Laser Image Transfer Prints with a Gelli Arts® Gel Plate by Marsha Valk

In this video, Gelli Arts® Artist Marsha Valk shows you how to create your own image transfers with laser prints!
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[@karenwarren4498]

This is the BEST tutorial for laser transfers I’ve seen. Thank you!!

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Marsha, I really really enjoyed watching you create those prints with the Gelli plate. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

[@Mayrboomer]

Thank you. Clear instructions.

[@judithgillam5074]

Fantastic tips on printing with the laser printer ! Thank you - I would not have thought to reprint over the first image . Kind regards - Judi - Australia

[@donnacarraway9182]

Thank you Marsha! Very good video! You mentioned things that I have never heard anywhere else!!💕

[@JanetLMente]

Surely the best video on this subject. Many, many thanks for the tips and tricks

[@333Judy333]

Great video. Clear and easy to understand!

[@allthumbs3792]

Amazing detail, Love the blue button print! My next new printer will have to be a laser printer. Thanks Marsha!

[@rosmickens7568]

Gorgeous prints! Thank you 😊

[@nancyloomis3046]

OMG! I will definitely be trying this! I have a big Gelli plate and have barely used it. Fortunately, my husband has a laser printer (I have an inkjet.) Thanks for showing this!

[@gawieber]

Thank you for this brilliant tutorial

[@suzannesonnier2496]

Such great detailed tips! Thank you!

[@Claras_View_88]

Thanks for the very professional information. It's always a joy to watch your videos and see, what you have come up with :-).

[@mmonr]

Love these prints. Thanks for tips

[@mzp6620]

That's amazing, I can't wait to print some of my photos and turn them into art! :D

[@trusienlowenthal787]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I tried several times to get a photo print but I did not succeed. I will try it again.

[@shirlthetwirl]

Brilliant thanks for the tutorial ❤😅

[@connieloe3618]

Well done!

[@joychip5994]

Great video

[@Reneesfun]

Good tips.

[@angelwings7930]

Any recommendations for the best home laser printer that also prints in color ? I’m interested in buying one to use for GELLI prints. Thanks for any info.

[@sandraberger3040]

Great video! Can you tell me what brand and type of paper you’re transferring image to?

[@caroricbreton]

Wow genius

[@wordscrafter]

WOW!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@letsmakeamesstoday]

Awesome!!

[@catheyboocat-design7175]

Thank you so much❤️❣️

[@3DMuse]

Really struggling with this so I'm going to try the multiple pronting on the same paper and see if it works. Thanks for that tip. Canon budget printer here.

[@zararity]

Did it work?

[@crystalpittman2173]

help only once i got laser prints that transfered wonderfully to gelli plate. but now the laser copies and laser prints from staples and ups are not transferring.... whyyyyyyyy??? what could be the problem not eaven a touch of the image is transferrinh

[@jeremiahpasternak6415]

Same here

[@JulianaBeasley1967]

These are great! Is there a way to do this to get more detail in the images in the highlights and shadows? Thanks.

[@ZsuzsaKarolySmith]

Similar to the magazine image transfer just with much better results - why didn't I think of this before?😁

[@mailswalbrecht2365]

Could you please share the type of back paint you use & whether it’s opaque/transparent/semi…? Many thanks❣️ Maike

[@user-no6hb3rk2r]

sorry laser printer color or laser printer toner based?

[@rawjoice3897]

Subscribed..... Yes how gorgeous are these prints!!! I was so excited to start doing this, but I was not successful. I used my home Brother monochrome HL-L2395DW laser printer and put the image through the printer 3 times with contrast, etc. onto photocopy paper. I then put black craft acrylic paint on the gelli plate. Could it be the toner. If anyone knows, kindly let me know?

[@beverlyhayshouston2770]

I have tried everything. Ordered glossy paper and still nothing transferred.

[@lumilenae5871]

wow, what a great idea. Have to find someone who owns a laser printer 😅 I'd love to get old family pictures on the plate 💚 After you placed the paper and stroked it to make sure, that the entire image is in contact with the paint (minute 2:44) how long does the paper need to stay on the plate before lifting? Did you lift it directly??

