Mono Printing / Gelli Plate / Fluid Acrylics

[@artshaman]

Wow! Sort of Pop Art meets Gel Plate in the Twilight Zone....or simply extremely creative gel plate use. Very cool and definitely unique. Thank you for sharing this!

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks for watching.

[@michaelcrosby7527]

Exciting and dynamic content! Thank you for taking the time to teach me about new products that I haven't used before, different techniques, to stay positive when things don't happen the way I want and to carry on anyway and new layering ideas. Excellent finished pieces!

[@gelwithmark]

Glad you liked it and found some value in this content. 👍🏻

[@penkakostadinova9136]

I love watching and learning from your experiments. Also the blue-black background is amazing. Thank you for sharing, Mark!🌹❤️

[@gelwithmark]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching, it’s appreciated.

[@sandyzclements]

Cool layering. Spray paint left a very clean even look.

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks. Yes the spray paint works well on the gel plate, I like using it now and again.

[@pollyking1976]

Wow! Thank you for going through your technique!

[@gelwithmark]

@@pollyking1976 your welcome.

[@jasonballinger3549]

Another level Mark …. NICE !

[@gelwithmark]

Cheers 👍🏻

[@JulioGreen-nv2tj]

Mark I just subscribed to your Channel, this is Insane.... LOVE IT and thank you for SHARING. Your technique is amazing and very will done!!!!

[@gelwithmark]

Thank you. It’s always nice to get new subscribers.

[@quadraknot]

Brilliant!!! Your art creations are incredible. I also love your choice of background music for this video.

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks. Yes I thought I’d try one with music and no talking. It’s definitely going to split the pack I know.

[@kenmoss2282]

Really inspirational. Your work is what I had aspirations for when I considered getting a gel plate. Could you please let me know who the backing track is by? Keep up the great videos!

[@gelwithmark]

@@kenmoss2282 thank you. The Track is By “Magic in the Other” the title is - “Song for Michael”

[@chuckhaarmann-7311]

Thank you so much !!! I love your way to make prints.

[@gelwithmark]

Thank you 🙏🏼. Glad you find it enjoyable.

[@KathyBrooksArt]

Wow, my brain is in overdrive seeing this. I love working on my gel plates; but your creativity is so inspiring. What brilliant work, and the results are amazing!! Thanks for sharing your amazing work!

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks you, that’s a very kind comment. Glad you like my stuff.

[@ES-lt8gw]

Brilliant! More please!

[@gelwithmark]

@@ES-lt8gw I’ll try.

[@janetslater1592]

CAPTIVATING! 😊 and also lost for words!

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks

[@arri1cook37]

Nailed it!!! Sound track, technique, outcome... well done, sir! Subscribed

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks I appreciate it. Glad you liked it.

[@MsToxicavenger]

I love your videos and I get excited when I get a notification that a new one was released. I, too, missed the voice over. Mostly because I couldn’t figure out when you transferred the head onto the Gelli plate. Watched multiple times. A lot of time viewing cutting out the acetate (?) but not figuring when the head went down. Nonetheless, I loved the video and the two prints. I have 7 cans of liquitex acrylic spray paint calling out to me. Time to go play.

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks, it’s nice to know people get excited to see new stuff from me. Sometimes I find it a struggle to find the time to did a voice over, as I have to do it separately from when I’m videoing, and I wanted to also try a few different things to, they won’t all be like this. As for when the head went down, it kind of didn’t in a way as I really just made a silhouette by creating the background first, then I wanted the drips on these to be at the forefront and then I just added the small details of what I could see in the face after. Then the infill of the rest of the face was the lilac and off white colours of the two prints which finished off the heads. Hope that kind of makes sense??

[@josejavierceperoriveron3192]

💪🏼👹! Super! While I watched it I tried to guess the steps. Still haven't make my first one. I have everything to start. Now learning following two more which for my taste are the top here- at least- Thanks for your time.

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks glad you like my content. 👍🏻

[@susanasilva2737]

Amazing art work. Thanks for the tips. I'll to do something similar, but atvmy own way. I really enjoyed to watch this video 😊

[@gelwithmark]

@@susanasilva2737 thanks, hope you find it a fun technique to play with.

[@Stensilhead]

Beautiful work! If you want the spray cans to spray more consistantly, shake for 1 minute. Submerge in bucket of warm water for a couple of miinutes, dry off then shake again for 30 secs, then spray, you'll get a finer more controllable misting.

[@gelwithmark]

@@Stensilhead ok, thanks for the tips! 👍🏻

[@VinicioAyala-oy1ty]

Extremely beautiful

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks ☺️

[@thetwilightsown]

So thankful for artists like you - so great, always progressing, not a dick, etc!

[@gelwithmark]

@@thetwilightsown thanks ☺️

[@rhiannonseabolt9340]

This music is really good!

[@gelwithmark]

@@rhiannonseabolt9340 yes it’s a cool track.

[@bixnash1]

You need to get a gyro pro cutter....(says she who still hasn't bought one 🙄) great demo Mark. Bx

[@gelwithmark]

@@bixnash1 thanks. I’ll have to do a bit of research.

[@ilikeikeee]

Hey Mark! I love your videos and follow you on Facebook as well 🥰 I just have a quick question for you: if I wanted to use printed out images for a gelli mono printing, what sort of ink does the printout need to be to properly transfer onto the plate? I know most at-home printers are inkjet, but I used the library's printer (a laserjet) and the transfer didn't work, either 😔 Are magazines (and whatever ink/printing process they use) the ONLY type of image that will transfer to a gelli plate properly? Thanks in advance, keeping making great stuff!

