Gelli Printing Plates

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Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plates have the appearance and feel of gelatine, but are durable, reusable and can be stored at room temperature. Gel Printing Plates are easy to clean and are always ready for printing. When monoprinting on a Gelli plate the technique is simple and the gratification is immediate.

Gelli Arts recommends using acrylic paints when monoprinting with their plate. With regular acrylics you have to work fast, but you can slow the drying time by adding a retarder, acrylic glaze medium or Golden Open Medium to any acrylic paints. Our use Golden Open Acrylics which are perfect if you want to use highly pigmented paint with a longer workable time.

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There are lots of great tips and ideas on the Gelli Arts blog.

These two videos give a quick idea of the possibilities.
The second video demonstrates monoprinting in layers using Golden Open Acrylics, whose slow drying time makes them a perfect choice.


Click on the underlined link to go to the current offer on the Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plates on the Jackson’s Art Supplies website.
Postage on orders shipped standard to mainland UK addresses is free for orders of £39.

Julie Caves is a long-standing contributor to Jackson’s Art Blog and previously served as its Editor for ten years. With an encyclopaedic knowledge of art materials, she writes in-depth articles, particularly about oil and acrylic painting, bringing an extensive research background to each piece. Julie studied journalism in California, fine art at the University of Texas at Austin, and completed both an MA at Camberwell College of Art and the Turps Studio Painting Programme in London. She exhibits her work regularly and continues to write part-time for the blog.

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