Gel Plate Printing Techniques - Sunday 23rd February - 10am - 4pm

Gel plate printing is a process for making unique monoprints pulled from a gelatine-like base plate. It is a very fast and easy process and is extremely addictive!

Whether you already have a gel plate and never used it, have no idea what gel plate printing is, or would like a refresher of some of the techniques, then you are welcome on this workshop.

This workshop will include many techniques for making prints including colour mixing, mark making, stencilling, stamping, direct painting and magazine image transfers. These techniques can be used for representational work or can be completely abstract and decorative. Be prepared to experiment and you will go home with an arm full of prints

Here is a link to a Pinterest page which shows a few examples of the techniques we will be covering on this course https://www.pinterest.co.uk/janinamaher/workshops-jm-gelli-printing/

Note on gel plates:

If you don’t have a gel plate there will be some available to borrow on the day and a few available to purchase from Janina. Please contact Janina by email in advance to reserve [email protected]

If you want to purchase a gel plate in advance then the best brands are Gel Press and Gelli Arts.  The 8” by 10”plate is very useful

 What do I need to bring?

• An apron
• Gel plate (please see note above).
• Acrylic paint - 6 to 8 tubes of acrylic paint in your choice of colours. The Pebeo and Hobbycraft brands work well and are a reasonable price. Ideally bring a mix of transparent and opaque colours and a metallic. Please don’t bring old tubes of hard dry paint!
• Paper - bring about 50 sheets of assorted A4 paper eg white and coloured printer paper, sugar paper, smooth cartridge, perhaps some old maps or music paper to print on.  
• Roller (or brayer). For a 8” by 10” gel plate, a 4” roller / brayer works well. Janina will bring some spares of you don’t have one.
• A couple of paint brushes suitable for use with acrylic paint.
• Vogue magazine if you have one, for image transfers. No need to buy a copy especially for the workshop as as Janina will have extras.   

Terms & Conditions - The fee for the workshop is payable when booking. If you need to cancel your booking, we are unable to offer a refund. You may however be able to nominate someone else to attend the workshop in your place. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date. We will only cancel due to sickness or insufficient places sold.  If we have to cancel you will be refunded the full amount paid or given the option to transfer your booking to another workshop.