[@TaniaAhmedCreative]

Excellent video and so well pit together Marsha 🤩💚

[@marshavalk]

😘😘😘

[@donnadixon2706]

That's great! Can this be done on fabric with fabric paints?

[@marshavalk]

Hi Donna! Yes, I have done it on sheer fabric and it worked for me. I used acrylic paint and fabric medium though, so I can’t tell you what the result will be with regular fabric paint!

[@donnadixon2706]

@@marshavalk Well, I have fabric medium so I will use that. Fantastic technique. Thanks!

[@dhoneybeekingdom7889]

I'm guessing that it only works with laser and not inkjet printed images because of the intrinsic characteristics of laser technology. My theory: the laser printed areas repel the acrylic paint in the gel plate. That's why black zones in the paper foil stay in the gel plate. Counterwise, the white parts of the paper foil absorbe the paint from the plate so the paint goes with the paper when you pull it off. In a paper foil printed with inkjet, every zone absorbes paint material. So it doesn't work.

[@nokiot9]

Are there different kinds of laser printers? Mine is laser, uses toner, but nothing I print will transfer. Regardless of contrast, size, paint dryness or bind time, nothing sticks to the plate.

[@uglyartcountstoo]

I’ve had the same issue but I realized I was making photocopies with my laser printer. I’m going to try actually printing a photo out on my laser printer & try that

[@mediartprime8124]

Thank you for showing lots of different prints! It ‘s very interesting and looks fun! What kind of paper are you using?

[@sunflowerbaby1853]

This is so cool. Can it be done with fabric?

[@marshavalk]

Yes!

[@sunflowerbaby1853]

@@marshavalk Thanks.

[@user-ze8sh3nc7p]

Hi - I have tried unsuccessfully many time to transfer an inkjet image to gelli plate. I printed it in B&W after making a halftone of the picture. Contrast is good. Black acrylic is wet and thin on the plate after rolling it with the brayer, then I lay down the laserjet image - lightly toughing it for 3 to 5 seconds and then life. It comes off easily - not sticky the way in your video. And ALL of the ink comes off the plate onto the paper. If anything, there might be one small part of the image on the plate somewhere and it is way to light to be meaningful. I dont know how to be lighter with touch or faster with laydown to prevent so much of the acrylic from coming off the plate. Do you know what I need to do? I am out of ideas and frustrated!

[@angelwings7930]

You need laser prints not inkjet.

[@OwenPrescott]

Is there any way to do a transfer onto not flat surfaces using a similar method?

[@lumilenae5871]

will it work with copying images on a photocopier as well?

[@bethpatterson2199]

Question are you putting the images through your laser printed more than once? Three times? I've not seen that done before.

[@marshavalk]

Yes, I do. Three times! Modern printers are set to save on toner. However, that’s not what I want. I want lots of toner. So I print the same image two or three times to build up the toner I need to transfer successfully. If you have an old printer or copier, one print might be enough, though.

[@bethpatterson2199]

@@marshavalk I will try that. My concern is getting them lined up so you don't get a blurry image. Than you.

[@caelidhg6261]

I have these plates.. but QUESTION. Can you transfer the images to say a CANVAS???? or a canvas board?

[@ritastern4501]

How long do you leave the pull off paper on Gelli plate before you remove it.

[@marshavalk]

Not long! It's best to try it a couple of times to see what works for you!

[@dedefitzpatrick4092]

Can you recommend a brand of laser printer?

[@Beatriz-gz1oy]

Can I do it with an inkjet printer?

[@maxsilz]

Can you tell me the brand of your printer? It doesn't work with my Brother Laser.

[@VivianInTheOC]

What do you do with these after you’ve made them??

[@susanmaxwell6831]

What brand of paint did you use?

[@jennasosa7740]

Where is the best place to get free photos online that do not have a copyright? This is the issue I'm running into.

[@vitalilukin482]

Thanks for the tutorial. What paper exactly did you use? Would be amazing to know :)

[@TheDudeway]

Not working. For some reason it works for some and for others not

[@janbijvoet7005]

Knap werk