Have you thought of tearing your collage papers instead of cutting them, it gives a different look and the torn edges blend into the paper or canvas so you don't even see the edges as much. Just a thought.
thank you = You came recommended by our Art Therapist with Moore’s Cancer Center here in San Diego. Alessandra Colfi is the greatest art therapist and encouraged us by watching you and your 5 day challenge for inspiration. Thank you from San Diego
Thank you Grace for sharing that with me. I just read your comment out to my husband and he said to me that this is one of the best things my art could ever be used for! I am so glad that my creative content can provide some comfort and inspiration to anyone who needs it ❤️
Wonderful video especially to watch whilst eating breakfast! I find you so inspiring and your videos and classes are the best 😍 I love how peaceful they are too and especially appreciate how you leave space for comfortable silence whilst you’re working. Thank you!
Thank you. I'm delighted that you said that, as sometimes I worry that there should be more talking or noise, but sometimes it's lovely to just watch a process unfold. There's a lot that can be taken in without the need for words. It's a balance. Glad you enjoyed!
@@LauraHornArt honestly think it’s the perfect balance. I find RUclips hard bc so many people create really hyped up, incessant chatter and noisy videos and I find myself either not watching, or skipping through so I can get the bit of information I want but don’t have to put up with them. But yours I can watch all the way through and enjoy. After watching I made 19 gel plate prints in a proper flow state 😍🙌
You are very talented. And, you are a good teacher. Over the past 20 years, little by little, I have purchased most of the mediums you are using. lol. I never got good at using them. But now I’m going to go for it. Thanks, treen 💕💕💕
Thank you so much! I am certain the more that you use them and play with them the better your results will be! It certainly takes time, patience, and practice 😊🎨
Oh my goodness...I just purchased my first Gel Press and was thinkng about getting the stabilo woody pencils. I'm so excited to learn how to use the Gel Plate, and you just made it seem so much less intimidating. Love your studio, love those huge canvases! Thank you for sharing today!
Lovely to see you here Sheila! You really can just get stuck in and learn as you go with a gel press. I probably could do better prints, but if the process is enjoyable and they are going into a mixed media painting anyway, I figure I may as well just have fun and see what results curiosity and experimentation brings! Just avoid using sharp things on the plate and keep some baby wipes around to clean the plate. And you can print on anything. So fun!
@@LauraHornArt all the while I was watching your video I kept thinking “I hope she demonstrates how she uses those printings on a painting” and then, you did!!! So you actually just applied the deli paper directly to your canvas!!??!! I suspect then the medium you used to apply it with puts a protective coating over the deli paper ?? I love love love how you’re using the Gel prints on your canvas paintings!!! You are amazing!
@@sheilaschmid7768 so glad I covered teh part that you were hoping for. And yes, I just add them straight to the canvas and the gel medium puts a lovely protective coating over the print and then you can keep layering other supplies. In the next layer of the canvas I will add back in more paint and start to incorporate the collage into an overall design. I also use glazes to help bring it together. The deli paper is nice because it is very thin and keeps the surface very workable.
@@LauraHornArt if I could be a butterfly in your garden and peek into your studio I’d be amazed at all the creative things you incorporate into your lovely art 😍
Thank you Laura for this excellent and instructive lesson. I wonder if you might at some point also show how you create that lovely blended background!? I have great trouble with this first step. Your work is so beautiful ❤ thank you again😊
Thanks so much for always sharing so much with us. The single most helpful lesson I learned from this class was the use of either clear gesso or the golden pastel ground. I’ve often experienced the problem of my crayons not being effective on an acrylic painting so I’ve literally just tried your suggestion with some clear gesso I had. It’s a eureka moment! The crayons now have such impact on my piece 😊
I have just discovered your RUclips channel, about three days ago and I am so glad I did. You truly give value and inspiritation. Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge.
Wonderful video Laura with very interesting techniques. I’ve just finished your Modern Mixed Media class and it was great, I learned so much. Thank you!🤗❤
Ive been starting to use gel prints on my canvases so it’s helpful to see how you’re doing it. Can you show all the art supplies you’re using really well Thank you
Thank you! I can't tell you how much my studio lights me up. It's a dream come true and has the most beautiful light, outlook, and overall feeling! I feel very blessed.
