Gelli Plate Image Transfer Demo in Acrylic Paint, Step by Step
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- Опубліковано 19 кві 2021
- See how to do an image transfer using a gelli plate, acrylic paint, and magazine pages. Explained in this video is the process from beginning to end, emphasizing techniques which will provide many opportunities to explore the potential behind this exciting printmaking technique. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Clara Lieu was an Adjunct Professor at the Rhode Island School of Design from 2007-2020. Her artwork has been exhibited at the International Print Center NY, the Currier Museum, Childs Gallery, the Davis Museum, and more. Lieu received an artist fellowship from the MA Cultural Council, has written for the NY Times, and lectured at Brown University, the NAEA conference, and in Vancouver & China. She has been profiled in Artsy, Hyperallergic, KPCC, & WBUR.
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This is so much easier than you describe. You are used to using @real@ print making tools that are so much harder to use.
If the acrylic paint drys the print can be lifted with a very thin layer of lighter colored acrylic paint.
Almost any type of vegetable or mineral oil will clean even dry paint off the plate.
There are lots of great videos from the plate makers on techniques.
Hand sanitizer can also be used to clean the plate, and if paint has dried you can also peel it off using heavy duty packing tape.
I have been using gelli plate transfers for 3 or 4 years to make papers for my mixed media collages. Many of the magazine transfers I have made have been on tissue paper which gives a lovely effect.
You have shown me how I could make transfers onto watercolour paper by wetting the paper first. Brilliant!
I have just taken the glass footplate from failing bathroom scales to use as a plate to roll the paint on rather than putting the paint straight onto the gelli plate. I am so pleased that I found your site.
Be warned gelli printing is very addictive. Carol UK
Sounds like you're having a great time! I'm happy you've found the video helpful! -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
Thank you for this very specific tutorial … I have been struggling with transferring mag prints with a gel plate and acrylic paint. Acrylic ink! Seems to work much better.
Thank you professor Lieu! I am an art teacher taking a sabbatical to learn and review skills this year for my students, as I teach elementary and middle school. Your videos are great and I love your explanations and details on your processes. Keep making great videos for artists and art teachers!
We're so happy you enjoyed it!! Thank you for watching, we hope it helps out with your classes! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Thank you for this class. I've been gelli printing as part of another online course, but your printmaking background is wonderful to hear about, because ever since I started gelli printing, I felt like the art student I was back in the 1970s making screen prints! The process feels so similar (although now I have much less space and need to fix that). Your talk about what it's like to be pulling prints, trying to keep them free of smudges, and setting things up to avoid problems are invaluable. I love your registration device and plan to make something similar. And I love your presentation and sense of humor. Thank you!
We're so happy you liked it, Lisa! I agree, Prof Lieu is the best when it comes to explaining important little things like that. I hope your printmaking class goes well! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
You are such a delight to watch. Thankyou for all your help x
Thank you so much! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Beautiful demonstration, especially the double ink layers! X
We're happy you enjoyed it! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
I LOVE The New Yorker! It comes every Thursday. I start from the back and read each cartoon, the poems, working to the TOC and then, read the whole thing through that night. Thanks for showing this process. Like all processes... Sit a couple days and explore it; you will gain ideas. I once took a day to explore calligraphy nibs and ended up with six designs for Christmas cards. I like Jo Sonja acrylics but, I'm an oil painter. --KateColors
Hahaha I always feel guilty with my New Yorkers because the articles are so long that often I don’t get to finish them! -Prof Lieu
Excited to throw some of my collages through this process. Thanks for the tip!!
Amazing!! Have so much fun :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
I have used Gel medium mixed with paint 50/50 and it helps to get the transfer much better. I am using normal copy paper to print and I found a way to get help the printing. I got the following mixture on a small atomiser bottle:
1/3 cup of glycerine
1/3 cup or less of glycol
1/6 cup of water
Once I roll the paint on the gelli plate (mine is home made) I spray ONCE with this mixture from above and cover the gelli plate immediately with the paper. This has given me a consistent process to get the transfers right.
