Thanks again and thanks more for NOT having music … anywhere, anytime. As a former teacher, I would never play music while teaching - it’s distracting and often too loud and you can’t hear the tutorial. So, thanks!
I love to see creative people using the gel plate to produce real Fine Art rather than Artsy/Crafty work. Not that there is anything wrong with hobby type gel plate printing but, there is so much more potential for serious work.
Use discovered your first video and wanted more! The benefit of the image being reversed on your plate is that your print will be the ‘right way round. Direct of the plate techniques give a reverse. Love your techniques, and how clearly you explain them. I was convinced when I first saw gel plates that they would be very versatile, but first attempts were challenging! I never wanted to use a lot of bought stencils rather my own mark making. Thankfully there are other artists out there. Thankyou. Your piece is fantastic, and your narration of how you made your choices just spot on. I will have to rewatch the cornflower resist method, just got news of a terrible hurricane where I have friends.
Yes like you I’m not interested in the bought stencil side of things and I’m not interested in journaling either so my approach has always been in the directing of creating actual art prints rather than just making collage and backing paper stuff. I hope your friends are safe and well. Mine is a new channel so I’ll be trying to upload more content soon. Thanks for watching.
@@gelwithmark it will be a while before we know, I think. They are in Little Rock which has pretty much had a major disaster and all power lines seem to be out. I got back to see your corn flower resist, amazingbresult,mand the overall colours are fantastic. Clowns are rather spooky in general aren’t they? So,I think you caught that well… I particularly liked the way you got a clean pull at the end. I have been leaving things for longer time and till they felt drier, as My plate seems to do better that way, and feel drier paper leaves fewer tears. You have many layers of paint etc and still manage 5he pull, and basically you are using a similar technique to artists who painted on glass in the past, but there’s a greater chance what you do will survive because you have better materials. They were every bit as skilled as artists working in oils, but support was so fragile in every way. The back to front method also reminds me of the celluloid miniatures of the 19th century, every tiny highlight and detail painted first, I enjoy the fact that such techniques have morphed into contemporary expression! And of course that your original drawings can be reused and reworked if you want. Thanks for packing so much in…. And for sharing it all.
Hello Mark,Thank you for this upcaled level of art using gel printing!!I m so glad yt algorithmes found you...very few great artists share their skills (like"yeates makes" does too) 🎉hope to see more of you soon .bye .Do in Paris🗼😉💫🙏👋
That is so cool, and I would have gone for the exact same image, I love it! I can't wait to give these techniques a try, I've tried almost every medium on the gel plate accept for charcoal. Thanku for sharing it turned out great!
Thank you. I will say that since doing this video I’ve tried this technique quite a lot and I feel you can get better tonal values if you draw your image onto paper rather than tracing paper as you can build your layers of charcoal up more on the paper. Try both tracing paper and paper and see what you think.
Thanks Mark. I’ve watched this several times over the months, never really making any sense to me initially. As my own experience has increased then my understanding of your video becomes more clear. You are a gifted artist and have communicated your methods brilliantly. Look forward to more of your work.
So helpful to see the whole process from start to finish. Placing the layers in backwards order is rather a workout for the mind when one is used to the other way around. Thanks.
Great end picture. I'm going to watch again so I can remember all these techniques. I really like finding something a little different to do with the gel plate. Thanks.
Thank you! Your lessons on gel plates are unique. I want to try it. I get confused a little about getting the paints in the right order. I've always thought white would be the last to put on, but you used the yellow ochre.
Thanks. The last colour depends on the look that I want to achieve really. You have to think of it in terms of what you put down first will be at the forefront of your image. Once you have that in mind it’s pretty straightforward when it comes to your ordering.
All I can say is "WOW!!!!" That was literally like watching a magic show, for me. And what a beautiful print! I loved it. You now have a new subscriber. I'm genuinely eager to see what other magic shows are ahead for me. Thank you so much!!
