Gelli Plate Plus

Welcome!

I love working with my Gelli Plate to create unique abstracted landscapes, the process of which I teach in the Introductory Class (details here). In “Gelli Plate Plus”, we’ll learn two new monotype printmaking techniques (painting on the plate and “carving” transparent layers).

In addition, we’ll go through some old “almost-there” work one-by-one to determine exactly what they need to become a unique, finished piece of art. (Printmaking has a high “failure” rate, but there are lots of ways to save them!)

We’ll add animals, people, and more with watercolor, gesso, pencil, marker, colored pencil, charcoal, and collage!

Supplies

• A Gelli® Plate (a product by Gelli Arts that looks and feels like gelatin), any size (I will be using an 8″x10″ size)
• Two brayers (I like the 4″ size) (Can also just use one brayer, but I will demo with two)
• Red, blue, yellow, black, white OPEN acrylic paint. (Alternatively, you can get a medium that extends the drying time of your regular acrylic paints)
• Gel medium
• Small amount of white gesso (I prefer Golden)
• Small set of watercolors (cake or tube is fine)
• A selection of paint brushes
• Scissors, glue stick, collage
• Mechanical pencil, black ballpoint pen
• Small set of colored pencils
• Water soluble and/or permanent markers
• Soft Vine Charcoal
• Spray fixative
• Small set of pastels (I like PanPastels)
• Eight c. 7″x10″ sheets of 140# hot press watercolor paper (or similar)
• Leftover prints from previous classes

Nuts & Bolts

Here’s how this online class works:

• As a self-study class, so you have access to all of the lessons right now and can work the lessons on your own timetable.
• You have indefinite access to this class.
• You can (optionally) share your work with Carla via email or via the class Flickr page.
• Class fee is good for participants living in a single household.

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