MORE! Gel print and paper collagraph tips!

[@nicolebaker7771]

You take gel printing to a whole other level. I love the more traditional printing techniques you bring in and the thinking outside the box.

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Nicole - I love this technique

[@debbiecarter6430]

Fantastic Mark. Never apologise for the length of video, they’re always fascinating and inspiring.

[@yeatesmakes]

That's very sweet Debbie, thank you : )

[@RunningOnABall]

Loved the video. I’m switching between your channel and Make Art Not Content , busy evenings. Thank you for being so generous with your time and recording these - I’m grateful for your time and care.

[@MsDebcan]

You amaze me. Your printmaking skills are making me look at jelli plates in whole new way.

[@yeatesmakes]

That's the idea!!! It's a wonderful way to explore printmaking - after 6 months or so of using one, I still feel I'm only scratching the surface!!!

[@artworkby]

Love the idea of the ballpoint pen. You’ve given me an idea to do this technique on a gel plate and ballpoint pen to test my artwork and see what it might look like before making a dry point print. Less chance of wasting etching plates, and also dry point takes ages to ink up as well as being very messy. Mark you’re brilliant as always, thanks for the videos… kindest regards Sharon.

[@yeatesmakes]

I had a quick play this evening and if you just transfer a drawing, no colour etc, results are surpising like a dry point!!! Will make a vid this week

[@manoletemora5267]

Thank you for your very clear instructions and work. Very instructive.

[@angiadcock8196]

I think the last one was my favorite. All the elements really came together to make something truly special. I think your artwork exemplifies the phrase “more than the sum of its parts.” ❤

[@bevmorton8725]

Another fab video. You are blowing away any limitations for what's possible with a gel plate!

[@yeatesmakes]

That's the sort of feedback I love!!! Cheers, Bev

[@charlesbrown4770]

Really like your experimental attitude to explore, try, learn. Very freeing and encouraging. Keep at it!

[@yeatesmakes]

Glad you're enjoying vids - above everything I want to express the joy of experimenting and hope people can adapt tips and tricks to make them their own : )

[@sankaodell1635]

Your creativity is amazing. Love the combination of print techniques & gel plate

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) cheers

[@irangel1958]

Hi from Austin Texas. I've been watching your gel printing videos (more than once) thanks so much. I got a gel plate as a gift and have been hesitant to use it not really knowing how or what to do. Your videos have really helped. I also got a pad of Yupo paper, really it's plastic sheets and they take acrylic really well. I've gotten confident watching you experiments to give it a go. Your joy in doing the work is contagious. Thanks again, and muchas gracias. Ismael

[@yeatesmakes]

Hi Ismael, what a lovely message. Please let me know how it goes, persevere and you'll get there!

[@schwarzekatz602]

Great Video, fantastic technics, thank you so much for sharing, I'm learning again and again. You're the greatest Gelliplate-Artist I've ever seen on KZbin. I'm leading a printing group in Germany and I always give them the tip to watch your new videos.

[@yeatesmakes]

That's so cool to know!!! Have fun printing!

[@cathydale104]

Thanks for another great video. Nice to see lots of other uses for a gel plate. 🙂

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) glad you enjoyed it Cathy

[@ellendonnelly1304]

Wow! Seriously cool. Thankyou for teaching the techniques, this will take me forward! 👍😀

[@yeatesmakes]

so much fun with this technique - I love the planning stage and then the surprises that then always come with any printing...

[@ginaburgess9759]

You never fail to inspire!

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) : ) Cheers Gina

[@janethartmannjones4781]

thanks again, getting the plate out tomorrow (grabby back to school) love all the layers and will try to expand my repertoire, cheers

[@yeatesmakes]

whatever 'grabby' is, hope you gel plate day went well!!!! : )

[@marilynalexieff285]

I am always amazed at the details of your work! Thank you for making these videos!

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure, thanks Marilyn : )

[@wayneparker2593]

Bloody inspirational and fab once again!

