Gelli Arts (R) Printing Guide: Printing Without a Press on Paper and Fabric Using the Gelli Arts (R) Plate (Design Originals) 32 Beginner-Friendly Step-by-Step Projects, Techniques, and Inspiration Gelli Arts (R) Printing Guide: Printing Without a Press on Paper and Fabric Using the Gelli Arts (R) Plate (Design Originals) 32 Beginner-Friendly Step-by-Step Projects, Techniques, and Inspiration Pape
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Try Printmaking Without a Press!
Learn all about gelatin printing and create stunning layered prints, pages for art journals, fabric for quilting, greeting cards, and so much more!
Gel printing is the perfect medium for beginners and experts alike to make one-of-a-kind artwork with amazing colors and textures. Wonderful results can be obtained quickly, and simple variations give each print its own unique personality.
See how to get started, and the best techniques for making colorful backgrounds, textured pages, multiple layers, and basic borders. Get inspired to create your own gel-printed masterpieces with 32 original projects. Plus, you’ll learn how to use stencils, stamps, masks, and found objects to create interesting and innovative works of art!
32 projects for cards, quilts, journals, totes, wearables, and more
Make your own printing plates, stamps, texture tools, stencils, and masks
Economical printmaking options for both experts and beginners
Features a stunning gallery of inspiring gel-printed creations
Techniques for Gel Printing
All the Basics
Learn the basic techniques of printmaking, and get details on recipes for homemade gel plates, making marks using a stick (pictured), and adding a second layer to your print.
Exciting Techniques
Explore inventive ways to use common objects to make textures (pictured), learn watercolor techniques, make textures with a brayer, make colorful papers, and learn how to block and layer.
Color and Texture
Discover how to change colors on a gel plate, how to print on black (pictured), use found objects for textures, use stencils as textures and images, and use nature as stencils and masks.
Make-It-Yourself
Learn how to make homemade stencils, masks, roller stamps, stamp designs (pictured), hot glue and memory foam stamps, and see how to layer colors and textures.