Holy Moly... what a beautiful piece .. I'll be giving this a go tomorrow... how am I going to sleep tonight... so inspiring. Brilliant!!! (clown kinda creeped me out .. but you nailed it)
Been waiting patiently since your first video Mark!Done a few of my own drawings with your charcoal method,much more satisfying than printing from magazines,not that I have had any success with that but understand that it’s a very hit and miss method!Cant wait to try your painting tutorial,you’ve done an amazing job with your clown,I’m so impressed and a little scared at having a go myself lol!Going to be a lot of pausing the video to take it in!!Thanks for sharing,intrigued to see what you do next!👏🏻❤️
Thank you. My advice just play and have fun, if it doesn’t quite work the first time don’t worry as it doesn’t matter, you can always try again, but I’m sure you’ll nail it 1st time. 🙂👍🏻
Not much into clowns representation 🤡 personally but your mixed technique (charcoal transfer + texturing and layering with corn starch) is invaluable and opens so many doors for cool creativity! Love it 🥰 and thanks again so much for sharing! ❤ Looking forward to your colour harmony vid!!
Chinagraph pencils work fantastic as a resist. You can also apply it or oil-pastel to the reverse of your sheet, then do an embossed transfer on various surfaces.
Enjoyed this video. However, I had no idea why you painted the details and then painted over them with patches of different colours. Anyway, guess I need to find videos on gel printing for beginners! Looking forward to the colour harmony video. Thanks again, so fun to watch!
The way I work on the gel plate is in a reverse method because I like to just pull the whole image in one go, instead of pulling each individual layer so because of this I have to work backwards meaning the first marks that I put onto the gel plate ie the details, is what will be on the top of the stack of layers on the finished print so to speak. It may be easier to think of it like making a homemade pizza, normally you have the pizza base then you add the sauce then the cheese then the toppings right? But we are making something upside down, in a sense, so you would 1st put the toppings down on the backing tray then add the cheese then the sauce and finally the base. Does that make more sense in the mind?? Let me know
Your two tutorials on Gel Printing have been very informative and very well put together; along with the great narrative. Please can you tell me which is the best and safest method of cleaning the gel plate without damaging the gel plate surface. Thanks.
I mainly use baby wipes but for more stubborn stains I put a good few drops of mineral oil onto my plate give it a good massage with my fingers then leave it a few minutes or so then wipe it off with a soft cloth and that generally does the trick, if I still have staining I just repeat the oil application and do it again. Hope that helps.
oh please I find your scarier images much more interesting!~ damn. hope there is no one out there with coulphobia! Love the work and the demo, very low keyed but heck, wonderful.
Thanks so much for explaining how to use the gel plate in a non craft way. I've been desperate to find a more painterly way. This is brilliant!
Thanks. Glad you found it helpful.
This is great.I'm healing from hip surgery watching these gel tuts. Can't wait to start doing this.
Thanks, glad it’s helping you pass the time! Hope you recover soon!
Love how you start with all the supplies! Wonderful techniques, thanks for sharing!
Thanks. Glad you like it.
Thanks again and thanks more for NOT having music … anywhere, anytime. As a former teacher, I would never play music while teaching - it’s distracting and often too loud and you can’t hear the tutorial. So, thanks!
👍🏻😊
Not starting sentences with “OK…so…” would also be a nice ice touch 😉
Have you been watching Vinh Giang ?????ha ha🎉
Used to teach..why add distraction and interference to get the point across 🎉❤😂 retired 😊
I agree
Nice work!! thanks for sharing!
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
I love to see creative people using the gel plate to produce real Fine Art rather than Artsy/Crafty work.
Not that there is anything wrong with hobby type gel plate printing but, there is so much more potential for serious work.
Agreed!
Brilliant Mark and thank you so much for sharing
Stay safe 😊
Very welcome
Use discovered your first video and wanted more! The benefit of the image being reversed on your plate is that your print will be the ‘right way round. Direct of the plate techniques give a reverse. Love your techniques, and how clearly you explain them. I was convinced when I first saw gel plates that they would be very versatile, but first attempts were challenging! I never wanted to use a lot of bought stencils rather my own mark making. Thankfully there are other artists out there. Thankyou. Your piece is fantastic, and your narration of how you made your choices just spot on. I will have to rewatch the cornflower resist method, just got news of a terrible hurricane where I have friends.
Yes like you I’m not interested in the bought stencil side of things and I’m not interested in journaling either so my approach has always been in the directing of creating actual art prints rather than just making collage and backing paper stuff. I hope your friends are safe and well. Mine is a new channel so I’ll be trying to upload more content soon. Thanks for watching.