Another vid full of incredible content, thank you Laura and Richie! Hoping to expand my workspace soon, and thinking if investing in an easel too (well, a better one 😅). Which one is this? I like the lever option, and it's ability to swing flat too. 😍 ya girl is dreaming big right meooowww 🤭🥰
I love that you are dreaming big!! Go for it. Investing in a good easel is worthwhile. I didn't think I liked easels because I had a cheap unstable one. This one is by the brand Mabef and it is stellar! It enables me to get my painting in a great position for both my body and also to capture the best light. I got it from Art to Art and there are few different price points that you can look at depending on your budget. Glad you enjoyed the video, a bit of everything in this one. 🎨✨
Just found your channel and IG! I love your work. Looking at courses too! I love love the blues and greys! I haven’t looked through all your videos yet but a colour mixing would be amazing! Thank you for sharing all you do ❤
Laura, This video is very helpful, and I appreciate you sharing your experience with these products. I wasn't aware of Golden's Pastel Ground and now must order it today. Your new studio is beautiful and so much light! It must be your happy place. Thank you for all of your videos and all the best to you.
Thanks Diane! And yes it most definitely is my happy place. I think you'll enjoy the Golden Pastel Ground, it's a great product. Can't get over how well it works.
Yes yes and YES! I just found you the other day and have sort of been (well full blown actually) binging out on your videos! I’ve learned several things already and am hungry for MORE! You’re so talented and yet pragmatic in your artistic approach. 🥰 loving it.
This was wonderful, would love to see more of you working on your big canvases. Thank you so much for the tip about using pastel ground over work in sketchbooks to stop the pages sticking, I have a few sticky acrylic pages and have been searching for a solution so will be purchasing some tomorrow to try. Fingers crossed! Oh, and that green and pink piece on the back wall is stunning.
Thank you, I am happy this video has been enjoyed as I would love to share a little more of my big canvas painting. You will love the pastel ground; it works amazing!
Hi Laura, gorgeous papers. We call it greaseproof paper in the UK, and its great stuff for artwork. Have you used wet strength tissue. Its so nice as its almost invisible when stuck as collage, you just see the marks made on the paper. Just wondering what the line is on the plate? Thanks for sharing your process. 😊
Thanks Alison! I do have some wet strength tissue paper, must get that out again. I think the line on the plate was from a crease in the paper or something like that. I am definitely not an expert in gel printing, but I am learning as I go,. Super fun!
Thanks for this fun video. Gelli plates are such fun and can really be done by most people. Thanks again. I'm looking forward to the watercolor class I just bought from you. I love how you explore color so fearlessly.
@@LauraHornArtSent you a little airmail last month from Canada- hoping it arrives by Dec. Just a heads up if you see a box by "Art Magik"/"Allison Dawrant".
Hi Laura, Thankyou so much for this video and sharing your techniques. You are so generous. May I please enquire where you bought the jelly plate from? Kind regards Xx
Thank you, I did get it locally - many years ago. I don't think the shop is open any more. Sad, as I would love more t shirts like this one. It's lasted really well too.
Would you be OK in sharing the colors / color mixes you used in the last large painting where you added the Posca Markers and Stabilo Woodie marks? I love that blue gray / purple color. Very moody and pleasant.
Hello Laura, a fellow Adelaidein. I have just come across your videos. You have an easy to listen to voice, very calming. Do you have Patreon with different tiers, I would be interested. Its our very wet weekend here, great for the gardens, Helen
Lovely to see what you're doing. It's a shame you are using deli paper with a central crease... you can get it flat (in UK, but prob where you are too), but I suppose if you're cutting it up it doesn't matter. Love the use of botanicals. Good tip about the pastel medium.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I'm not 100% sure; you might have to do a search and see what you can find. I only use them in small amounts to add surface details and texture and I do spray my paintings with UV protectant. If you are worried about lightfastness, you might want to stick to caran d'ache neo colors as they are very good.
And as for baby wipes, aren’t they a synthetic, non dissolving fabric? I tear up old towels, and keep them damp. One for hand wiping, and one for cleaning brushes,metic.
Fabulous video shoeing great techniques. I also follow Robyn McClendon who does some amazing things with the Gel plate. You may wish to check out her channel
All my paints are tubes, usually Montmartre brand, or a little bit more expensive paint. I would never be able to afford any Golden paints, especially in that size. I don’t knower what the method might be, if at all, with my cheaper paints. Some of us are low income, I am a disabled pensioner, so we have to make do when it comes to most art supplies.
Art supplies can get expensive! I always recommend using what you have in your art stash that may be a close match to what I use in projects. These are just art supplies I am currently loving at the moment!
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Have you thought of tearing your collage papers instead of cutting them, it gives a different look and the torn edges blend into the paper or canvas so you don't even see the edges as much. Just a thought.
I get so happy and invigorated by your videos. This one i saved and will watch many times
So happy to hear that, must do another video like this one. A fun sesh with plenty of supplies and techniques! Glad you enjoyed it.
thank you = You came recommended by our Art Therapist with Moore’s Cancer Center here in San Diego. Alessandra Colfi is the greatest art therapist and encouraged us by watching you and your 5 day challenge for inspiration. Thank you from San Diego
Thank you Grace for sharing that with me. I just read your comment out to my husband and he said to me that this is one of the best things my art could ever be used for! I am so glad that my creative content can provide some comfort and inspiration to anyone who needs it ❤️
I just learn all the time from you,, .. how you explain materials and how they work is fantastic.. thank you Laura
I'm so glad you find it helpful! Thank you for watching 😊
Wonderful video especially to watch whilst eating breakfast! I find you so inspiring and your videos and classes are the best 😍 I love how peaceful they are too and especially appreciate how you leave space for comfortable silence whilst you’re working. Thank you!
Thank you. I'm delighted that you said that, as sometimes I worry that there should be more talking or noise, but sometimes it's lovely to just watch a process unfold. There's a lot that can be taken in without the need for words. It's a balance. Glad you enjoyed!
@@LauraHornArt honestly think it’s the perfect balance. I find RUclips hard bc so many people create really hyped up, incessant chatter and noisy videos and I find myself either not watching, or skipping through so I can get the bit of information I want but don’t have to put up with them. But yours I can watch all the way through and enjoy. After watching I made 19 gel plate prints in a proper flow state 😍🙌
Me having my breakfast aswell while watching this
You are very talented. And, you are a good teacher. Over the past 20 years, little by little, I have purchased most of the mediums you are using. lol. I never got good at using them. But now I’m going to go for it. Thanks, treen 💕💕💕
Thank you so much! I am certain the more that you use them and play with them the better your results will be! It certainly takes time, patience, and practice 😊🎨
Thank you for so generously sharing your process and all these lovely new materials to try:)
I always feel more free after watching your process videos ... thanks!
I am so happy to hear that. Freedom in art is so important!
Oh my goodness...I just purchased my first Gel Press and was thinkng about getting the stabilo woody pencils. I'm so excited to learn how to use the Gel Plate, and you just made it seem so much less intimidating. Love your studio, love those huge canvases! Thank you for sharing today!
Lovely to see you here Sheila! You really can just get stuck in and learn as you go with a gel press. I probably could do better prints, but if the process is enjoyable and they are going into a mixed media painting anyway, I figure I may as well just have fun and see what results curiosity and experimentation brings! Just avoid using sharp things on the plate and keep some baby wipes around to clean the plate. And you can print on anything. So fun!
@@LauraHornArt all the while I was watching your video I kept thinking “I hope she demonstrates how she uses those printings on a painting” and then, you did!!! So you actually just applied the deli paper directly to your canvas!!??!! I suspect then the medium you used to apply it with puts a protective coating over the deli paper ?? I love love love how you’re using the Gel prints on your canvas paintings!!! You are amazing!
@@sheilaschmid7768 so glad I covered teh part that you were hoping for. And yes, I just add them straight to the canvas and the gel medium puts a lovely protective coating over the print and then you can keep layering other supplies. In the next layer of the canvas I will add back in more paint and start to incorporate the collage into an overall design. I also use glazes to help bring it together. The deli paper is nice because it is very thin and keeps the surface very workable.
@@LauraHornArt if I could be a butterfly in your garden and peek into your studio I’d be amazed at all the creative things you incorporate into your lovely art 😍
I LOVE the green and pink painting in the background. So pretty
Thank you Laura for this excellent and instructive lesson. I wonder if you might at some point also show how you create that lovely blended background!? I have great trouble with this first step. Your work is so beautiful ❤ thank you again😊
You are welcome! I've popped that down for a possible future video.
Thank you. I will look forward to that. You're very kind.🤗😘👍
I like the branch of gum leaves so much that u took a screenshot of your print. I'll cut a file folder mask . Thanks!
This was so inspiring! I love your style and techniques. Now I want to try my hand at gelly painting, it looks like so much fun. Thank you Laura!
Thanks so much for always sharing so much with us. The single most helpful lesson I learned from this class was the use of either clear gesso or the golden pastel ground. I’ve often experienced the problem of my crayons not being effective on an acrylic painting so I’ve literally just tried your suggestion with some clear gesso I had. It’s a eureka moment! The crayons now have such impact on my piece 😊
I am so delighted that the clear gesso is a game changer for you! It's amazing the difference it makes. Such a brilliant product.
I love my Stabilo Woodys … your videos are great to watch, thank you.
Thanks for watching! I love them as well, we have so many lovely supplies at our fingertips!
I have just discovered your RUclips channel, about three days ago and I am so glad I did. You truly give value and inspiritation. Thank you for sharing your wonderful knowledge.
Welcome to the channel! I am so happy that you're here, please let me know if you have any questions! 😊💖
I really enjoyed this series. I plan to teach my 15 year old grand daughter some of these techniques when she visits in July.
Fantastic, that makes me really happy. Art is so much better when shared 💓
I really enjoyed this time wtching you create and explain your process. You have truly inspired me. Thank you.
A wonderfully inspirational video Laura.
So many hints & tricks - thank you, thank you xx
Thank you, I certainly packed it in. I kept thinking of things I wanted to share. I have been having a lot of fun lately in the studio x
Wonderful video Laura with very interesting techniques.
I’ve just finished your Modern Mixed Media class and it was great, I learned so much. Thank you!🤗❤
Thank you so much Paula, so lovely to hear that. Might be a Modern Mixed Media 2 one day down the track!
Absolutely loved every moment of this video. Thank you for your generous tips, Laura!! Beautiful! ❤
I can’t wait for part two to see how you take this painting
That's a great idea, I will see if I can record the next layer or at least some more parts of the process for RUclips.
Laura. They all look awesome. So organic. Thanks for sharing xx
Thank you, having a beautiful garden to look out on is changing the way I work and bringing in that organic feel!
Ive been starting to use gel prints on my canvases so it’s helpful to see how you’re doing it.
Can you show all the art supplies you’re using really well Thank you
Laura, I always welcome and so enjoy your videos ❤ Thank you for sharing with a fellow art supply lover. Oh, how I adore your studio 🏡👩🏻🎨
Thank you! I can't tell you how much my studio lights me up. It's a dream come true and has the most beautiful light, outlook, and overall feeling! I feel very blessed.
Great video Laura. I'm in Adelaide as well. Love Natalie May Deli paper.
Hello there! Thanks for watching!
Always nice to see what you are up to in your lovely studio. 🙌🙌🙏
Thank you, this was quite an impromptu, unplanned video - just what I have been messing around with lately. Glad you enjoyed it!
What an inspiring video, Laura! Thank you so much! Now, I am itching to work on a larger canvas! You're amazing!
Thank you for your inspiration…loved this RUclips! You are most generous with sharing your talent…gelli plates are on my agenda!❤
I enjoyed ASMR style sounds in this video, very relaxing
I love this video and the Gel prints you created. Your canvases are awesome and your space is beautiful!
Thank you for such lovely comments! Happy you enjoyed the video.
Your video is so beautifully produced with the different camera positions. Also, you have a lovely speaking voice and it's soothing to hear you.
Love this so much, Laura! Thanks for sharing! ❤
I love seeing the reveal of the print
I do too 💖
Another vid full of incredible content, thank you Laura and Richie!
Hoping to expand my workspace soon, and thinking if investing in an easel too (well, a better one 😅). Which one is this? I like the lever option, and it's ability to swing flat too. 😍 ya girl is dreaming big right meooowww 🤭🥰
I love that you are dreaming big!! Go for it. Investing in a good easel is worthwhile. I didn't think I liked easels because I had a cheap unstable one. This one is by the brand Mabef and it is stellar! It enables me to get my painting in a great position for both my body and also to capture the best light. I got it from Art to Art and there are few different price points that you can look at depending on your budget. Glad you enjoyed the video, a bit of everything in this one. 🎨✨
Just found your channel and IG! I love your work. Looking at courses too! I love love the blues and greys! I haven’t looked through all your videos yet but a colour mixing would be amazing! Thank you for sharing all you do ❤
Thank you so much for this video
Just found your page, I love your work. Also love your studio space!
Laura, This video is very helpful, and I appreciate you sharing your experience with these products. I wasn't aware of Golden's Pastel Ground and now must order it today. Your new studio is beautiful and so much light! It must be your happy place. Thank you for all of your videos and all the best to you.
Thanks Diane! And yes it most definitely is my happy place. I think you'll enjoy the Golden Pastel Ground, it's a great product. Can't get over how well it works.
How beautiful I am always inspired by you! 🩷
Love your big canvas processes. Would love to keep seeing more of these❤
That's great for me to know! Thank you!
I’ve been wanting to try printing like this. Thank you for all the details you included in this well produced video!
You are so welcome! I'm glad it was helpful!
Oh yes the colored pencils after you used a coat of the ground made a huge difference‼️
you always inspire me to create using mixed media more 😍😍
I'm so happy to heart that! Mixed media is so much fun.
Yes yes and YES! I just found you the other day and have sort of been (well full blown actually) binging out on your videos! I’ve learned several things already and am hungry for MORE! You’re so talented and yet pragmatic in your artistic approach. 🥰 loving it.
That's wonderful, thank you so much! 💖
This was wonderful, would love to see more of you working on your big canvases. Thank you so much for the tip about using pastel ground over work in sketchbooks to stop the pages sticking, I have a few sticky acrylic pages and have been searching for a solution so will be purchasing some tomorrow to try. Fingers crossed! Oh, and that green and pink piece on the back wall is stunning.
Thank you, I am happy this video has been enjoyed as I would love to share a little more of my big canvas painting. You will love the pastel ground; it works amazing!
So much good information and inspiration! Love it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! It was fun to make a longer, more juicy video. Might do more like this!
Hi Laura, gorgeous papers. We call it greaseproof paper in the UK, and its great stuff for artwork. Have you used wet strength tissue. Its so nice as its almost invisible when stuck as collage, you just see the marks made on the paper. Just wondering what the line is on the plate? Thanks for sharing your process. 😊
Thanks Alison! I do have some wet strength tissue paper, must get that out again. I think the line on the plate was from a crease in the paper or something like that. I am definitely not an expert in gel printing, but I am learning as I go,. Super fun!
Amazing Thankyou your so talented for ❤
Thank you! 😊
Thanks for this fun video. Gelli plates are such fun and can really be done by most people. Thanks again. I'm looking forward to the watercolor class I just bought from you. I love how you explore color so fearlessly.
Thanks Betsy, enjoy the watercolour class!
So many wonderful ideas in this video- can't wait to get out my gelli plate again. Thanks for sharing all these great tips.
You are welcome Allison! I'm excited to have found ways to use the gel prints as I love printing, especially botanical prints!
@@LauraHornArtSent you a little airmail last month from Canada- hoping it arrives by Dec. Just a heads up if you see a box by "Art Magik"/"Allison Dawrant".
@@allisondawrantthat's so sweet of you! I will keep an eye out.
Hi Laura,
Thankyou so much for this video and sharing your techniques. You are so generous. May I please enquire where you bought the jelly plate from?
Kind regards Xx
Ps. Is that the 8 x 10 gel press in the description box? However I never saw any details of the roller braid. Please recommend. Many thanks 😊
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! I bought my gel press from Amazon. It is linked in the description. A great size to get started with!
@@Chiffon-36 yes it's the one in the description and I have also linked the Speedball brayer that I have been using. It spreads the paint really well!
@@LauraHornArt Many thanks again for responding Dear. Love your art. By the way...I follow you on ig 😃 😊 bye for now Xx
Lovely video as usual Laura, love your tshirt, great to see Australian flowers, did you get it locally
Thank you, I did get it locally - many years ago. I don't think the shop is open any more. Sad, as I would love more t shirts like this one. It's lasted really well too.
I love this! Super inspiring ❤️
Would you be OK in sharing the colors / color mixes you used in the last large painting where you added the Posca Markers and Stabilo Woodie marks? I love that blue gray / purple color. Very moody and pleasant.
In the uk you can get wet strength tissue paper which works really well where you're using delipaper.
Thanks for the tip. I will check that out more!
super helpful. Thank you!!!
Hello Laura, a fellow Adelaidein.
I have just come across your videos. You have an easy to listen to voice, very calming.
Do you have Patreon with different tiers, I would be interested.
Its our very wet weekend here, great for the gardens,
Helen
Love the print at 15:43
Thank you, I have made quite a few like that using eucalyptus leaves. It's a favourite technique of mine!
Merci pour ce partage. Par contre avec mon lit 1 place contre un mur je n'ai pas pu tout faire. ^^
Very informative and articulate presentation
Glad you liked it! Thank you for watching!
Lovely to see what you're doing. It's a shame you are using deli paper with a central crease... you can get it flat (in UK, but prob where you are too), but I suppose if you're cutting it up it doesn't matter. Love the use of botanicals.
Good tip about the pastel medium.
Thank you!
hi Laura what size is your deli paper, I'm knew here and I'm really enjoying your channel.
Thank you ! What is the brand of your easel?
How do you prepare the canvas before brushing your golden pastel ground?
Great video!
Are the woodies lightfast or does that matter? I have some and love them but wasn’t sure if they’d hold up to sunlight
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. I'm not 100% sure; you might have to do a search and see what you can find. I only use them in small amounts to add surface details and texture and I do spray my paintings with UV protectant. If you are worried about lightfastness, you might want to stick to caran d'ache neo colors as they are very good.
@@LauraHornArtoh the uv spray is smart! Thanks 😊
And as for baby wipes, aren’t they a synthetic, non dissolving fabric? I tear up old towels, and keep them damp. One for hand wiping, and one for cleaning brushes,metic.
That's a wonderful idea!
Fellow Adelaidian here 🙋♀️
What about using tracing paper rather than deli paper?
I haven't tried that, but I am sure it would work pretty well. Definitely worth a go!
Fabulous video shoeing great techniques. I also follow Robyn McClendon who does some amazing things with the Gel plate. You may wish to check out her channel
All my paints are tubes, usually Montmartre brand, or a little bit more expensive paint. I would never be able to afford any Golden paints, especially in that size. I don’t knower what the method might be, if at all, with my cheaper paints. Some of us are low income, I am a disabled pensioner, so we have to make do when it comes to most art supplies.
I highly recommend using whatever you have on hand! Many artists use a variety of different quality paints and have the results. 😊🩷
lovely demo but please don't lay your brayer down on the roller, always lay it down on the bar so the roller does not stick and get ruined.
Thanks for the tip! Much appreciated. I am still quite new to gelli printing.
All is to expensive for most of us
Art supplies can get expensive! I always recommend using what you have in your art stash that may be a close match to what I use in projects. These are just art supplies I am currently loving at the moment!