@miketaylor5141]

I now know 100% more about gel printing than I did before today ❤ Great tutorials!

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Cute! Thank you Mike 🌷

[@urihadari8037]

You're the best Ntiza!

[@ENAIRAMA1]

Love your videos! You are so pleasant and funny too! I find myself smiling when I watch your videos😊

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

That's a very sweet comment! Thank you 🌷🥰

[@JoyOfSnarks]

great smile, excellent video!

[@chronischgeheilt]

Thank you, that is such a cool idea!

[@tamouse]

This was great - I really enjoyed listening, and learned a lot. I just started gel printing a couple months ago, and every time, i end up covered with paint, lol. you're printing with a very nice jumper on and i would just destroy it if i tried that. i guess that's something else that a lot of experience helps with!! luckily, i don't mind getting too messy if i can wash it off

[@mermaidlafemme1022]

❤ your videos Nitsa you are so creative you are a Gem 😊 hugs from Scotland

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Thank you so much! 💕 I haven't been to Scotland yet, but definitely hope I will one day 🙏

[@aprilwilcher3311]

I received my first gel plate and brayer yesterday 🙌. Can’t wait to get started. Thanks to you 🥰

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Yay! have fun April 💕🌷

[@TieDyedUndies-gw8km]

Its so beautiful and I can tell it takes time to develop the skill. But we are learning the process. Thanks so much.

[@noeliagutierrezgalera2523]

Thanks a lot for the detailed tutorial. I will definitely try it. Looking forward to the next tutorial. Take care!

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Take your time and enjoy the process 👍 Thank you for this comment and the encouragement to make more videos 🥰

[@mauimorgan9757]

You asked for suggestions. These prints you created with your photography are amazing and unique. I think you should find a venue to display them for sale. Like a local gallery or restaurant. Any place you can get them seen. Honestly they are as good as the artwork I used to see when I worked in art and wine festivals, throughout California. Good Luck ♥

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

You are so sweet! I used to sell my photo prints when I began my journey at coffee shops, flea markets and small galleries. It was a fun experience! As far as the mixed media pieces go, I used to sell them at Crafted in San Pedro, and though I enjoyed the interaction very much, every time a piece was sold, I had a hard time seeing it go. I know I should be happy having others enjoy my art, but it was difficult for me, I don't know why. But maybe, I will look into selling prints or embellished prints instead of the original. It's definitely something to think about. Thank you Maui 🥰

[@ARTLAVASTuDioLoRiCH]

Thank you Thank uuuuuuu sooooo for sharing your knowledge. Your color combinations and choices are EYE CANDY! My students here in Bangkok will truly enjoy the this method.

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Wonderful! Thank you so much Lori 🥰🌷

[@scrapbagstudios]

Stunning prints and well done first attempt at book binding. Like gel printing it takes time and practice. TFS

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Yes it does! And I even got a book to help me. Now I need to find the time 😅

[@MaryStremmel]

love what you are doing.. I want to make prints to sublimate onto shirts

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

That's a great idea! I should definitely look into sublimation printers and how this process works.

[@davidquerry8869]

Looking forward to seeing your binding ideas.

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Always fun to learn something new! I should probably get a book on the topic or take an online class.

[@JulieNicholson-u5g]

I love your videos, and no it was not to long. 😄I thank you for encouraging us with it took you a few tries too, to get good at the printing. Thank you for the fun video with great ideas. Will let you know how my first try turns out.

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

I'm so glad to read this Julie! Thank you for this sweet comment 🥰

[@renig5059]

No one can compete with your unique style of mono printing… they are all very you and very beautiful.. love the book “memories of New York”.. thought video’s where getting easier 🙈🙉🙊🤪🥰

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Yes, you would think so 😅 but hey, at least it keeps me entertained. Thank you Reni, you're the best!

[@suesmith9202]

I love your videos just as they are. Thank you for sharing

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

So nice of you Sue 🥰

[@tomcostello2574]

That was my favorite too!

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

You have great taste 😁 thank you Tom 🌷💕

[@davidquerry8869]

Always nice to see you Nitsa.

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Always nice to read your comments David 💕

[@aliciagarcia51]

You are so cute! And creative!

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

You are so kind Alicia 🥰🌷

[@ritamariacastillo8812]

I love watching your process, I always learn a lot. Hugs from Guatemala!

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Thank you so much for watching Rita! 🥰

[@dynomik]

so cool, many thanks

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Thank you Dominik 🌷

[@lisap_photo_art]

At 8:25 you said there is a link to a basic photo transfer tutorial in the comments below, but I don’t see it.