@@gelwithmark it will be a while before we know, I think. They are in Little Rock which has pretty much had a major disaster and all power lines seem to be out. I got back to see your corn flower resist, amazingbresult,mand the overall colours are fantastic. Clowns are rather spooky in general aren’t they? So,I think you caught that well… I particularly liked the way you got a clean pull at the end. I have been leaving things for longer time and till they felt drier, as My plate seems to do better that way, and feel drier paper leaves fewer tears. You have many layers of paint etc and still manage 5he pull, and basically you are using a similar technique to artists who painted on glass in the past, but there’s a greater chance what you do will survive because you have better materials. They were every bit as skilled as artists working in oils, but support was so fragile in every way. The back to front method also reminds me of the celluloid miniatures of the 19th century, every tiny highlight and detail painted first, I enjoy the fact that such techniques have morphed into contemporary expression! And of course that your original drawings can be reused and reworked if you want. Thanks for packing so much in…. And for sharing it all.
Thank you for sharing this! Amazing work, so inspiring. I am totally starstruck!
You are so welcome!
Hello Mark,Thank you for this upcaled level of art using gel printing!!I m so glad yt algorithmes found you...very few great artists share their skills (like"yeates makes" does too) 🎉hope to see more of you soon .bye .Do in Paris🗼😉💫🙏👋
Thank you. I agree Yeates makes is amazing, watching and learning from his videos helped me a lot when I first started doing gel printing.
These are exciting new techniques, can hardly wait to try them. Thanks for such a clear demonstration.
You are so welcome!
That is so cool, and I would have gone for the exact same image, I love it! I can't wait to give these techniques a try, I've tried almost every medium on the gel plate accept for charcoal. Thanku for sharing it turned out great!
Thank you. I will say that since doing this video I’ve tried this technique quite a lot and I feel you can get better tonal values if you draw your image onto paper rather than tracing paper as you can build your layers of charcoal up more on the paper. Try both tracing paper and paper and see what you think.
Great work !! So happy, another artist makes serious great work of exploring the possibillities of the gelplate. Beatiful and scary clown.
Thank you so much 😀
Thanks Mark. I’ve watched this several times over the months, never really making any sense to me initially. As my own experience has increased then my understanding of your video becomes more clear. You are a gifted artist and have communicated your methods brilliantly. Look forward to more of your work.
Thanks. Glad it’s starting to make a bit more sense for you.
Hate clowns, love the video! Well done 😊
I knew the image choice would split the pack! 🤣
So helpful to see the whole process from start to finish. Placing the layers in backwards order is rather a workout for the mind when one is used to the other way around. Thanks.
It’s fairly straightforward once you get your head used to thinking that way. 😊
Merci beaucoup d'ouvrir grandement les possibilités de la plaque de gel ! je vais tester cela en urgence !
Avec plaisir 😊
Brilliant! I love the way you chose a freaky clown face as your ‘happy’ face! Lol
Thanks. I do love a clown! 🤡
All clowns are sinister.
@@fruitlessbeast yeah I suppose so, sinister is cool though!
I'm a newby geliplater' Stumbled across this. Wow, wow, wow. Going to have a go in the morning. Thanks
Welcome to the world of gel printing!
Any questions feel free to ask and I’ll try and answer as best I can.
Fantastic result! Love the cornstarch grunge. Looking forward to your colour-mixing video! Thanks!
Thanks so much 😊
What a fantastic video! The finished product is FAB!
Thank you . Glad you liked it.
WOW. Stunning artwork. I can’t wait to experiment with these techniques and to watch more of your tutorials. Thank you!
Thank you, it’s appreciated!
Great end picture. I'm going to watch again so I can remember all these techniques. I really like finding something a little different to do with the gel plate. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
You are really on another dimension of pushing the creative Gelli plate boundaries!! Brilliant work and so well explained. Thank you so much 🤗
Thank you for your kind comments, they mean a lot.
Thank you! Your lessons on gel plates are unique. I want to try it. I get confused a little about getting the paints in the right order. I've always thought white would be the last to put on, but you used the yellow ochre.
Thanks. The last colour depends on the look that I want to achieve really. You have to think of it in terms of what you put down first will be at the forefront of your image. Once you have that in mind it’s pretty straightforward when it comes to your ordering.
Wow, so glad I found you, this was a great demo! Very informative, thanks so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful print! I love the idea of using the charcoal and definitely want to give it a try. I also really like the effect the cornflour created!
