Fun fact: Glassine actually isn't coated with anything! The shiny surface is a result of taking the plain pulp of the paper and buffing it with hot rollers (called supercalendering). The process, which used steel and fabric rollers, causes all the fibers to lay the same direction. Glassine is one of my absolute favorite papers because of its versatility due to not having a coating and the super cool technique used to make it. This is one reason I get so irritated when sellers or reviewers don't know the difference between true Glassine and papers that are made shiny through an additive process like wax (dry and wet) or plastic but just call it all "glassine". LOL Those others do NOT behave the same! So, if I ever find true glassine, I try to let people know that in reviews and if I find imitators, I try to let people know that, too. 😊 Thank you for this video! I've enjoyed your channel for years and have even gotten some of your downloads in the past. You're a great teacher and I'm thankful for all you share with us.
Donna thanks for this information. As I was reading, immediately the differences between working with hot rolled steel vs. cold roll steel came to mind. I clearly understand stand what you are saying.
@donnawagner @robynmclendon what excellent nerdy art project info! Does glassine absorb paint all the way through so that if you tear it there are no white edges? I know rice paper does. Any thoughts on different properties of glassine and rice paper?
@@carlagrayson1810 this is just in my experience, though I'm sure Robyn has a lot more and probably can add much more expertise to this answer, but glassine tends to keep paint on the surface for a little while which gives it some workability. Now, part of that is the property of the paper itself to resist absorbing things (which can vary depending on the thickness and quality of the glassine) but part of that also has to do with the paint and ink I use and how quickly it dries. Sometimes I can get white edges when I tear it, sometimes I don't. Again, I think it depends on a few variables so play and experiment with things to know what works best for you and the effects you like! I'll say that glassine, just like any paper, has various grades and the glassine Robyn links to is very thick, as far as glassine goes. It's not what you get when you buy little stamp collecting envelopes. This has a very sturdy base and consistent surface while remaining somewhat translucent and crinkly. Rice paper, on the other hand, is really absorbent. At least, all the rice paper I've ever used has been. So, it takes the paint and ink quickly and deeply. You can sometimes find rice paper with one side smoother than the other, but all my experience has been that it doesn't allow for much surface play with media (which makes sense since it's primarily used for things like calligraphy where you want to capture and freeze a stroke of the brush for clarity). Fun things you can do with glassine because of its surface are techniques with moving and swirling the paint, you can even play with alcohol for cool effects and can try things like alcohol inks. Perhaps somewhat counterintuitively, though, it also tends to take most stamped images really well. So, you can get surface play and clarity from one paper. Because glassine doesn't have additives in it to make it shiny, it allows full play with media and then eventually kind of bonds with the media (unlike waxed or plastic coated papers where most media will bead up and sit on the surface and then dry in a bunch of speckles that usually can be wiped off with little effort). Hope that was helpful in some way! Have lots of fun exploring! 😊
Quinacridone nickel azo gold is one of my favourite colours too! I love the look of old walls and doors - yummy. This technique really captures that look!
Oh Robyn, you're old wall / grunge technique is one of the first things that stood out to me when I first discovered you! I have stacks of these Gelli prints and love to make them and use them in my work. It must be an amazing feeling to know that you have influenced so many artists!
A few years ago, I accidentally pulled a grungy old wall print and then I watched how you really perfected this and explained how to repeat this!!! I absolutely love, love these grungy prints. I am traveling to Tuscany in September for an art retreat and I am sooooooo excited about experiencing the beauty of the landscapes, culture and yes the wonderful old walls! To touch and feel their stories. Thank Robyn for your inspiration and sharing your beautiful creative soul.❤️
Grunge! I absolutely love this. I have had a passion for old walls for years and photograph them whenever I can. Here in the UK we have some interesting ones. Certain regions have feature walls with alternating bands of brick and knapped flint and the colours and texture you get after decades and possibly centuries of weathering are just gorgeous. For a small country we have a great variety of geology, and older buildings are created from the local stone, and they all weather differently. It's fascinating. I also have a passion for rust. People think it's all the same colour - rust! - but it isn't. It is all shades, and even better when it's got old bubbling paint on it! My hubby thinks I'm weird. When we are out, I take pictures of rusty old machinery and when we are by the sea, heaps of old faded rope, and beaten up old boats, and also doors and windows with interesting catches and peeling paint. He likes pretty views and family snaps. Not for me lol! I am new to gel printing and so far my plate is remaining stubbornly and boringly clean!! I need to build up some nice grungy layers.
