Saturday, May 25, 2013

MORE PLAY WITH GELLI PRINTING PLATE

While printing over magazine pages with my Gelli Printing Plate, I discovered that I can print using two colors at the same time, one dark and one light and achieve a layered look in one pull.   This is how I did it.


First, I brayered the dark color on the printing plate...nice and even and not too thick.  Next, I brayered the lightest paint (something with a lot white in it) on top of the dark color but this time, I didn't mix it up too much because I wanted the light color to sit on top of the dark color...not to mix too much with it.




Next, I used stencils to lift some of the lightest color off of the dark color.  I did this by rolling the stencil over the printing plate to make an impression.


Then I positioned the paper on the printing plate and pulled a print.  Drum roll...please!  Ta-Dah!  Two colors in one pull!


Because I printed on a magazine page....look at all the yummy color and texture!


Look what happens if the darker color is a transparent or semi-transparent color.



Is this giving you ideas???

Happy Printing!!!
Hugs!
Ginny

2 comments: