Master Gel Plate Image Transfers | Fail-Proof Techniques & Tips from Everything Art Store

[@LadyJP6969]

Very useful pertinent info, Thanks very much for sharing!!! Subscribed!!!

[@jaimeo2312]

Very cool! ❤

[@creativebeanart]

Interesting and timely as I'm in full gelli plate experiment mode. The paper and image you print from is important, as you said must be laser, although I have seen someone do an inkjet transfer with a shiny paper (I'll report back on this when I've tested it). The magazine image needs to be on a glossy paper, most of the Matte paper magazine images don't work. The higher quality magazines, the better, and high contrast is important. Without that there isn't anything to resist.

[@robinhorasanian9667]

The high end magazines have great ink for transfers.

[@trialsbikeguy]

Please advise...there are 2 kinds of Laser printers...monochrome or Grayscale...please advise which wd produce better pulls. Thank you

[@azgelliart]

how do you mount your gelli print art?

[@cassievining340]

have never ONCE gotten an image to transfer to the plate! I tried again today after watching this video and thinking maybe I'd gone too thick with the paint. I got a small part of the clothing to transfer, that's all. I've probably tried over 20 times, using different paint brands, images/words from magazines, books, and xerox machines. Nada, zilch. I really want to be able to teach this to my high schoolers but I feel cursed!

[@whixie]

I found another video where the woman used a gloss spray varnish on the print, and then let it dry before trying to transfer it. I hadn't had any luck with my images before that but now they're working! The spray is the key!

[@cassievining340]

@@whixie do you have a link to that video?

[@trialsbikeguy]

Better to let it dry naturally than speed dry with a hair dryer

[@Beehive66]

The main issue is the paper wastage in experimentation. I'm working on a better method.