There is no need to clean your plate between prints, but it is recommended to clean your plate before storage and remove all paint residue at that time. The gel plate will leach a small amount of harmless mineral oil when left sitting on an absorbent surface. It is a great way to create original fabric to use in quilts and hangings, but it is just as versatile on paper. There are lots of books out there on Gelli Plate Printing – This one has to be one of our favourites: Gelli Plate Printing: Mixed-Media Monoprinting Without a Press by Joan Bess.

You will need a gelli-plate, acrylic or fabric paints, a roller or brayer, things to mark make with (such as credit cards, forks, corrugated paper etc) and paper or fabric to print onto. If your package does not arrive Royal mail requires us to wait for 14 working days before we are able to raise a claim. We recommend keeping the label with instructions that comes packaged with your gel plate, but do not leave directly in contact with the gel plate. Inspiring creativity, we’re proud to support art and design education in all corners of the globe through events, sponsorship, and competitions. For hand-drawn marks use soft-tipped tools like paintbrushes, cotton tipped swabs or soft rubber-tipped tools.Do not use pointy tools such as pencils and toothpicks as they may scratch the gel plate surface and leave permanent marks. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Archeological finds in the area have provided proof of earlier populations, mainly Bronze Age, though Gelli does house one of only two definite Romano-British finds in the Rhondda Valleys. Gelli (Nantgwyddon) was also home to a landfill site which has been at the centre of controversial reports connecting it with birth defects in children born in the nearby vicinity.

The book contains lots of step by step projects, on how to use your Gelli Plate in numerous ways plus a great section focusing on Artists working with Gelli Plates. Also experiment with string, soft textures, brushes, stencils and more to craft unique artwork and prints. Thanks to their incredibly sensitive surface, it's effortless to hand draw a design onto the Plate using soft-tipped tools, such as paint brushes or cotton buds. Always ready to print – When you’re in the mood to print, the Gelli Arts® printing plate is ready for you to use!g. rubber stamp inks, spray inks or fabric dyes) as the gel will absorb some of the dye and become stained. Not recommended to use with fabric dyes as they could stain the plate (however the stains should not affect the printing performance). The gel printing plate may exude a small amount of harmless mineral oil when exposed to warm environments.

We tried lots of other techniques with our Gelli Plate too, such as drawing into the paint with the end of a paintbrush, graduating the paint in stripes on the plate, and overlaying lots of different textures on top of one another. The gel printing plate has an extremely sensitive surface and will imprint any texture it is sitting upon or covered with. You can utilize them for surface printing, moon printing, creative techniques, mixed media, and even card making. When using permanent markers, the ink drys more quickly so you have to move quickly to pull the print. These plates feel and work like gelatin plates but there is no gelatin or any animal products in the plates.

Gelli Arts' Gel Plates offer the tactile experience of gelatine without any animal-derived materials, ensuring a cruelty-free creative process. Their advanced formula offers a delightfully squidgy surface—all without any animal products or latex.

Our extensive range has over 28,000 products, which are constantly tried and tested by our in-house experts, teachers, and artists. Dryad Education, the home of Specialist Crafts is a leading supplier of Art, Textiles, Design and Technology resources to educational establishments, students and artists worldwide.The village of Gelli takes its name from a farm that was once found in the area, which translates from the Welsh language roughly as 'small wood or copse'. We felt he needed a little detail so rolled out a darker brown and used the bear mask and the negative cut out of the bear to print some darker lines. This Gelli Arts Parchment Paper pack includes 50 sheets of 12” x 16” parchment paper perfect for printing with your Gelli Plate. Gelli is a small settlement in the community and parish [1] [2] of Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales, at the confluence of the Syfynwy and Cleddau Ddu rivers. Gelli-plate printing is one of my favourite techniques, giving fabulous results both expected and unexpected.