[@maryclemons1048]

Really enjoying your channel! Great information using the Gelli plate in printmaking. You have touched on an area no one else has explored. Great job.

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Mary - a pleasure to share!!! : )

[@briangudas1420]

Hi, I wanted to drop you and note and let you know how much I appreciate your gel plate content. This really has opened my eyes to the potential of making handcrafted pieces that are very unique. I have been playing with the plate for a couple of days and there certainly is a learning curve but I can see the potential. Thanks and keep it up, really nice work. Regards Brian

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Brian, very pleased videos are helping. It’s a pleasure to share : )

[@tracyroberts9459]

Thank you so much for sharing! Another great demonstration of geliprint techniques, got me inspired, cant wait to go and have a go! 🥰xxx

[@yeatesmakes]

It's loads of fun Tracy - scope to find your own way with it

[@fancifuldevices]

I’m binging your videos ❤❤❤

[@ewawolpiuk5460]

What an inspiring tutorial! Thank you!

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers EWa, I loved making this one : )

[@ANON0061]

I've just recently discovered your channel. Your artwork is SO EXCELLENT and these methods have opened up a whole new range of possibilities!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@yeatesmakes]

This is music to my ears! The fact people are making things, trying things, adapting them and experimenting as a result of videos is wonderful! Thanks for support : )

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure : )

[@maestra730]

what a great process! you are a great teacher!

[@yeatesmakes]

Very kind, thanks : )

[@heatherm2125]

These prints are so cool. The layering brings so much visual interest. Will try it out!

[@yeatesmakes]

You gotta try it. Prob not everybpody's cup of tea, but I love the look you get with this technique and the challenge of working out what will work and what won't.

[@8433alice]

Awesome lesson, awesome print. As usual. Thanks so much!!

[@yeatesmakes]

Thanks Alice, you always leave lovely comments : )

[@Annie-zd7mx]

Learned some usefu skill to use with my gel pad. Thanks

[@yeatesmakes]

Job done!!!

[@cindycreateforlife]

You are an amazing artist and instructor! Another inspiring video demonstrating not only the result which is awesome but, you convey how interesting making art can be. Thank you and have a great week!💕🇨🇦

[@yeatesmakes]

It's so important to me that the enjoyment of discovery comes across in the videos so your comment has made my day Cindy - thanks : )

[@tofino14]

Love all the reveals

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) best bit about printing!!!!

[@bernicefoster2122]

Gosh this is fantastic... thanks for sharing. Very creative!

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure, loving this technique!!!

[@artonthecreek]

This is wonderful! I have some great photos of my parents - both depression-era kids. Sketching out some of those photos from the 20s to 2000s into prints on the gelli plate is a really fun idea!

[@yeatesmakes]

Ooh, your project sounds great, let me know how it goes. I'd had a lot of fun making the collage video of a photo of my dad warming up for a gig. Reimagining such photos gives you loads of time to contemplate on the hows and whys

[@artonthecreek]

@@yeatesmakes oh wow what cool photos of your dad to have! Yes I’ll let you know how it came out. Won’t get to it until next month-so stay tuned! 🙏🏻

[@GeScheu]

I love your videos so much! Thank you!!! 🥰

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure, thanks for support : )

[@patanderson6602]

Thanks a million! Your instruction is pure gold! 🔥

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Pat, lovely comment : )

[@dominicfairley2527]

Excellent. One thing I've found is that embossing with red biro shows up beautifully when you pull with black acrylic, so if you can work out how to use the sheet you pull with, you can get some lovely sinister images on the emboss sheet, as you transfer onto the plate.

[@yeatesmakes]

This is such good advice Dominic, cheers. I'm on it!!!! May even make a video and give you a massive nod my friend : )

[@dominicfairley2527]

@@yeatesmakes Blue also works, but you don't get the same contrast. I've actually sold a couple of the sheets I used to emboss some transfers, because people liked the effect so much - plus they can easily be painted onto. Happy to share examples, if that's possible, but I'm still way off most of your stuff. It works great with crayon or oil pastels on the back too, over another sheet, so you get at least one extra image to work with.

