How to use gel plate collage to spice up your drawing/illustration work

[@chalmer31]

You can repeat as much as you like! There is SO much information in your videos I watch them many times over as I try to work through the techniques. These are brilliant. I've said it before...best mixed media art instruction on the internet 🏆

[@odilehelbongo5221]

👍👍

[@emilyrosenzweig9946]

Couldn't agree more with everything you've said!

[@RoughingIt_0]

He is so talented! It blows my mind to watch him work.

[@YooperGranny]

Absolutely wonderful to watch each drawing come to life. The store front is incredible. Thank you for sharing these processes when working in collage.

[@shaheenamjad-ali6858]

That store front piece is an absolute master class of mixed media techniques and imagination.

[@FrancesFraser-wl1je]

Absolutely fantastic, I could watch you all day. You have exceptional drawing skills and a wonderful teaching manner. Thank you so much for sharing. 🇦🇺

[@kokoslores9666]

Every one of your videos opens up a whole new world. 😍 Thank you so much for sharing!

[@peggyzukaitis3409]

Thank you! I just love watching you work! So inspirational!!

[@cat6022]

Love your work. You are never repetitive.

[@catgrrrl5666]

Not to take away from the first two.. they were brilliant.. but the shop front is absolutely amazing 👏❤!

[@faganquin6483]

great piece. there is way too much time between your vids! like everyone is saying you are a top notch content creator - not a lot of yammering but rather really practical step by step valuable talk from beginning to end. so much of art is problem solving (that's what makes it fun!) and you always have great workarounds and solutions. and your skills sets are clearly high quality. have learned tons from your vids. more, and more often, please. please!

[@annesliwka6392]

Tons of good ideas! I agree…best print demos around, so generous of you to share with us👏

[@peckinpahlady]

Brilliant as usual. The tiles and wood sign were strokes of genius. Thank you.

[@kathrynewray8797]

Weren't they. I got really excited at that point 😂

[@dinamic6210]

Wonderful, unique and inspirational

[@TheMarkEH]

Bravo! This is a remarkable mixed media artwork. Thank you for sharing your creativity, techniques and tips.

[@martinatierney]

Please be repetitive, I love that! I could watch your videos over and over. I would love to have seen a slowed down and repeated video of the shop front. But, as always, wonderful work, and instruction. Thank you for it all, I look forward to each new video.

[@Artistallegedly-ys4rt]

So inspiring...Thanks. you give me some hope that the messes i am currently making with my plate may eventually turn into something. What great work!!

[@Paperhabitj]

Wow, talk about taking it up a notch! Amazing artist! Thank you for sharing your talent with us!

[@suebond2971]

Thank you for the inspiration, lovely ideas as always. The shop front is brilliant. 🙂

[@ellenstoune8937]

I really love how you create collage. Lots of ideas are brewing for my own work. Thanks for sharing!

[@allthumbs3792]

Brilliant! Incredible technique and execution! Your artwork is absolutely unique and innovative.

[@libbykalinowski5799]

Such wonderful and complex work you do! Thank you for continuing to share with us.

[@kathrynewray8797]

I watch a lot of art tutorials on KZbin and your stuff is by far for me the most inspiring and interesting of the lot. The shop front piece is genius. I loved watching you create it and it got me thinking about ways I can incorporate the techniques into my own work. Thanks so much Mark for keeping it cool, interesting and real! Spot on!

[@marybrown2545]

You are BRILLIANT! I could watch you create all day … thank you for opening up all the possibilities we can do with gel plate. I’m just playing with my gel ( not an artist at all ) but I’ve tried a few of your techniques and love trying new ideas ! Thank you so much ! 🦋

[@donnaferguson513]

Fantastic!!!! Delighted to watch you create.

[@yeatesmakes]

😀 lovely message thank you

[@rhiflea]

My mum just introduced me to your videos and you're so talented!!!! So cool.

[@2phwall]

Old and Abandoned storefronts are always intriguing to me for their interesting textures and untidy spaces. Your work is always so inspiring!! 😍

[@yeatesmakes]

😀 lovely comment thanks

[@WPMaine]

I'm actually clapping my hands in delight; thank you for continuing to so generously share your techniques/ideas/process/final products! One question: Why. not put the gel medium in little batches on the page rather than the fiddly, back-of-each, piece-by-piece process?

[@kristinberg1436]

Just wow! Thanks for sharing!!

[@MandyJeanRider]

Just WOW! I always look forward to your videos, you are such an innovator in the gel plate space!

[@rosemarypilgrim4589]

Love this spotlight on drawing and new ways to approach it

[@yeatesmakes]

Drawing, for me, is the start and often the end of everything in art. It’s just so immediate and the gateway to everything else like painting and sculpture and so on. Thanks for the lovely comment 😀

[@MixedMediaArtByTrina]

Another brilliant video. Love how you used the collage papers. Awesome to see a new video. 😍

[@gorfulator]

I loved the payoff with the tile!

