Gel plate and chalk pastel transfer tutorial

Loads of ideas for transferring chalk pastel work onto a gel plate. If you've found value in my videos, consider a donation via PayPal. Donating will help me devote more time to art and sharing! : www.paypal.com/donate/?busine...

[@renig5059]

It’s so nice to see someone with so much talent coming up with all those methods and happy to share… 😱🤩

[@lynnew.3675]

Hi Mark, your spoiling us, two videos in 1 week.I can’t understand why you are not over 100K viewers, by far the best tutorials on you tube. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your techniques…are you an art teacher by chance 😉. Cheers from NZ

[@ginaburgess9759]

I totally agree!

[@HuanzheXu]

agree as well

[@karendrewett9556]

I’ve just come across this and I wholeheartedly agree with Lynne from NZ! So kind and generous of you Mark. As a teacher who is constantly trying to come up with new techniques and processes to engage students (and myself!) I thank you! 😊

[@hartmanartsource]

I look for your videos every day!

[@tfayegriffin]

Again, Mark, you have elevated the art of gel printing by simply being daring enough to try something new. And the fact that you so generously share your discoveries with the world is amazing. You are a God-send. May He continue to bless your hands, your home, and your practice.

[@YooperGranny]

You have expanded so many artists curiosity and desire to experiment. Beautiful drawing as always. I have a box of stick pastels I thought I would never use! Now I can try this out.

[@allisonjames2923]

I always love how you just rustle up quite complex textured drawings with very few strokes of a pencil or other medium. So talented in numerous ways. And you are definitely the gel plate master!

[@8433alice]

Beyond beautiful. Beyond wonderful lesson! So many thanks.

[@QuinnEurich]

Just found you in my KZbin feed yesterday with your unique treatment of corrugated box material and LOVED it! And today? So much fun and brings a different way of creating layers with gel prints that I find inspiring. Thank you for sharing your ideas and methods!

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure to share : ) thanks for taking time to comment

[@Footmnch]

I just love how you are pushing the gel plate with the multiple ways you use it. I’ve been subscribed for about a year and no one else does what you are doing, a true artist, experimenting and so inspiring, thank you for all you do, cheers 😊

[@kathrynewray8797]

Hi Mark I only recently discovered your channel and have since been binging with abundance every day 😀 I don't normally leave comments on tutorials but had to just to send some gratitude your way for making such excellent, inspirational, authentic, no faff, straight talking all around brilliant videos. Very refreshing to watch a maker who chats so fluently through the techniques with no filler chat in between. Absolutely spot on 👏👏👏

[@mycreativelife-renee6315]

Same here!

[@lesley6884]

Yes, it is so refreshing that he talks about what he is working on without all the idol chit-chat.❤

[@mariacheung647]

Incredible! I don't think I would think of using chalk in a million years. Wow! Thank you for sharing another amazing technique with us.

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) a pleasure to share, was a fun discovery

[@letcreativity7372]

Ahhhhh! Chalk pastel!?! That's awesome. Thank you for sharing

[@yeatesmakes]

It really works!!!

[@samcollage7682]

Love the bug!

[@SequoiaMakes]

That looks like a ton of fun to play with.

[@Ironic_Jihad]

If there is such a thing as an artistic hero, you're it. This is fantastic!

[@forest88807]

All your videos are just wonderful. Thank you so much!!! 💕

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure, cheers for comment 😀

[@jacobelledesigns6614]

Love your tutorials, they are very inspiring. Also love your no-nonsense approach. I have learnt a lot. Thank you ❤

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure to share, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment : )

[@janethartmannjones4781]

Oh my goodness, what lush deep colors and the chalk is sealed in. Great technique!!!

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Janet, glad you enjoyed it

[@mvswaaij]

That is exactly what my comment would have been ! Isn't it a miracle that the chalk is sealed in and the colors seem intensified ! Incredible ! Thanks Mark !!

[@craftdipper]

@@mvswaaij I agree about the colours appearing intensified when transferred with the paint! Amazing. I'm excited to try this.

[@deniseflowerday6612]

wow....I can imagine many applications of this technique....can't wait to try it!

[@yeatesmakes]

Hi Denise, since these first experiments I've been really busy and haven't gone back to them... but you're right, so many possibilities that I will be returning to : )

[@rebeccaschmidt7431]

Thank you for sharing these fantastic ideas.

[@rosemcguinn5301]

Thanks, Mark! I really enjoyed your experiments with this technique. I've already tried something similar with just plain graphite, and now you've inspired me to try it using chalk pastels!