Go for it!
All I can say is "WOW!!!!" That was literally like watching a magic show, for me. And what a beautiful print! I loved it. You now have a new subscriber. I'm genuinely eager to see what other magic shows are ahead for me. Thank you so much!!
Thank you, that’s very kind.
Thank you so much for this and your clear concise explanation of the process...great work
Thank you. Glad you found it informative.
Absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much!
@@kathee3363 thanks, you’re welcome.
C’est le top de tout ce que j’ai vu à date sur l’a gel près! Vraiment Bravo!
Oh merci beaucoup !
Thank you for sharing your technique.... Love, love, love. Sparking my imagination!
Thank you. Glad to share.
Your technique is amazing! I have never seen anything like this- can’t wait to try it!
That’s very kind of you to say. If you have any questions, don’t be afraid to ask and I’ll try and answer best I can.
Enjoyed watching this video. I'm always amazed when the image comes from the gel plate.
Thanks, me too!
Fascinating! Just discovered your channel and this was a lot of fun! Great work!!!👍👍👍
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
I'm so inspired, Thank You!
You are so welcome!
Some more great ideas for the gel plate! (can’t please everyone. I dislike clowns but I love your techniques!)
Thanks
WOW!! What a pull!! Got my heart pounding a bit LOL
😂
Thanks for sharing Mark, can’t wait to have a go! 🥰xxx
Hope you enjoy
Holy Moly... what a beautiful piece .. I'll be giving this a go tomorrow... how am I going to sleep tonight... so inspiring. Brilliant!!! (clown kinda creeped me out .. but you nailed it)
Glad you liked it. Let me know how you get on! 😊
Thank you for sharing your process! This is really fine art on gel plate and I love it!
Very kind. Glad you like my videos.
Just fantastic mini lesson. Thank you ever so much!
Glad to help.
Welllllll I could listen to (and watch) you all day!!! Thank you for this and am looking for your color harmony video.
Thanks, that’s very kind. The colour harmony one should be up in the next couple of days. 🙂
Mindblowing, thanks for the inspiration! Subscribed for sure!
Thanks, appreciate it.
Wow stunning to thanks for teaching us❤️
My pleasure 😊
I absolutely love what you create, you inspire me a ton ! Thanks for all the videos tutorials ❤
Ah thanks hearing comments like this makes me think I’m doing something right. Thank you.
great share thanks Mark really enjoyed watching your process
Cheers 👍🏻 glad you liked it.
Been waiting patiently since your first video Mark!Done a few of my own drawings with your charcoal method,much more satisfying than printing from magazines,not that I have had any success with that but understand that it’s a very hit and miss method!Cant wait to try your painting tutorial,you’ve done an amazing job with your clown,I’m so impressed and a little scared at having a go myself lol!Going to be a lot of pausing the video to take it in!!Thanks for sharing,intrigued to see what you do next!👏🏻❤️
Thank you. My advice just play and have fun, if it doesn’t quite work the first time don’t worry as it doesn’t matter, you can always try again, but I’m sure you’ll nail it 1st time. 🙂👍🏻
Mark, Thanks so much for this technique. I tried a simple version of this, and am loving it. I will be expanding on the charcoal transfers.
My pleasure, glad it’s working out for you.
I have done 2 charcoal image transfers, and love them. Thanks again.@@gelwithmark
@@cherylchivers4021 great 😊
Thank you so much for sharing your process. Amazing results!
Thanks for watching!
Very critical of yourself 😱… very intricate work your obviously some sort of an Artist 🤪 nice work🤩
Thanks
Fantastic work mark, I will be getting the gel plate out later to try the charcoal transfer 😁
Let me know how you get on. 👍🏻
excellent...engaging and clear...thank you ever so much
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
I love your video !!! That is so great easy ... and I didnt had this idea by my self... 😢😂❤
Thanks, glad you like it. 👍🏻
Hi from New Zealand. Brilliant technique/ideas. Love it. Thanks.
Hi from England. Thanks you, glad you liked it. I’m
Exciting and imaginative. Brilliant work.
Thanks 😊
So talented. Thank you for sharing,
Thank you. No problem.
Amazing!
@@ARIESTROB99 thanks
Really cool image and lots of rich colours and textures. Great stuff.