Gorgeous prints! Love that 'old wall' technique. I just love old walls and fences with peeling paint, and this technique really captures that. Grunge! 😃
Grunge! “It’s what’s for dinner.” (Anyone remember that old advertising meme?) I skipped dinner to catch this “live”, and it was so worth it! Can’t wait to drag out my gel plates now. Thank you!
Robyn, watching you make old wall prints NEVER gets old. It is soothing and exciting all the same time. After watching you make some prints, I just have to get my Gelli plate out and make some prints! Thank you as always
Grunge is such a treat since you never know what you’ll get! Robyn I think you have a really good idea since you do it SO much!! Your old walls video is when I ‘found you’❤️ It was SO exciting to find someone doing something different. That’s when I decided I wanted to become a Patron so I could learn more & that has surely been the case. The printables that we get free are amazing! You are brilliant with things you come up with to teach us, thank you best teacher who is also very FUN!!❤️❤️❤️
I never understood the appeal of grunge until I started watching your videos., in Lisbon there were so many amazing old walls to worship, such texture and stories.
Grunge! Love it!!! I also love this concise, articulate format. Frequently, I need something to view as a break from other stuff, and to feed my Art Brain. This was perfect. This is the first of these "Workshop This!" episodes I've found, here, but I'll definitely be back next week!
Grunge! I have to say I religiously cleaned my plate thinking that was what was best for the plate UNTIL I starting watching your videos. I just love the grungey look and you always get different results.
I love grunge! I love old wall! I get so excited when I pull an "old wall" ! How about tips on taking care of gelli plate. Or care of brushes, if you use brushes, what/how do you wash them and store them, especially since collage artists use brushes for ink and for glue which I assume the care is a bit different than just washing out paint. Thanks Robyn...can't wait for your book
Brilliant! Your work is soooo beautiful!’ So much info in this vid, in a short time. Can’t wait to try this. Have a nice dirty plate at the ready!!! I so appreciate you and your generous teaching. Thank you!
I just love all of the old wall grunge! You are such a good teacher. I always feel like I can do anything that you show in your Workshop This videos. I am interested in anything you know about painting on clothes with your Gel Press.
Hey Katheryn! I love Robyn's videos too. I just wanted to say that last year Robyn did an epic series of Gelli printing classes, and one of them was about Gelli printing on fabric. That class was not about printing on fabric constructed into clothing-- we printed onto pieces of (usually) recycled fabric cut into squares to print. The class is on her website for a very affordable price, and it might be very useful to get you going. At the very least, you will learn some really useful things about how fabric takes Gelli prints which I imagine will get the wheels in your mind turning! I thought that Robyn''s Gelli printing course series was a thorough and stimulating introduction to Gelli printing and its applications.
Grunge! After discovering your old wall technique. I never clean my plate... sometimes try hard to build up the grunge to get those amazing old wall looks!
Awesome pulls, love the old wall paper technique. You see indeed in real or in traveling programs such beautiful old walls or doors and that look is awesome for an art journal page. Thank you so much for sharing, stay safe and have a wonderful day😍❤
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Fun fact: Glassine actually isn't coated with anything! The shiny surface is a result of taking the plain pulp of the paper and buffing it with hot rollers (called supercalendering). The process, which used steel and fabric rollers, causes all the fibers to lay the same direction. Glassine is one of my absolute favorite papers because of its versatility due to not having a coating and the super cool technique used to make it. This is one reason I get so irritated when sellers or reviewers don't know the difference between true Glassine and papers that are made shiny through an additive process like wax (dry and wet) or plastic but just call it all "glassine". LOL Those others do NOT behave the same! So, if I ever find true glassine, I try to let people know that in reviews and if I find imitators, I try to let people know that, too. 😊 Thank you for this video! I've enjoyed your channel for years and have even gotten some of your downloads in the past. You're a great teacher and I'm thankful for all you share with us.
