Birgit Koopsen is hosting a month-long gelatin-printing party on her instagram. Several days ago I watched a video she shared on using PanPastels on the Gelli Plate. I immediately went tearing through my studio to grab the supplies I needed and began to experiment. I shared a video of my first experiment on instagram earlier this week (if you can't see the video, click on the title of this blog post):
Here are my two favorite prints from that video:
But you know meI had to keep going because I looooooove to experiment! So I decided to see if I could make the technique work on black paper with black paint.
The answer, is a resounding, yes!!
And now, I've put together a quick tutorial video for you — answering a lot of the questions I got on instagram and providing all of the little details to make you successful — and the video includes a super fun technique at the end, that doesn't involve stencils at all:
Here are some of the prints from the video:
Supplies:
- PanPastels
- Sofft Tools
- Gelatin Plate
- Brayer
- Fluid Acrylics
- Black Watercolor Paper
- Baby Oil
- Spring Medallion Stencil
- Fantastical Stencil
- Faithful Tree Stencil
I hope you'll try using PanPastel for monoprinting. It's truly addictive!
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This is super cool Thanks so much for sharing
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This is super cool Thanks so much for sharing
Hugs and Smiles
This is super cool Thanks so much for sharing
Hugs and Smiles
This is super cool Thanks so much for sharing
Hugs and Smiles
This is super cool Thanks so much for sharing
Hugs and Smiles
This is super cool Thanks so much for sharing
Hugs and Smiles
This is super cool Thanks so much for sharing
Hugs and Smiles
I like how you demonstrated that we can use any co,or, not just white! Thank you!
I like how you demonstrated that we can use any co,or, not just white! Thank you!
I like how you demonstrated that we can use any co,or, not just white! Thank you!
I like how you demonstrated that we can use any co,or, not just white! Thank you!
I like how you demonstrated that we can use any co,or, not just white! Thank you!
I like how you demonstrated that we can use any co,or, not just white! Thank you!
I like how you demonstrated that we can use any co,or, not just white! Thank you!
Julie will the pan pastels rub off even after printing them on paper? I am into making my own greeting cards and I wonder if they will smear, or if you need some kind of sealer? Also you could photograph the prints and then take them into Photoshop and preserve the design for future use. I like the entire idea. Thanks for sharing.
Julie will the pan pastels rub off even after printing them on paper? I am into making my own greeting cards and I wonder if they will smear, or if you need some kind of sealer? Also you could photograph the prints and then take them into Photoshop and preserve the design for future use. I like the entire idea. Thanks for sharing.
Julie will the pan pastels rub off even after printing them on paper? I am into making my own greeting cards and I wonder if they will smear, or if you need some kind of sealer? Also you could photograph the prints and then take them into Photoshop and preserve the design for future use. I like the entire idea. Thanks for sharing.
Julie will the pan pastels rub off even after printing them on paper? I am into making my own greeting cards and I wonder if they will smear, or if you need some kind of sealer? Also you could photograph the prints and then take them into Photoshop and preserve the design for future use. I like the entire idea. Thanks for sharing.
Julie will the pan pastels rub off even after printing them on paper? I am into making my own greeting cards and I wonder if they will smear, or if you need some kind of sealer? Also you could photograph the prints and then take them into Photoshop and preserve the design for future use. I like the entire idea. Thanks for sharing.
Julie will the pan pastels rub off even after printing them on paper? I am into making my own greeting cards and I wonder if they will smear, or if you need some kind of sealer? Also you could photograph the prints and then take them into Photoshop and preserve the design for future use. I like the entire idea. Thanks for sharing.
Julie will the pan pastels rub off even after printing them on paper? I am into making my own greeting cards and I wonder if they will smear, or if you need some kind of sealer? Also you could photograph the prints and then take them into Photoshop and preserve the design for future use. I like the entire idea. Thanks for sharing.
I haven’t had my Pan Pastels out in years…thanks for the inspiration to try them again! I especially love the black on black look. Great tutorial! Do you have any tips for cutting down the gel plate? When I did it years ago, my edges turned out pretty ragged. I think scissors were the recommended method at the time.
I haven’t had my Pan Pastels out in years…thanks for the inspiration to try them again! I especially love the black on black look. Great tutorial! Do you have any tips for cutting down the gel plate? When I did it years ago, my edges turned out pretty ragged. I think scissors were the recommended method at the time.
I haven’t had my Pan Pastels out in years…thanks for the inspiration to try them again! I especially love the black on black look. Great tutorial! Do you have any tips for cutting down the gel plate? When I did it years ago, my edges turned out pretty ragged. I think scissors were the recommended method at the time.
I haven’t had my Pan Pastels out in years…thanks for the inspiration to try them again! I especially love the black on black look. Great tutorial! Do you have any tips for cutting down the gel plate? When I did it years ago, my edges turned out pretty ragged. I think scissors were the recommended method at the time.
I haven’t had my Pan Pastels out in years…thanks for the inspiration to try them again! I especially love the black on black look. Great tutorial! Do you have any tips for cutting down the gel plate? When I did it years ago, my edges turned out pretty ragged. I think scissors were the recommended method at the time.
I haven’t had my Pan Pastels out in years…thanks for the inspiration to try them again! I especially love the black on black look. Great tutorial! Do you have any tips for cutting down the gel plate? When I did it years ago, my edges turned out pretty ragged. I think scissors were the recommended method at the time.
I haven’t had my Pan Pastels out in years…thanks for the inspiration to try them again! I especially love the black on black look. Great tutorial! Do you have any tips for cutting down the gel plate? When I did it years ago, my edges turned out pretty ragged. I think scissors were the recommended method at the time.
I just used scissors. But I assume you could also use a box cutter or something like that?
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I just used scissors. But I assume you could also use a box cutter or something like that?
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://www.balzerdesigns.typepad.com
https://www.amazon.com/shop/balzerdesigns
I just used scissors. But I assume you could also use a box cutter or something like that?
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://www.balzerdesigns.typepad.com
https://www.amazon.com/shop/balzerdesigns
I just used scissors. But I assume you could also use a box cutter or something like that?
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://www.balzerdesigns.typepad.com
https://www.amazon.com/shop/balzerdesigns
I just used scissors. But I assume you could also use a box cutter or something like that?
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://www.balzerdesigns.typepad.com
https://www.amazon.com/shop/balzerdesigns
I just used scissors. But I assume you could also use a box cutter or something like that?
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://www.balzerdesigns.typepad.com
https://www.amazon.com/shop/balzerdesigns
I just used scissors. But I assume you could also use a box cutter or something like that?
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
http://www.balzerdesigns.typepad.com
https://www.amazon.com/shop/balzerdesigns
It doesnt seem to rub off. You could seal it if you were worried.
It doesnt seem to rub off. You could seal it if you were worried.
It doesnt seem to rub off. You could seal it if you were worried.
It doesnt seem to rub off. You could seal it if you were worried.
It doesnt seem to rub off. You could seal it if you were worried.
It doesnt seem to rub off. You could seal it if you were worried.
It doesnt seem to rub off. You could seal it if you were worried.