[@dominicfairley2527]

@@yeatesmakes and I just remembered that red oil pastel as a resist has a different, but equally unsettling effect on the sheet you use to transfer to a gel plate. I got a beautiful demonic Peter Rabbit completely by accident when doing a gift for my niece.

[@yeatesmakes]

@@dominicfairley2527 please send pics to [e-mail] - I'd love to see them

[@carolscarlett3161]

A Great Tutorial. Thank you so much!

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure - I'm loving this technique!!!!

[@carolscarlett3161]

I am going to try to try this technique very soon! Thank so much for sharing your experiments with the Gelli Plate!

[@anknaparkin7510]

So impressive with this video 🙏🏼❤️❤️❤️

[@yeatesmakes]

So glad you liked it Ankna, of all the techniques i've developed, this is my fave : )

[@louisewelland1]

This is amazing! Absolutely love it. Will definitely give it a go ❤

[@yeatesmakes]

Such a fun technique, needs a bit of thinking through as some images will lend themselves better than others. When it works though, it really works!!!

[@jekalambert9412]

Great technique! The polka dot print is my favorite.

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Jeka - hope you try technique out, loads of fun

[@sandraerickson559]

Another great video. Another exciting technique to use. Thanks for sharing.

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure Sandra : )

[@7yaks]

Love this and your exploration of combined techniques!

[@yeatesmakes]

Great, cheers Lynne, hopefully you're inspired to try!!!

[@joychip5994]

Great video boggles the mind what you can do 😍

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Joyce : )

[@lindyashford7744]

Had a go using the ballpoint technique, and am delighted with the results. They are by no means perfect as I only had layout paper and I think it is too floppy to hold the lines the way I want, however I went back in and hand painted various details, got a great ghost, and a ghost of a ghost which I detailed differently, I was working on a 6x6 but think I will move to 8x10 I find it much nicer for registration. Looking at what you were doing I think you are using a similar A4 cartridge paper note book to one I have, so I shall start to use that instead. I am a bit slow so I am using golden open they are pulling well and only take too long where I am handpainting details like you did the spotty scarf, so a drying rack hack is the next thing! Also it is helping me use up a tube of interference blue, huge tube, I must have made a mistake! Seriously you have done me such a favour sharing these techniques. I really needed the spontaneity of print making to get the ideas flowing. Especially useful was watching how you feel your way around your paper once you are printing. …… you are really such a good teacher… Enjoy the holiday seasons and best wishes for the new year. PS I have not managed anything useful at all with oil pastels, not sure why, maybe they do not all work the same? Today for the layers and the knives….

[@yeatesmakes]

Hi Lindy, thanks for the lovely message, it’s great to get details on how techniques are going and what comes across well enough in the videos for people to go off and explore in their own way. Not sure what’s up with you oil pastels, I have two types, pretty cheap and both do ok. I’ve found derwent academy better than the cray-pas set I have. One day I’ll buy a sennelier to see if all that cost leads to an improved result 😉 thanks again bc and please stay in touch, I love to hear about the experiments viewers get into

[@TheYellowsun76]

Wow! Your art is really captivating me, inspiring me and I really appreciate you sharing your cool printing process. I have a gelli plate I have only used a few times; I am so eager to try again using the ball point pen drawings, and the gel medium. I fell asleep to one of your playlists, so I see some rewatching happening! Thanks so much!!

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure, I loved making this video, was chuffed the experiment worked so well first time!

[@TheYellowsun76]

@@yeatesmakes It really is so amazing!!

[@wendytse8389]

Thank you for a wonderful demonstration

[@yeatesmakes]

Pleasure : ) Love this technique

[@hornseaartsociety5754]

Absolutely fabulous. Brilliant techniques and superbly presented. I'm a real newbie when it comes to print work but your videos have really inspired me to experiment with the gelli plate. Unfortunately, my first attempts with the laser print image transfer has left me baffled. I just can't get the black image to transfer. Not sure if it's the paper that's the problem or whatever. A total mystery.......but there you go. That's life.