[@yeatesmakes]

👌

[@deonemccarthy2807]

You are such an inspiration. I love that you always think outside the box. Everything you do is so unique. Can’t thank you enough for sharing it all!

[@sagepremoe1565]

Creating a gelli plate sheet and cutting it out for the bricks is an amazing idea. So simple yet I didn't think of it. ?When you made the wood grain gel print did you let the paint dry before you added the white layer? Amazing pieces!

[@yeatesmakes]

Hey there, cheers for taking the time to comment. Yep, I let the wood layer dry and then lifted onto the tissue with the white acrylic

[@mvswaaij]

Great video, again, very interesting. Thanks a lot Mark.

[@janethartmannjones4781]

Happy summer, lovely to have a video pop up with your inventive techniques thanks so much

[@yeatesmakes]

Happy summer to you too 😀

[@artsy897]

I love, love, love watching you work. I’m not a professional but as for what comes up in my feed you are a professional genus to me! I never get anyone doing such inspirational things like this! That piece is wonderful and fun to watch!

[@Shoshana-xh6hc]

Thenk you! just ordered some of this paper and cant wait to experiment

[@yeatesmakes]

Carnival paper / wet strength tissue is incredible. It’s really good for sculpture too

[@patriciapretto]

you are amazing!!!. GRACIAS DE TODO CORAZON🥰

[@cosmiccoyotedog-doreenb9605]

FANTASTIC Love your style and your teaching method.

[@jneigler]

Absolutely fantastic! Your inspiration photo is just wonderful. Your technique is so amazing!

[@BarbieBud]

I’m new to using a gel block and I’ve been all over exploring and you’re the most creative person I’ve found. You make it your own.

[@BrendaElliott-q6t]

Unbelievable work….I so enjoy your exceptional skills….thank you so much for sharing

[@beabatt-behar1439]

Were you using a palate of Japanese water colors? Or were they acrylics in a pan?

[@wendystucker7563]

Wow! Your creativity & skill blows me away. The storefront piece is amazing! You make it look so easy. Thank you so much for sharing this content with everyone. So appreciate it!

[@ranimacias7638]

Really enjoyed this video. The layers are fabulous and inspiring. Thank you!!!

[@theresacarroll4597]

love watching your glorious videos! Thanks!

[@yacovfischzang7085]

Love your techniques!... Thanks for the tutorial.

[@hayjen41]

A masterclass 🙌. Thank you for sharing these techniques 👏. Now inspired to use my (currently rainy day) holidays to crack on with a mindful project. 🤜🤛...you rock❣️

[@layla2359]

Awesome. Just found your channel and am learning heaps. This piece is just so good.

[@andreamuller8468]

It is fascinating looking your work! Congratulation for your creativity :)

[@AxisXY]

Great video Mark. Love your mixing things up. Unfortunately Carnival Wet Strength Tissue paper is not readily available in the US. I managed to order a pack of 480 sheets (via Amazon) a while back and it was shipped from the UK. It currently runs nearly $100(US) for the 480 sheets. They also sell a package of 10 sheets for $15(US) which is no bargain at all. I figure the 480 sheet pack will likely last me for the rest of my life.

[@snakewomangirl]

Think about doing classes on Patreon,I’m sure you’ll make more dosh than the donation method.

[@Vovvilina]

Agree with @catgrrrl5666 -- the shop front is incredible! Watching the process made me want to immediately clear off the table and attack a complex project -- and as always, it was more than inspiring, offering new techniques and educating the viewer about the thought process behind choices. Bravo!!! I continue to love your videos more and more, feels like being in an apprenticeship. 💛

[@annehessel]

Such wonderful examples to get inspired by. Thank you so much

[@DigsRetro]

The old tape shop, Brilliant. ❤

[@CraigsOverijse]

Yippee another video from the Master as always amazing always so inspiring Thank you Mark!

[@sandiegojan1885]

This is wonderful! Thank you for sharing. Quit worrying about duplicate material….love all you do and certainly need it more than once. Finally got some magazine transfers by using the Amsterdam Oxide black. Baby steps. Auction? Auction where?

[@DrummerGrrrl]

The Inktense Blocks aren't pastels. They're actually compressed inks. I have a bunch of them and, although pricey, one doesn't need to use a lot of color. Unless, one wants a ton of color! I've had my original set since 2015.

[@wamr-o7r]

you have such a special creative mind.

[@yeatesmakes]

Very kind 😃

[@gailpark5143]

I'm always inspired by your work! Great techniques combined for a great piece of art.