Donna thanks for this information. As I was reading, immediately the differences between working with hot rolled steel vs. cold roll steel came to mind. I clearly understand stand what you are saying.
@@ChapmanGriffith Happy to help! 😊
@donnawagner @robynmclendon what excellent nerdy art project info! Does glassine absorb paint all the way through so that if you tear it there are no white edges? I know rice paper does. Any thoughts on different properties of glassine and rice paper?
@@carlagrayson1810 this is just in my experience, though I'm sure Robyn has a lot more and probably can add much more expertise to this answer, but glassine tends to keep paint on the surface for a little while which gives it some workability. Now, part of that is the property of the paper itself to resist absorbing things (which can vary depending on the thickness and quality of the glassine) but part of that also has to do with the paint and ink I use and how quickly it dries. Sometimes I can get white edges when I tear it, sometimes I don't. Again, I think it depends on a few variables so play and experiment with things to know what works best for you and the effects you like! I'll say that glassine, just like any paper, has various grades and the glassine Robyn links to is very thick, as far as glassine goes. It's not what you get when you buy little stamp collecting envelopes. This has a very sturdy base and consistent surface while remaining somewhat translucent and crinkly.
Rice paper, on the other hand, is really absorbent. At least, all the rice paper I've ever used has been. So, it takes the paint and ink quickly and deeply. You can sometimes find rice paper with one side smoother than the other, but all my experience has been that it doesn't allow for much surface play with media (which makes sense since it's primarily used for things like calligraphy where you want to capture and freeze a stroke of the brush for clarity).
Fun things you can do with glassine because of its surface are techniques with moving and swirling the paint, you can even play with alcohol for cool effects and can try things like alcohol inks. Perhaps somewhat counterintuitively, though, it also tends to take most stamped images really well. So, you can get surface play and clarity from one paper. Because glassine doesn't have additives in it to make it shiny, it allows full play with media and then eventually kind of bonds with the media (unlike waxed or plastic coated papers where most media will bead up and sit on the surface and then dry in a bunch of speckles that usually can be wiped off with little effort). Hope that was helpful in some way! Have lots of fun exploring! 😊
Thank you for sharing your paper expertise
Quinacridone nickel azo gold is one of my favourite colours too! I love the look of old walls and doors - yummy. This technique really captures that look!
Thank You Robin I really y like your jelli print techniques and explanations, " Go Grunge"
GRUNGE!
Grunge!
I get such a thrill when my prints have that old world, grungy look!
Love that GRUNGE. Thank you
Grunge and loving it
Grunge! I am LOVING your videos! Your old world walls and Venetian Glass isms are really rockin' my world! I can't get enough!
Grunge! So much fun!
Love the grunge
Grunge!! I love glassine! it takes paint well and i love the crunch!
Oh Robyn, you're old wall / grunge technique is one of the first things that stood out to me when I first discovered you! I have stacks of these Gelli prints and love to make them and use them in my work. It must be an amazing feeling to know that you have influenced so many artists!
Grunge! Gorgeous!
grunge!! love!
I love grunge and quinacridone nickel azo gold. Hugs ❤️❤️❤️
GRUNGE! LOL
Love this!
Hi ROBYN, I'm new to Gelli printing and I'm loving your teachings¡ Thank you for sharing what you know.
Grunge. Learning so much from this video as I'm new to using paints intelligently. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed the video!! Happy creating!
Love the GRUNGE!❤️
A few years ago, I accidentally pulled a grungy old wall print and then I watched how you really perfected this and explained how to repeat this!!! I absolutely love, love these grungy prints. I am traveling to Tuscany in September for an art retreat and I am sooooooo excited about experiencing the beauty of the landscapes, culture and yes the wonderful old walls! To touch and feel their stories. Thank Robyn for your inspiration and sharing your beautiful creative soul.❤️
Hey there roomie! We sure saw lots of "wonderful old walls" and an amazing journey through all the history.
Grunge. Robyn. I love the 9ld wall look. Leared something new. Why my paper stick to the plate. Love yourlessons
Grunge, love an old wall, I have so many photos of old walls, love a fresh dirty plate!x
"I want all of it!" Best quote for grunge ever! 😉
LOL thank you!!
Grunge...old walls.....I love it all!