Thank you for the recipe, this is great! -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
I used to use Gelli Plates when they first came out and I think I remember baby oil as the preferred method of cleaning the plates and brayer. Also, have newsprint or reg copy paper nearby to do a secondary pull after your initial one. If it’s dry, brayer on a thin coat of another color and it should pick everything up. I also have used Golden Open acrylics for longer open time. I’ve never thought to use damp paper. Now I want to get all my Gelli plate supplies mailed to me to do it again! Also regretting throwing out my huge magazine collection before moving.
Haha, I always keep things laying around and end up needing them the day after throwing them away! Thank you so much for the tips, they're so helpful :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
@@artprof Usually it becomes another step on the routine. You make a print, let it completely dry and then add more paint and pull it. There is a rhythm to it - waiting long enough, is learned. Some let the new layer of paint completely dry and others don't wait long at all. How much time and paint is something you need to experiment with. Your climate makes a huge difference, too.
Yes! I use deli paper for a ghost print to completely clean my gel plate, also have used baby wipes, but environmentally conscious people can wash them out and use over and over. Also have used hand sanitizer and rag or coconut oil instead of baby oil. All work well.
You can leave the transfered image to dry completely and pull it of with either a fresh layer of white paint or transparent mate medium.
Thanks for the tip! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Matte medium!? Never heard. That’s interesting. Should the layer be the same thickness as with acrylic?
It doesn’t have to be white paint for the second layer. I like to use a dark paint for the transfer and then a lighter color for the second layer. Quinacridone Nickel Azo gold is my favorite.
Great teacher, thank you 😃
You're very welcome! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
very interesting video! thank you for sharing!
Thanks for visiting!! We're so glad you liked it :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
This is a great technique for people with joint issues like myself. Sometimes it’s hard to hold a paintbrush so it’s easier …at least for me to do this technique. Love all your lessons!
I'm so glad you shared this, a lot of printmaking techniques are physically demanding so I like that gelli plates are much more accessible. -Prof Lieu
Love your tutorials!
Thank you so much for watching! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
Yes to other techniques
I love that print, lots of possibilities 😅
Absolutely! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
Up til now I thought the main function of a gelli plate was to create cool backgrounds. This is the first time I've seen it used for image transfer and I can't wait to try this. BTW, many mixed media artists deliberately don't clean their plates so that their next pull will pick up whatever is still there. Randomness and lack of control are highly valued in some corners.
Gelli plates are so versatile!! I do this wipe away technique here which is super fun: ua-cam.com/video/6Li320HKnuU/v-deo.html -Prof Lieu
Like the mottled ones, can do so much with it! However the clear one has also possibility but in a different way!
It's so exciting to see all of the different results! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
this was such an awesome stream!!! i wanna do this someday 🙈
You totally should, gelli plates are SO fun :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
i am so happy to see this. all my problems seem to vanish for now. i love the blue/black virgin mary print...it is glorious. How aboout trying ligher /thicker colours?
That is so impressive! I love when the paper quality is immaculate :') - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
This looks like so much fun! Thank you for so much for all your content! I wonder, do you think this would work on fabric? Would you need special fabric paints?
I’m not sure, try it! -Prof Lieu
@@artprof 🤩 can’t wait! 💓
You can get an acrylic medium that is used for fabric. GAC 900 is one. I've not tried it with fabric, but I've painted on fabric. I have had fabric paint which makes fewer steps. You do need to heat set after drying.
Cleaning brayers and even the plate or brushes? Soak in Murphy’s Oil soap.
now i wonder if i should also we my fabrics before printing? ty
if acrylic paint dries on the gelli plate you can usually get it off with packing tape!
That's such a great tip, thank you!!! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
You can also pull that ghost print off when it dries by applying a layer of heavy body white paint and you'll have an interesting ghost print.
This is absolutely fantastic. I am finding this so interesting. I’m new as you can guess. What acrylic inks do i need to buy ?