[@yeatesmakes]

hi there, you really have to persevere!!! I'd go with Amsterdam paints and a REALLY thin layer and light pressure. Only leave it down for 10 secs : ) best of luck

[@brendalivermore8187]

You are amazing

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) cheers Brenda

[@jaynedough130]

exce!!ent work, thank you!

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Jayne!

[@cherylsnead727]

Thank you!!!

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure Cheryl. Thanks, as ever, for the gratitude you show : )

[@markwills2354]

Hi. Great videos and tutorials. Like some one earlier has said I've only recently been made aware of your vids and its definitely inspiring to you what you do and makes me want to try this out for myself. I've been getting into lino in the last few year but recently started thinking about monoprinting and how I could maybe combine the two and your vids are helping me see some potential in mixing these two methods within my head. I'm gonna have a go at making my own permanent gelli plate, can't quite afford a decent size brand name one currently, have you made your own at all? Anyway what I wanted to ask was can you let me know which brand of acrylic paint you use? And what brand of brayers you use also? Thanks Mark

[@yeatesmakes]

Brayers are a mix of all sorts - Esdee mainly. Paints I mainly use are Amsterdam, Pebeo and Daler Rowney Graduate.

[@markwills2354]

@@yeatesmakes thanks. I'm just attempting to have my 1st go on a homemade gelli plate, not sure I've made it right but I'm gonna have a dabble! Wish me luck!

[@renig5059]

Awesome result😱 u really went into details🤩... thx... is there anyway u can send me a pdf or a download of the shirt would like to try it out and love that cowboy shirt🙃...thx 🤪

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers!! Not too much detail I hope, it's a weird technique to communicate and I'm sure everyone would interpet it very idfferent in their own making

[@jackieduckworth1007]

I’m finding this really inspiring. Amused to see you probably don’t live so far from me either ;)

[@yeatesmakes]

Cambridge, right?!! Chuffed you are inspired Jackie : )

[@Suspendel]

Ty so much for all your inspiring videos! Can you please recommend a brand for this aka oil based pen (I’m not native English and google has no answer for me😉)

[@yeatesmakes]

Literally any ballpoint - Bic are always a winner!

[@FR-wc2dn]

What weight of paper are you using to create the collograph? So the cut out parts are all stuck onto the lined paper and then the whole thing transferred onto the cartridge paper. Then the hair and glasses are cut away. Just trying to sort out all these layers. How many prints were you able to make with this collograph?

[@yeatesmakes]

Hi there FR. You can build the collagraph up on any paper thatr will lift paint cleanly - copy paper, cartridge, lined. The different thicknesses of paper make a difference to the relief and therefore the amount of the collagraph thatr contacts the gel plate. I transferred the collagraph on 140gsm cartridge paper. Hope that helps

[@markwills2354]

One other thing, do you have a insta page or Facebook that you show your projects on?

[@yeatesmakes]

Not on FB or Insta. Slowly getting a website ready though - I'll mention that in a video / post when done!

[@admbrnk3665]

Is that your actual phone about 5 minutes in? Big respect if so!

[@yeatesmakes]

Lol, it's my actual phone, makes calls and sends texts. the torch could be better though : )

[@admbrnk3665]

@@yeatesmakes coming back to this video, I wanted to let you know you inspired me to buy a gel plate and I have a bunch of ideas! I used to think of it as an “arts & crafts” type of tool but thanks to your videos I see the potential to make “fine art” prints with it! Do you have an Instagram account? I wanted to follow you if you do, but I guess with that cell phone maybe you don’t 😁

[@yeatesmakes]

@@admbrnk3665 You guess correct Adm!!! No IG for me! Thanks for the lovely comments : )

[@suegordon8581]

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