I love grunge and this just speaks to me! Thank you!
Love this look! Robyn is our Queen of Patina!
LOL Thank you!!
Grunge! I absolutely love this. I have had a passion for old walls for years and photograph them whenever I can. Here in the UK we have some interesting ones. Certain regions have feature walls with alternating bands of brick and knapped flint and the colours and texture you get after decades and possibly centuries of weathering are just gorgeous. For a small country we have a great variety of geology, and older buildings are created from the local stone, and they all weather differently. It's fascinating.
I also have a passion for rust. People think it's all the same colour - rust! - but it isn't. It is all shades, and even better when it's got old bubbling paint on it! My hubby thinks I'm weird. When we are out, I take pictures of rusty old machinery and when we are by the sea, heaps of old faded rope, and beaten up old boats, and also doors and windows with interesting catches and peeling paint. He likes pretty views and family snaps. Not for me lol!
I am new to gel printing and so far my plate is remaining stubbornly and boringly clean!! I need to build up some nice grungy layers.
Grunge. Really loving this video. It's 08:10 here in the UK and you have inspired me to get going for the day. xx
Grunge!! Love your old wall pulls. They are absolutely gorgeous and they do remind me of old walls in Europe!
Love this video and your “old wall” technique! Thanks Robyn.
Beautiful GRUNGE. Need to dirty up my plate so I can pull some of those. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Grunge!!! love it!
Grunge! 😊💖
Gorgeous prints! Love that 'old wall' technique. I just love old walls and fences with peeling paint, and this technique really captures that. Grunge! 😃
Grunge! Looks awesome!
Grunge, Love it!
Grunge! “It’s what’s for dinner.” (Anyone remember that old advertising meme?) I skipped dinner to catch this “live”, and it was so worth it! Can’t wait to drag out my gel plates now. Thank you!
Love this technique . Grunge is great!
Grunge. 🧡
Great video! Glassine makes a beautiful print!
Wow! Wow! Beautiful!
OooH, grunge, I love it! Old world walls make such great backgrounds. Thank you Robin!
Thank you. Grunge. Love your style
grunge! tfs!
I love these workshop this videos. So informative
Grungy is my favorite style
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Love the Grunge
Glad you enjoyed the vid!!
GRUNGE ! Great video - thank you Robyn .
Thank you !
Robyn, watching you make old wall prints NEVER gets old. It is soothing and exciting all the same time. After watching you make some prints, I just have to get my Gelli plate out and make some prints! Thank you as always
Love the Grunge! thanks for all you share Robyn!
Thank you! Happy creating!
Grunge ❤️
GORGEOUS!!! Thank you so much!
Grunge is such a treat since you never know what you’ll get! Robyn I think you have a really good idea since you do it SO much!! Your old walls video is when I ‘found you’❤️ It was SO exciting to find someone doing something different. That’s when I decided I wanted to become a Patron so I could learn more & that has surely been the case. The printables that we get free are amazing! You are brilliant with things you come up with to teach us, thank you best teacher who is also very FUN!!❤️❤️❤️
Always good to be reminded of the basics. Grunge papers are my favorite
Awesome! Keep creating!
I never understood the appeal of grunge until I started watching your videos., in Lisbon there were so many amazing old walls to worship, such texture and stories.
Thank you !!
Excellent and incredibly helpful video! Thank you so much. I’m a new follower. Your instruction is very clear and welcoming!
GRUNGE!!
GRUNGE! Thanks a bunch!
Grunge. Loving this video.
Thanks a bunch!
New subscriber here, Ginger and Gertie 🐕🐕🐕.
These are great. Thx for sharing.
Never knew you could do something like this! Cool!
Happy creating!!
Quinacrodone Gold IS👏🏾THE👏🏾G.O.A.T👏🏾hands down...paper,fabric,wallpaper liner whatever!
Absolutely! Thank you!!
Grunge! Love it!!!
I also love this concise, articulate format. Frequently, I need something to view as a break from other stuff, and to feed my Art Brain. This was perfect. This is the first of these "Workshop This!" episodes I've found, here, but I'll definitely be back next week!
Thank you! See you around the community!
Grunge, love it
Glad you liked it!!
Wonderful quick demo!