Any brand should work! I recommend picking up some slow dri medium if you can, it’s really helpful for this technique. -Prof Lieu
Check out some other UA-cam videos on gelli plate. You can let the acrylic paint dry on the plate after printing then add a contrasting color of acrylic over it. Quickly place another piece of paper on top, rub, then pull. That way you get a second print from one image. And it cleans the image from your plate.
Great advice! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Use rubbing alcohol to clean a Brayer with dry acrylic, if your acrylic dries add another coat of acrylic paint or gel medium and pull another print. The second print always looks cool.
Thanks for the tip!! I will totally head your advice :D - Mia, Art Prof Staff
im thinking of gifting my mom a bunch of prints of her photos. shes a photographer so i think she would love a gift like that. time to get some gelli plates!
Oh wow, that's such a thoughtful gift!! I bet she'd love that :) - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
You can use copy paper to pull second and sometimes 3 prints plus it cleans the plate for you.
I love using newsprint too! -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
A small amount of gel medium in your paint will help greatly, it works well. I have never printed with the paper wet, mine have always been dry prior to printing.
Oh that's so good to know! I want to experiment more with printing, it's such a fun way to make art - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Yes, I have only printed with dry paper. I generally use a nice heavy smooth printer/copy paper.
I use that a lot with the national geographic magazine, works different!
Ooh so cool! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
I want to see every transfer technique you know. You can't like or dislike something until you know what it is. Thank youl
Haha, you're right! There is always so much to learn and explore - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Baby wipes clean the gel plate really well
Just discovered ur channel.. never heard of wetting the paper😱... interesting will definitely give it a try 🙃 thx for sharing ur tips 🤩 what paper r u using⁉️
Rives BFK! Full supply list with links is here: artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/printmaking/gelli-plate-image-transfers-in-acrylic/ -Prof Lieu
Though I haven't tried this myself yet, I've watched several other you tubers who allow the first impression to dry on the plate - then put another layer of acrylic over that, often white, and the new wet layer lifts the dry layer too when you put the paper on top.
Oh interesting! That's great to know, I'm sure there are countless different techniques out there people can mess around with :) - Mia, Art Prof Staff
What about a BAREN for pressing out the print? Nobody seems to use a nice old palm fiber baren? I love mine....
You certainly can use a baren! I don’t use them for this technique as I find them a touch too soft for this technique where you need tons of pressure. -Prof Lieu
I am using a nearly completely dry process. The cleanup is very easy and I end up with a wet wipe, not messy at all. I am using the professional Liquitex heavy body and Golden Open. As soon as I moved away from the basics my success rate rose a lot. I work directly onto the plate, using transfer, painting direct, and wipe back techniques. but am alway looking for an image based result rather than patterns. Just looking at an additive collagraph technique as a next step and a beautiful hand drawn process using those water soluble graphite pencils.
The reason the magazine images transfer is because the inks used are oil based.
I am mainly using the print making as a fast process to help me generate ideas for larger painted work as blank anything especially canvas is rather intimidating! Working direct on the Gelli just reduces all the overthinking.
It's really cool to hear about your process, thank you so much!! I feel the same about gelli printing, something about it seems direct and achievable without the pressure of a blank canvas. - Mia, Art Prof Staff
I want to see it ! Citrasolve please!
We got you covered! ua-cam.com/video/JFiR64m1hLo/v-deo.html -Prof Lieu
Finger nail polish remover to remove acrylic paint that has dried on brushes should work on that too
Oh that's a cool idea! I'll try it next time I'm in a brush jam :) - Mia, Art Prof Staff
On home-made gel plates: use glycerin and 90% isopropyl alcohol solve the issue of mold and bacteria.
Hello!
Thanks so much for this super cool video.
I have a question.
I tried image transfer before but when I did it, instead of transferring the image the magazine page picked up all the paint from the gelli plate. I tried several times with different acrylic and different magazine pages but it was the same.
I tried looking up on what I did wrong by googling and by watching other image transfer tutorial but I haven't found anything particular to what happened to me.