[@MissIdolize]

Amazing talent here Mark. You obviously know exactly what you are doing. However I just can't get my head around what I just watched, lol! Same with some other videos I've viewed, many of which seem to do it slightly different than the last. I am so confused about the whole geli plate printing process in general. How do I start? Is it a case of working in layers from back to front (even that sounds complicated)? Should I know how the finished art should look or just do random stuff? Think I've watched too many videos coz my brain is boggled! 😜 Seems everyone and their dogs are geli printing with great zeal and success and my plate is still new and unused, lol!

[@gelwithmark]

I think start simple. When I started I decided to pick one image, which was the same one in this video a man’s head and I set myself a task to do ten images using this same portrait but to try different techniques on each print allowing myself to become familiar and understand the printing process. Just start by doing one or two layers, cut out some paper shapes use them as masks for the first layer and then and the second layer of colour over the top and print and then work your way up to trying more complicated things as your confidence grows, experimenting is key in understanding gel printing things work and sometimes things don’t but it doesn’t really matter in the end, just have fun.

[@jungsomewhat]

First impression!! You need a scalpel so much pressure for such thin acetate thank you 🙏

[@carmelhill1462]

❤ unique ❤

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks

[@janetbennell9855]

Fascinating

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks

[@urbanchili]

Thank you! May I ask what kind of paper you pull them onto?

[@gelwithmark]

@@urbanchili 200gsm mixed media paper generally

[@sharonlaurierennie144]

How long do you let each layer dry. So far I can't seem to pick up all layers when pulling a print. Love this technique.

[@gelwithmark]

I normally dry each layer completely by using a hairdryer on its lowest heat setting and on its slowest speed setting. I always keep it moving and have it a decent height above the plate. The fluid acrylic drips I left to dry over night as these take a long time to dry. Then after I have laid my final wet layer down and added my paper I leave, generally, to dry over night with some weights on top. If you feel the back of your print, when it’s still down on your plate, if it’s cold to the touch, it’s probably still a bit wet, if this happens to me I either leave it a bit longer or give it a blast with the hairdryer again and normally that will be enough to get a decent pull. Hope that helps.

[@catlover8034]

Thank you for sharing! It's so inspiring and I learn a lot from you. Amazing technique! Can I ask what kind of paper you've pulled the print with? I tried it with multimedia paper, but I think it is to thick. ( sorry for my English, not nativ language for me). ❤

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks. I also use multi media paper. Mine is by Canson - Imagine Mixed media paper 200gsm. Can I ask what issues you are having with the paper you have chosen?

[@reblord5544]

Cool,

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks

[@pippypop]

You should try a swivel blade.

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks I’ll look into it.

[@pippypop]

Yeah, it might save you some time. @@gelwithmark

[@josejavierceperoriveron3192]

First thank you for your time! I'm learning a lot here. I have one question if you have the time. Whe you use permanent marker and some left on the plate after pulling the final print, how do you clean it? Also with oil? Thanks.

[@gelwithmark]

Yes oil will get it off, I would normally put a decent amount on, say 4/5 good size drops, then massage it all over but giving extra attention to where the stain is, then leave for 5mins and wipe off excess with a soft rag or similar. If the stain is still there, repeat until removed.

[@juliuslove]

Love how the two prints turned out! What material did you use to trace the figure? It seemed to stick really well to the gelli block so I assumed it wasn’t regular tracing paper.

[@gelwithmark]

Thanks. Your right it is a thick acetate, like you would use on an overhead projector.

[@patticarey8415]

Explanations would have been helpful

[@janetketo8066]

Need more explanations- is the original image underneath the gel plate? Then You put the mask on the top side, I think. So far I only see spray paint, tho it says fluid acrylics. Can’t all this be done with acrylic brushes on?

[@gelwithmark]

@@janetketo8066 yes you are right in thinking the original image is underneath the plate and then I flip the plate over and add my acetate mask onto the top surface. The fluid paint is what is being applied with the pen like tool I show and then blob spots onto the plate, I then lift the plates up so you see the fluid paint running down its surface. Yes you could probably do all this with brushes but I think you would struggle to get the flat unified covering that the spray paint achieves and also it would be very hard to get the blended gradient between the black and blues with brushes. I like to experiment with different materials on a gel plate so that it remains fun and exciting to discover applications of media which gives me more options for future endeavours in my creative practice. Hope that answers your questions.

[@THom-p2c]

Peter Max meets Frankenstein

[@gelwithmark]

@@THom-p2c 🤪

[@BGrumpy]

I miss your voiceovers

[@gelwithmark]

I was just trying something different on this video.

[@agneshabas2890]

Weird

[@gelwithmark]

🤣 I don’t know if that’s good or bad!

[@lucieschulte4611]

Nichts für Anfänger, wenig erklärend

[@gelwithmark]

👍🏻

[@cool555breeze]

Nice work - but was that awful music really necessary?

[@gelwithmark]

😂

[@janetketo8066]

I turned the volume way down

[@jessicas9955]

The music is fine. It's avant elevator.

[@caster.master]

Вы действительно считаете это искусством? Серьёзно? Это развлечение для детей 5-7 лет.

[@gelwithmark]

🤣 well considering I have 8000+ followers and you have oooh 2 with one video that have a very disappointing 43 views, I feel that there must be a lot of happy 5-7 year olds out here in the world!

[@thetwilightsown]

You should feel welcome to GTFOH. 👍

[@brayworkshop427]

Please could you share some of your “grown ups” art? Would love to see what you can do.

[@gelwithmark]

@@brayworkshop427 maybe you’d like to share some of yours seeing how you seem to be such a expert in the field!

[@gelwithmark]

@@brayworkshop427 to be fair though chap you commenting on my content is only pushing it out to more viewers and therefore generating more money for me, for free so cheers for that mate 🤣👍🏻