Mixed media meets gel plate printing

[@jessicaflemister4825]

Your videos are so good!!! Informative, inspiring and aesthetically pleasing! Music choices are on point! Just a vibe! Up and coming artist who greatly appreciates your hard work! Genuinely excited when a new one comes out! ❤

[@jclosestudio]

Thank you so much, what a lovely comment! I'm genuinely happy to hear you are enjoying the videos 😊

[@ChantelleArts]

This is a fantastic idea, I love that you are printing straight into your sketchbook too, I had never even considered that 😮

[@jclosestudio]

I think I wanted to more in my sketchbook and also try my gelli plate again - turns out they work great together

[@7cjr]

Thank you for posting this! It gives me so much inspiration to give abstract another go. I usually end up with a big muddy mess when I try to work on a canvas. This technique looks like a good place to start.

[@jclosestudio]

I do hope you give it a try! If you don't do the gelli plate exercise, I have some others on my channel that might inspire you.

[@kristinjones743]

You might try rubbing some cooking or baby oil on your plate to remove the pencil lines. I was able to remove some pastel that I thought had stained my plate. With a bit of oil and some rubbing, it was completely removed.

[@jclosestudio]

Ooh that's a good idea, thanks for the tip! Will give that a try.

[@sarabengtsson5353]

Yes babyoil or shower oil and baby wipes after. Do this a couple of times and the plate will be clean again.

[@kanamichelle7404]

Now where did I put my Geli plate?🤔I haven’t played with it since I moved, and you made me want to figure out which box it is still packed in. I loved the ones with the lighter colors and one or two light layers. So soft and lovely! I love that people are discovering your channel! Look at you grow! Well deserved, as your content is unique.

[@jclosestudio]

Lol 😂 I'l have that problem soon... Thanks so much for your kind words! I love that people are discovering my channel too 😉

[@JudedirectStudio]

When you use inks or high flow acrylics on the plate, add a drop of dish soap to your plate first to prevent beading :)

[@jclosestudio]

Ooh what a fantastic tip! I have to try that, thank you!

[@paintingtracey]

You do a great job with the gelling plate. thanks

[@jclosestudio]

Thank you!

[@jenniferp1026]

Recently borrowed a gel plate to compare with the ones I made and had issues with the graphite stick marking the plate. While I don't have baby oil as recommended to clean, I did have some sensitive skin cleansing oil. I put some on and rubbed with my finger tip the stained parts till it all came up, then wiped the oil off with a clean paper towel. Good as new, and I didn't have to buy a plate to replace the one I promised to return the same as it was when I got it.

[@jclosestudio]

That's a great tip, thank you!

[@dianegibbs]

i can't wait to see what is next with these sketchbook pages and these separate sheets. I am wondering if you continue working abstractly or ever work in representational elements. I struggle with what to add. I do often work representationally after the abstract background but often get stuck at this in between phase. Thanks for your honesty and enthusiasm.

[@jclosestudio]

I tried still lifes a while ago. But I keep on coming back to abstracts. I'm also tempted to explore landscapes, still abstractly though. Unfortunately I don't have any good advice for you there.

[@dianegibbs]

no worries at all. love seeing your process. your work is awesome @@jclosestudio

[@samjackson7270]

Thank you for sharing your experience and talents with us ❤ Q.- will you work the pages into little finished pieces in your sketchbook or just leave them? I often feel guilty for “wasting” expensive sketchbooks even though I know better! ❤😊

[@jclosestudio]

You are most welcome! I think I'll probably just leave them, I'm lazy like that 😄 I rarely go back, but I'm tempted to go through my sketchbook and see if I want to add to any previous sketches where I've given up. The only sketchbooks that are wasted are the ones left empty! And who knows, maybe you'll want to go back over them in a few years time. You are just leaving yourself that possibility. Nothing's wasted.

[@samjackson7270]

@@jclosestudio so true and thank you.

[@411chook]

@@jclosestudioI was thinking if you only printed every second spread you could cut them out and use for collage later. But even just that center line sure adds interest to the other papers. Cool stuff. Might try that.

[@jclosestudio]

True! Might try that. But I do like how the two pages work together. It's almost like a mini series of two@@411chook

[@luciclaireshedoe2230]

Hahaha nev thought to print directly into journal... jenius! 😂 [seriously... at 66 in a min i am amazed... at EVERYTHING [😢]

[@jclosestudio]

It's so wonderful if we keep on learning constantly. So glad I could show you a new idea!

[@novitaelisaillustration]

I bought geli print plate after watching your video! ❤ how you clean the geli plate? I use Liquitex acrylic and there is residue that I can't clean. Thank you for sharing your journey and the technique ❤❤

[@2gooddrifters]

I clean mine with baby wiper.

[@jclosestudio]

@novitaelisaillustration Fantastic! How are you enjoying using it? Most of the time I don't bother cleaning. It. The dried layers will come off next time I print with fresh paint. However you can usually clean it with a wet cloth. Baby wipes do work pretty well, cause they don't leave a lot of fibres. I have also read that hand sanitiser works, but I didn't find that any better than water. You can also rinse it with soap under running water. I find it quite a bit of an effort to get the dried paint off though, which is why I leave the paint on usually.

[@jclosestudio]

yes, baby wipes are pretty good.

[@novitaelisaillustration]

@@jclosestudio thank you for the info. Currently trying to clean it with baby wipes and it works! I need to put some pressure though, but being careful to not scratch it too. My geli plate it's the one from Speedball brand, I think it's bit weird because it has some sticky feel to it somehow. My paper keep glued to the geli plate, it sometimes hard to take off. Maybe because it's new? Idk, but hopefully it getting better the more I use. I made lots of mark marking for collage and use it in my mix media illustration 🥰

[@jclosestudio]

I think they are all a little bit sticky, but the paper "glueing" to the plate is probably the paint. I've also found that the longer you leave the paper on the plate, the more it sticks, but also the more paint it picks up. Is is fantastic for collage! @@novitaelisaillustration

[@rabbitgregory9289]

Do you seal your work with anything to prevent the soft pastels and neo color crayons from smudging? If so, what? Thanks.

[@jclosestudio]

Not in my sketchbook, but on finished paintings I spray a few layers of fixative and then dab it with gloss medium and a soft brush. I’m actually working on a video about Neocolor II crayons where I show that. Will be out soon