[@sankaodell1635]

Thanks for a great demo. Much appreciated

[@sarahdawn931]

I've used Panpastels directly on the plate, but due to the tackiness of the plate its more difficult to draw/blend/etc than if I were doing it on paper. I cannot wait to attempt this. I appreciate every video you post. So often I'm thinking, "why had I never thought to try that?". So I am thankful for your curiosity, willingness to experiment, and thoughtfulness to share with the rest of the world.

[@52Skinner]

Thank you so much, one of my favorites so far

[@christinabrady2521]

wow! this is such a fantastic video. thank you! i am so inspired to use my gel plate again.

[@melissalogan8391]

Excellent tutorial! Can’t wait to give this a try.

[@mooreker216]

This technique is interesting! I can’t wait to try it.

[@RaquelLopezArt]

I can’t wait to try this! Thank you

[@MyraNagy]

I love the techniques that you are doing.

[@susantische7655]

Mark, A top notch tutorial today that I thoroughly enjoyed. Showcasing your graphic stylings, draftman skills and my personal favorite - color! A Fauvre lover here so the color one was so good. Even though not your favorite, it still is a great example of what can be done and thanks for embracing different styles. I needed this. Agree with your other followers that you are the best! Best.

[@yeatesmakes]

Hi Susan, thanks for the lovely message, this is a fun technique and glad it was useful to you : )

[@susanbilyeu22]

I absolutely LOVE the rich colors of my pastels - but haven't yet found a way to work with them that floats my boat - this could be it! Genius, as always! I look forward to trying these techniques.

[@loracaine3676]

You are the best artist for the gel plates experimentation. I've learned so much from your videos! Thank you!

[@dawntoussaint]

I love your experiments!!! I dont think I wouldve thought to even try this ;D

[@simpLthings]

Fabulous idea! Thank you so much for sharing! So much potential, and I am excited!!

[@ginaburgess9759]

I love your 'what if' approach. I was totally expecting the chalk to move on the plate but it behaved very well! Very exciting discovery!

[@LindaAKeller]

Loved this! Thank you. Your work with neutral and subtle tones is lovely to witness. However, your brief foray into color is pretty damned exciting. I can't wait to experiment once the box of soft pastels I ordered last week finally arrives. Thanks again.

[@50ptrish]

I love this! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@kathyb5740]

WOW!!! Love this.❤

[@jacprice1687]

you're the best most creative gel printer I have come across. Keep up the awesomeness!!!

[@yeatesmakes]

Very kind Jac, glad videos are useful to you : )

[@idalandsf9583]

Love the idea! You make it look so easy!

[@sharongrace3626]

I love pastels and the gelli plate so it's a match made in heaven! Your creativity is off the charts. Thank you so much for sharing this technique!!

[@francesdenike7526]

Tried it. Very inexpensive to set up and had fun without a specific goal in mind. Will do it again. Thank you.

[@rosemaryrayner5897]

Great work..a must tryout technique!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Pastelle93]

Thank you ! I so glad a found your channel

[@user-bc8yp2vl1u]

Wow . Loved this pastel transfer ,its like magic 😅. Thank you for sharing .My first attempt was A Tawny owl

[@jaynapodgorski8561]

You always have such fun, and it's so "catchy". So many of us are greatly inspired, and excited, to try your fabulous ideas. You have such wonderful drawing skills too. Thanks once again 👍🙂

[@dyeitb1ack]

Just amazing, Mark you are the master of gel printing, truly you take it to the next level and then some. These companies should be paying you to promote their products! Seriously, You make me want to go and buy a plate and pastels right now and have a go myself and I’m not even an artist!😆 if you don’t already you’d be an amazing instructor for your own gel printing course on one of the teaching platforms, where you get paid for teaching your skill, as you have an incredible teaching style and ridiculous talent. Your videos are always so inspiring, with your passion and creativity 😁

[@susancohen9935]

I think that you could elevate the gel plate to an acceptable level for 'art'----you have shown me that with talent, you can opportunity for success is unlimited!!!! I am thinking that you and GEL WITH MARk could create a curriculum and truly make a difference---- LOUISE FLETCHER and NICHOLAS WILTON examples of peooe who shared what they learned and took their teaching to the next level----I think you guys could do the same--- also there are two people who work in oil and wax --collaborated on a book and teach workshops all over!!! YOU ARE SO GIFTED and your could bring soooo much to people who really don't have talent but who could use a gel plate along with a tracing----like ME!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! SARAH -RIVKAH

[@kyleoliver9538]

Great idea, can't wait to try it. Thanks for sharing! You are so talented.

[@lucollar1310]

I'm in love with your work!

[@ljeames295]

I love the fauvist print! I am inspired. I usually do mostly line work...but I'm going to try that! Thanks!