Thank you
Wow! Just wow!
Thanks
Fantastic! Thank you.
Thanks
Wonderful just wonderful! I will try this....
Please do!
This was fascinating. Your method is unique and glorious! ❤
Thanks 🙂
Not much into clowns representation 🤡 personally but your mixed technique (charcoal transfer + texturing and layering with corn starch) is invaluable and opens so many doors for cool creativity! Love it 🥰 and thanks again so much for sharing! ❤ Looking forward to your colour harmony vid!!
Thanks. Yes, I know the clown topic divides the pack!
That is really cool
Glad you liked it.
Absolutely remarkable! Thankyou so much! I just got my first gell plate yesterday endless things to do.
Congratulations. Experiment, experiment, experiment is my advice. 🙂
I just discovered your channel, like your gel-art, thank you for sharing.
Thanks
Awesome
Thanks ☺️
Brilliant! Can't wait to try this technique.
cool, let me know how you get on!
Beautiful! I'm already getting so many ideas to try out. I also love the use of powder, never seen before. New subscriber here, thank you!
Thanks.
Amazing peace of art!!
@@sandrakroon7837 thanks
Thank you for the great video.
@@hanah2306 your welcome
That's brilliant!
Thanks
nice job..ok I asked a question in your chrcoal pull video,it has been answered in this one.. 🙂
I’m sorry I must have missed your question, I do try and reply to all my messages, so I’m sorry again.
Thank you, learnt so much, great.
Thanks for watching, glad you liked it.
Great new channell abd inspiring tutorial
Thanks glad you like it.
great process , I will be trying charcoal on my plate 😊
Cool. Let me know how you get on! 👍🏻
Love it Mark, very clever mate
Cheers 👍🏻 thanks for watching.
Remarkable. I love this.
Thanks 😊
Liked outcome as with colour selection
@@garylane1920 thanks
Chinagraph pencils work fantastic as a resist. You can also apply it or oil-pastel to the reverse of your sheet, then do an embossed transfer on various surfaces.
Yes I’ve tried these techniques before that you mention. 👍🏻
BRILLIANT !!!!!!!
Thank you.
Brilliant and very innovative
Thanks a lot
Stunning!
Thanks
Fascinating
Thanks for watching.
Brilliant.
Thanks
Impressive method, great results!
Thanks
I really enjoyed this techn. It's something I would like to try. I'm glad I found your channel. New subscriber.
Thanks. 🙂
Wonderful!
Thanks.
Incredible!
Thanks
Cool process
Thanks.
Stunning!
Thanks
Bloody excellent!!
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Incredible.
Thanks
It's fabulous!!!
Thanks
Enjoyed this video. However, I had no idea why you painted the details and then painted over them with patches of different colours. Anyway, guess I need to find videos on gel printing for beginners! Looking forward to the colour harmony video. Thanks again, so fun to watch!
The way I work on the gel plate is in a reverse method because I like to just pull the whole image in one go, instead of pulling each individual layer so because of this I have to work backwards meaning the first marks that I put onto the gel plate ie the details, is what will be on the top of the stack of layers on the finished print so to speak. It may be easier to think of it like making a homemade pizza, normally you have the pizza base then you add the sauce then the cheese then the toppings right? But we are making something upside down, in a sense, so you would 1st put the toppings down on the backing tray then add the cheese then the sauce and finally the base. Does that make more sense in the mind?? Let me know
So then when you flip it back over the pizza is in the right layered order.
Your two tutorials on Gel Printing have been very informative and very well put together; along with the great narrative. Please can you tell me which is the best and safest method of cleaning the gel plate without damaging the gel plate surface. Thanks.
I mainly use baby wipes but for more stubborn stains I put a good few drops of mineral oil onto my plate give it a good massage with my fingers then leave it a few minutes or so then wipe it off with a soft cloth and that generally does the trick, if I still have staining I just repeat the oil application and do it again. Hope that helps.
Hand sanitizer also cleans the plate safely and very well.
@@janc6495 thanks, good to know.
oh please I find your scarier images much more interesting!~ damn. hope there is no one out there with coulphobia! Love the work and the demo, very low keyed but heck, wonderful.
Thanks.
Fab❤
Thanks
Hallucinant !!!! C’est magnifique ! Grand merci!!!!!
Thanks