Grunge! I have to say I religiously cleaned my plate thinking that was what was best for the plate UNTIL I starting watching your videos. I just love the grungey look and you always get different results.
Thank you! Happy creating, have fun with it!
I love grunge! I love old wall! I get so excited when I pull an "old wall" ! How about tips on taking care of gelli plate. Or care of brushes, if you use brushes, what/how do you wash them and store them, especially since collage artists use brushes for ink and for glue which I assume the care is a bit different than just washing out paint. Thanks Robyn...can't wait for your book
Thank you! Thanks for the support and the ideas!
Grunge prints are my favorite! I just love this series!
Grunge!! 😍
Thanks a bunch!
Brilliant! Your work is soooo beautiful!’ So much info in this vid, in a short time. Can’t wait to try this. Have a nice dirty plate at the ready!!! I so appreciate you and your generous teaching. Thank you!
Thank you Kristen!! Happy creating!
Fabulous GRUNGE! Love it!
I just love all of the old wall grunge! You are such a good teacher. I always feel like I can do anything that you show in your Workshop This videos. I am interested in anything you know about painting on clothes with your Gel Press.
Awesome! good idea!
Hey Katheryn! I love Robyn's videos too. I just wanted to say that last year Robyn did an epic series of Gelli printing classes, and one of them was about Gelli printing on fabric. That class was not about printing on fabric constructed into clothing-- we printed onto pieces of (usually) recycled fabric cut into squares to print. The class is on her website for a very affordable price, and it might be very useful to get you going. At the very least, you will learn some really useful things about how fabric takes Gelli prints which I imagine will get the wheels in your mind turning! I thought that Robyn''s Gelli printing course series was a thorough and stimulating introduction to Gelli printing and its applications.
@@lisahowe7449 Thank you SO much for the information! I will look it up.
Grunge! Love the old wall type. 💕
Glad you enjoyed the video!!
Grunge! After discovering your old wall technique. I never clean my plate... sometimes try hard to build up the grunge to get those amazing old wall looks!
Awesome! Happy creating!!
I’ve always been a fan of the wabi- sabi effects so grunge in art is most desirable, in my opinion! Txz jeanne
I love your channel!!!!
Grunge. Thanks Robyn. You are such a good teacher. I learn so much from you!
Can’t wait 🤩
Grunge is my boyfriend - love it
LOL Thanks a bunch!!
Awesome pulls, love the old wall paper technique. You see indeed in real or in traveling programs such beautiful old walls or doors and that look is awesome for an art journal page.
Thank you so much for sharing, stay safe and have a wonderful day😍❤
I love this color combination for the wall prints. And getting information in round about 10 to 15 minutes is perfect. Grunge. Thanks for sharing. 🌼
Thanks a bunch !! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for the GRUNGE! Lesson ! I am still learning to resist cleaning my plate❣️
Happy creating!! keep it up!
Grunge! Love these midweek workshops.
Thank you!!
Hmmm! Love love love the grungy prints..
I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Happy creating!
I just love it. I will definitely try this.
Thank you!! Hope you enjoy it!
Love the ‘grunge’ look. I have to quit cleaning my plates.
I just love your old wall GRUNGE!!! Fabulous technique!
Thank you!!
Grunge 😍
Thanks a bunch!
Love the GRUNGE! And love learning from you. Thank you!!!
Thanks a bunch!
I love grunge!
Me too! Thanks a bunch!
Love a bit of grunge ❤️
I love the shorter videos.
Thanks a bunch!
Beautiful!!!
thank you!
Thank you. You are so informative.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Love the old wall GRUNGE. These would also be great scanned and added to a collection of downloads.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Great idea!
I love what I am learning from you. I just received my order of several of your stencils. They are great! Thank you Robyn!
Thank YOU for all of your support!!
I’ve just started watching you and love your teaching style! Thank you for the tips, techniques, and supply recommendations!
Grunge! Gotta love it! Thank you Robyn! You have such wonderful ideas and tips!
Thanks a bunch!!
Great info Donna...its always nice to really know the details of what something is! Thanks.
I like your workshops! The grunge brings me back to holidays in Italy. The colors, LOVE IT!!!
Thanks a bunch for your support!!