[@liz-annawaugh8349]

You are so full of great ideas!

[@laveryring3527]

Thanks for that, can't wait to try it out.

[@mariaguillerminaayrolo1480]

You are an great teacher and fabulous artist 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) very kind, thankyou Maria.

[@paulcamic]

Thanks for these new ideas and for such a good explanation

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure Paul, hope you find a way to incorporate them into your work : )

[@nancysharp7138]

Absolutely beautiful and love the ‘freedom’ you inspire on the geli

[@noa6200]

Bit late to the plate, love your vids and got really excited to try this out. I had some panda pastels lying around, did a doodle with bright colours, pressed the paper on the plate. No transfer, tried derwent pastel pencils and it worked! So happy with your vids, you greatly inspire me to get playing again

[@rozwallace1143]

This is really exciting, Can't wait to try this.

[@yeatesmakes]

I know Roz! I need to make some time to go back and see where else these techniques could lead, been a really busy couple of months with not much time for making : (

[@aliceevans70]

Thank you. Very clear and informative. Inspired for the day😊

[@yeatesmakes]

That's great Alice, glad it was useful to you : )

[@janetslater1592]

BRILLIANT !!! I am just getting my gel plates out after a couple of years and was looking for inspiration and yes I have found it 😅 thanks so much. 😊

[@yeatesmakes]

Greats news, thanks for taking the time to comment, means a lot : )

[@kat_ork]

Oh what joy! Thank you Mark! This is so up my alley. A couple of weeks ago I found a 1904 recipe for how to make soft pastels and made a bunch in loads of shades. Three day ago the 100 day project started and I decided on 100 days of geltransfers. Now here comes your video and inspires to combine the two in even more interesting ways....

[@SpectrumOfChange]

If that recipe is online I'd be grateful for a link

[@kat_ork]

I have answered here two months ago, my answer vanished. Weird.

[@SpectrumOfChange]

@@kat_ork yeah I don't know why that happens sometimes. If there's a general direction you could point me in that'd be helpful. I'm pretty good at digging up obscure if I have a little lead.

[@kat_ork]

In case they again delete ... Here the recipe in English: (in a short version obviously 🙃) 10 grams of starch diluted in a little water add 500 ml simmering water let cool a little this is your concentrated solution For the pastels take one part of this and three parts of water to dilute it further. You really only need very little but I found it easiest to start with this every time. Plus starch is not very expensive so it is no problem to make some and toss what you don't need. Your main ingredients are paris white and pigments You start by mixing the pure pigment with the solution. In a separate bowl you prepare a paris white dough, same way by adding solution to paris white. Once you have a paste that has the consistency of cookie dough you take half of the paste and make your first pastel, the other half you mix with the same amount of paris white dough. Proceed like this until you reach almost white.

[@kat_ork]

Have fun!

[@tinabendz7501]

Just love what you are doing … again 😅😍👍

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

Your work is inspiring. Thanks for adding to my bag of tricks to try with my gel plate. 💐🤗

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure : ) cheers for taking time to comment : )

[@Nanakinsz]

Wow, that was some fine experimenting! I'm surprised and delighted at h ow well this worked for you and I can't wait to see more. Thanks ever so much Mister Mark!

[@michellemullen518]

Love this technique

[@helenamorland6247]

This is such a great idea, thank you🙏

[@janechorlton5015]

Thank you.....what a wonderful technique,

[@rusavvy]

I thought your dog dreaming was my dog and I jumped up to check on her! Haha! 😅 Your channel is top tier, full of new techniques to try, and I love your more contemporary art approach to the gel plate! I love trying your techniques and incorporating new media into my own work. I have some chalk pastels and pan pastels that I’m going to play around with now! Thanks so much for all the great content!

[@emilygallardo9545]

So inspiring! I want to try this method of gel printing. Your video instruction is so clear and it’s such a joy to watch your artwork come into being.

[@bansheekate]

Keep the great videos coming!

[@CraftingMamas]

Fantastic! Excited to try it out.

[@yeatesmakes]

You’ll be addicted😀

[@victoria-goulden-art]

My dog is so concerned about what your dog is dreaming about! hahaha

[@kathleens1708]

Wow! So interesting. Thanks.

[@peckinpahlady]

I love your down-to-earth, straightforward demonstrations. You are a great teacher as well as an astonishingly talented artist.

[@hydraxisfrimon9785]

Would like to echo many of the reactions to you work recorded here. Have just discovered your work recently, having made a gelli plate and wanting to find lots of different ways to use it. As someone who is moved by the process of making more than the outcome, am really enjoying your experimental approach. Really stoked now, so have to go away and do something!!!! Cannot imagine I will discover anything you are not already doing (and so well!) but will share if I do! Carry on enjoying your skill and great ability, as we do, many thanks for the generous sharing of your ideas.

[@yeatesmakes]

Thanks for the lovely message : )

[@anitaaspforswestin6139]

Thank you for sharing this! I will try this!😍

[@nino2121]

Wow! Thank you. Superb

[@lindyashford7744]

I wish I could give this 20 likes! This is a medium I am wholly happy with and actually have quite a lot of. But I cannot spend long hours with due to the dust and having normally to work vertically which unless you have a decent wall is a pain. I am blown over that it does not shift once you have pulled it and that it stabilises so well. I lived the little beetle drawing, it shows that you got some really good line work with plenty of detail, which for me has been the downside so far, not having had that much success with crayon and oil pastel transfers. The only thing I did have success with was water soluble graphite, though I was not that bowled over by the transfer. So glad you did the very colourful pull! Actually it reminded me a bit of Munch. I have been struggling with collages elements and hated them, but always thought the plates were capable of more. I will be envesting in a big tube of white, but shall also be experimenting with transferring to coloured backgrounds too, either letting them act as a toned background or to create an underlying glow. Shal also have a play around with putting final touches to whatever I am doing directly onto the piece and sealing with gel medium. You are right I think, this really is a game changer!

[@gailpark5143]

Wow! I've been doing a lot of pastels over prints lately, but wouldn't have thought to try using them this way. Thanks for sharing!

[@craftdipper]

I agree, Gail... It's usually pastels worked on TOP of prints. This inside-out technique is so cool!

[@gailpark5143]

I tried this today and had a blast! It worked great. I even combined some of my chalk writing with an image transfer and was pleased with the results. Again, thanks so much for sharing. I linked your video with my fb posts.

[@Shirley0850]

Again another exciting video showing different mediums that can be used to make a print! Thank you!

[@maryvernau9500]

Thanks so much Mark for sharing your immense talents! Much appreciate seeing your technique and artistry! I’m learning so much! 👏❤👏

[@KleeblattCreations]

Oh my goodness fantastic. It's amazing that the pastels "stick" to the plate and don't smudge. Wonderful discovery.

[@yeatesmakes]

It works!!!!

[@l.wolfm.7006]

Brilliant discovery. A technique that I never would have even thought to try on my own. 💖👍

[@artistry-lifeart9721]

Big "wow" ! That's super amazing my friend 🙂💯 Great demo 👍

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers, lovely message : )

[@jeng5591]

thanks Mark. I've always loved working with chalk pastels but hated that they smudge and also dull down when I spray fix them. This is a fantastic solution to using chalk.

[@TheYellowsun76]

This is amazing.! It is really cool how it transfers yet the finish on both the original and pulled piece are like sealed from the gel plate, it really is amazing. I really love your art style and so enjoy these very inspirational videos.

[@amberrundell]

Wow awsome never would’ve considered chalk so cool great pieces too

[@liz-anna2365]

So amazing! You are such a wonderful discovery.

[@yeatesmakes]

Very kind, glad vids are useful to you : )

[@freddyfelipe5047]

Thank you man! Extraordinary!

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure Freddy, thanks for taking time to comment : )

[@brendas1582]

This is great. Will def have a go!

[@bweaver760]

Great demos!

[@neil7894]

This is a very exciting development!

[@yeatesmakes]

Been working on some more applications of it... very versatile what you can do with the chalks

[@ClamJaneH66]

Thanks for sharing with us. These techniques are fabulous and great to know for a beginner gel plate user. Thanks you, so much🙏

[@susane945]

Love your work! As usual, great ideas. ❤️👍🙂

[@yeatesmakes]

Cheers Susan, very kind : )

[@judithniania678]

Hi from New Zealand. A1/fabulous tutorial. Love it. thanks.

[@yeatesmakes]

A pleasure, thanks for thanks

[@ivywreden6330]

Love your last tree pastel piece. Great colors and love the looseness of it.

[@pippipants]

So nice to have one of your videos to watch after the day I've had ☺️ Tfs

[@minnahumble2294]

Thanks for discovering a brilliant technique with lots of possibilities.

[@schwarzekatz602]

No doubts, you are the best and most creative gelli artist!!! Thank you so much for sharing your genius ideas.

[@terrydamm2168]

This is the best gel transfer technique I've ever seen! Love the loose quality. I've never been totally satisfied with stencils and, for me, unless you make your own, it isn't totally your work. My gel art will be henceforth transformed! Thank you!!

[@wendyswan3091]

Wow, nice technique. I Never would have thought that chalk pastels would transfer so well. Thanks for sharing it, the possibilities are endless!