[@stefaniekappel]

You asked for suggestions: I transfer inkjet (yes! Inkjet and not laser!) prints to my gelli plate. I print out my own images (I am a photographer) and I straight away put them face down, without (!) any paint or medium onto the gelli plate. Next step is to moisten the back with a bit of water. I let that sit for a couple of minutes and then take the print of the gelli plate. I let it dry and then transfer it with either medium or paint onto whatever (paper, canvas…). I use a Canon pixma inkjet printer

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

That's a cool process! You're actually transferring the ink itself, so it's a good idea to seal the final print with spray or varnish since the ink is not permanent or moisture resistant. And btw, you don't really need the gel plate for this process since you're transferring "medium" is the water, you can transfer directly onto your paper instead of making the extra gel plate step. Check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaS2nKVuep14o9k where I show how to do this transfer technique, it's going to be the 3rd process I show in that video👍and thank you so much for sharing 🥰

[@stefaniekappel]

​​@NitsaCreativeStudio yes understood but using the gelli plate allows you to add a background and manipulate the final image. Also, why going through the whole process of transferring a laser print first to the gelli plate and then to the final image if you can transfer the image directly? I watched your other video that you linked. Great ideas! Thanks for the tip regarding the sealing

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Good question. The reason it's great to use a gel plate to transfer laser photos is that we are not transferring the actual ink (toner) like we do when we are doing direct to paper transfer. We are actually just making an impression of the image in the paint, and basically transferring the paint but not the toner. I hope this makes sense. Anyway, I like your explanation why you like to use the gel plate for inkjet transfer👍

[@stefaniekappel]

@@NitsaCreativeStudio Thanks for great answer!

[@fungirl809]

Thank you im learning

[@judithhart6180]

Love watching your videos. I hope start doing but haven’t even started purchasing supplies though I do have a wide selection stamping supplies such as inks, rubber stamps, magazines , cardstock, watercolor paper and a brayer... my printer is an "ink jet" will it work?

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Sounds like you have most of the supplies but the gel plate 😀 For this particular process you need a laser printer, a toner-based photocopy or magazine images. I have other process on my channel that work with inkjet printers so you might want to check these out before purchasing a gel plate👍 Thank you for your comment, Judith 💕

[@CynthiaTrombley-jz9dh]

Can you apply these prints to fabric?

[@stefaniekappel]

Great video once again! Thanks. Are there any laser printers that should be avoided? I am thinking of buying one, but I have read that not all toners are suitable for image transfers. Any advice on what to look out for when buying a laser printer? I have read your blog and the way it sounds, any laser printer would do?

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

you're right I do think any laser printer will do, though obviously I can't try all of them out there in order to know for sure. I have 3 of them at home, all working great, and a few of my students let me know that their printers work also. I would make sure to buy a printer that I can get the off-brand toner for. Thank you Stefanie for your comment 💕🌷

[@janinepritchard1908]

You are a dahling... Thank you for your beautifull channel.

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

This is so sweet of you Janine 🥰🌷

[@dawnberkshire1145]

I made one of your homemade gel plates with gelatin. I had a trouble with it melting in my craft room. Do you store these? Any specific way to keep this from happening?

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Hi Dawn, not sure what caused the plate to "melt", maybe there was not enough gelatin? I store my plates in a wooden box with printer papers on each side and in between the plates. I hope this helps 🌷

[@mauimorgan9757]

♥♥♥

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

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[@debbiepohl9725]

I love your videos. You are so darn cute. I will be trying this out.

[@mkatakm]

I believe it's not the ink that's being transferred. It's a thin outer layer on the paper. At least when you use gel.

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

You're right, it's definitely not the ink that is being transferred but rather an impression of the image in the paint. So yes, it's different than other image transfer processes.

[@urihadari8037]

Sorry, Nitsa

[@TieDyedUndies-gw8km]

You should start a school for training others.

[@battygirlrachel]

could see doing these books to sell... take pics of a particular area like known landmarks and then gel print them and bind them... hand binding would be time consuming etc and might make the price too high, but We r makers has a thermal binding machine now that could cut the binding time and the cost over time (would have to sell enough to cover the cost of the machine. Could also do what they call a perfect binding where you clamp the edges of the paper tight and glue them (its similar to how some magazines are done)

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Hi Jenny, not a bad idea! l will have to look We R makers up and see how it works. Does the perfect binding work with heavyweight papers, like watercolor papers? Thank you so much for these wonderful ideas! 🥰🌷

[@battygirlrachel]

@@NitsaCreativeStudio the perfect binding should work with any paper that can be glued, though you may want to use more glue on the thicker papers.

[@NitsaCreativeStudio]

Sounds good!! Thanks again Jenny 💕

[@TheBeauty1970]

Can I use photos from a printer or magazine pics?