[@donnamorina7846]

Simply brilliant. I love watching your videos and learning from your experience. Your homage to the storefront was terrific! I wonder if the original owners would appreciate that 😊

[@mayetmahulilileilani2501]

You’re one of my gel plate absolute favs. What a terrific tutorial, thank you.

[@apple369]

Your skill and creativity is absolutely staggering. If you ever offer an online course I'll sign up as quickly as I can. Thank you very much all your videos.

[@ClamJaneH66]

Thanks for sharing your process with us, it was very informative. Love the finished work.

[@sarahlouise8851]

Hi, can you tell me which gel Medium you use in your videos to get a transparent transfer please? TIA

[@lucindadangles-ru5il]

can you transfer the Micron pen drawings onto the Gelli plate? I have an architectural background as well and love doing buildings. Great drawings

[@kateveneroso5754]

am back watching I always enjou watch your fuzzy work, tis cool, you are the bomb and for me as an artist I love your work! Great, fantastic, you are so cool!

[@christierella]

I was just wondering when you would drop your next video! Im so excited you did! Yay! Keep them coming!

[@DCarey]

I love your drawings and the collage is such an enhancement! How did you create the Hall of Cambridge bit that is repeated randomly across the building? It almost looks like a stamp or something but obviously isn’t.

[@miekequalm4291]

You are a real wizzard 👏🥂

[@Reneesfun]

Wow! I really enjoy using my gel press and have some good results but I can’t draw at all so I am in awe of all this. It’s so flippin cool 😎!!!

[@sivtoveberg2543]

Your videos are so inspiring and helpful, and your work is amazing❤

[@susanmarcoux7005]

This is great,...thank you...for all of your videos ❤

[@pennysmith3803]

Absolutely fantastic technique thank so much

[@mrs_h_makes]

Yet another fabulous video! I love neo colours… keep meaning to see if I can do anything with the gel plate with them

[@liz-anna2365]

Another fantastic video! Thank you.

[@laurabiscaro6900]

So amazing is your work and cannot seem to learn enough from you. Thank you.

[@sabinekorth]

Brillant and full of small and huge wonders! Thanks 🤗🎨🔥

[@xeniafowler3249]

Very very cool as always, so much patience but my god it's worth it 👌

[@BlueLotusLife]

Fantastic video! A pleasure to watch you create and very instructive as well.

[@triciabennetts6578]

Great Mark - Thankyou so much for sharing! 😊

[@DistractedDaisy]

Love watching your videos! Their so creative!

[@kerstenmeijnen9741]

Lovely vid, thanks for the inspiration!

[@susanwilman182]

Another great project. Fascinating to watch.

[@sketchbookscheming]

Love your videos! That final piece is so inspiring!

[@andreamuller8468]

Megasupercool ♡ thank you!

[@CoraYeboah]

Thanks so much Mark 😊😊😊

[@CarolFrancois-m7q]

Your work is always so awesome. Thank you for sharing.❤

[@erikaluzdedios]

Quedo buenísimo!!!!!!!!!

[@codytheelder2325]

Follow you all the time. This one is brilliant! Cheers 🍻

[@OmaStudioArt]

Very inspiring, thanks for sharing!

[@susandobson1588]

So appreciate your sharing!

[@shadowaccount]

You inspire me to start and then I stop once I do.

[@nyquistfreq6875]

LOve your work bro. Thanks to your channel, I'm totally hooked now on Gel plate art. Very inspirational vids.

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) that's good to hear, happy making

[@leannekudahl2432]

It was fantastic watching you create this. :))) Have you ever thought of making prints and selling them?

[@yeatesmakes]

The shop front maybe we’ll be one I get some giclée prints of as there is a few other nuggets of local folklore I’d like to give the same treatment and make a series 😀

[@jennywhisconier7777]

Carnival paper? Is that what we, in the states call 'deli paper?' Question for anybody . . . Yeates, you rock, love your vids!

[@yeatesmakes]

Deli is a bit thicker and not so transparent. Availability is evidently a bit tricky in the US. One guy tried hard to find it but ended up shipping from UK via Amazon

[@cindyhergenhan3787]

Thank you so much for all the great content you provide. I love your art. You’re gifted with so much talent and a wonderful eye for design. Thanks for sharing!

[@yeatesmakes]

Very kind, cheers : )

[@SharonNolfi]

Incredible work. Thanks for sharing your process.

[@yeatesmakes]

: ) cheers, a pleasure to share

[@janinafisher101]

Mark, you are a creative marvel! These are fabulous, and that storefront is amazing. I love the NeoColor II water-soluble crayons too. Now I'm going to have to go back and see how you did some of these, but I am always happy to have you repeat things. There's just so much to learn. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas!

[@yeatesmakes]

Thanks so much!