Do you have any suspicions or answers to what I might have done wrong?
Here's the specs and condition of the process:
Gelli Art 3x5 plate, Ohuhu Acrylic and Amsterdam Acrylic, Ranger Ink brayer, and the magazine page was much thicker than the New Yorker (it was one of those high-end fashion magazines if that makes sense), although I did try with a thinner one with the same result. I live in Japan, and the last I did it was last summer where it was very humid.
Thank you again and answers or advice from viewers are very welcomed too.
This would be an excellent question to ask on our Discord server, I'm sure you would get a lot of responses from other artists using the material there. Here's the invite link: discord.gg/artprof -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
Possible issues
Wrong magazine. Not all transfer well. Some not at all. Sometimes black print on a rough book page transfers fine
Too much paint. You need an almost transparent layer.
Leaving image on the plate too long. Rub lightly with your fingers. Take a peek at a corner. If not transferred, rub a bit more. Too much rubbing and pressure will pick up all the paint. It works because some black paints act as a resist, leaving paint under them on the plate.
The Speedball gel printing plate takes Akua inks, for other brands of gel plates acrylics is best. The formulation of the plates is different.
Ooh good to know! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
Laser prints can work. Trickier
@Suzi Shapiro Why is it trickier? You sound like you are experienced with this technique 🙂
Hello Clara,
This might be a silly question, but I was wondering, could this work with acrylic gouache instead of acrylic paint? Will the acrylic gouache will dry too fast for it to work?
I've never tried it before, but I'm guessing the gouache might be too thin? I could be totally wrong though! -Prof Lieu
Do speedball water based inks work on laser toner transfers?
I totally cannot remember, but I think it does need to be inkjet. -Prof Lieu
you said to keep the plastic at the back of the gel plate, but would't taking it off keep the gel from slipping around on the acetate?
I'm pretty sure the plastic sticks to the gel! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
Yes, I find it easier to take the plastic off of the bottom. That way it sticks to your surface and doesn’t slip around all over the place.
Idk if this is something you have a lot of experience with, but could you do a future video on cyanotype printing? I recently discovered cyanotypes and am really fascinated by them.
Ooh that would be super fun! You might also enjoy this monotype tutorial we have here, feel free to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/nAs_pFndFWg/v-deo.html - Mia, Art Prof Staff
You can just soak your brayer in water even if dry. Later on, if any residue is left, take a rag with 91% alcohol and it easily rubs off all parts of brayer. 😊
Ooh great advice!! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
Does it have to be with printmaking paper or can we use Canson for instance ?
Canson is probably fine! It’s just not as absorbent as the printmaking paper, but it should still work. -Prof Lieu
What is printmaking paper? Is it ordinary copy paper?
Any paper will work. I use copy paper.
I don't wet the paper I use gloss medium and it work to get the image off
Oh that's great to know! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
By saying you don’t wet the paper, you use medium are you saying you don’t use water to lay a base or that you apply the medium to the image? I just ask bc to me, anytime I apply a wet medium to the surface, whether it’s water or acrylic/matte/any fluid basically- I consider it wetting the surface. I absolutely ask in earnest as im having difficulty & have had success with oil transfers with xerox for years so im trying to figure out what I’m missing!
would it be a problem to use a dirty brayer on the back of the magazine page? I mean, it will be thrown out anyway
The only problem would be if your brayer still has wet paint on it. It might stick to the magazine paper and rip it or pull it up. Magazine is sometimes very thin and delicate.
Forgot to add that the only problem with using the same brayer on the paper you use to print with is that the back of your print might get all painty if the brayer still has any wet paint left on it.
Does your paper get crinkly like happens when you are tea dying after you soak your paper?
I'm using Rives BFK here, which is a pretty thick printmaking paper, so it doesn't get wrinkled. Regular drawing paper definitely would wrinkle, so I wouldn't recommend soaking your paper if that's what you're using. You can see my full supply list with links here: artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/printmaking/gelli-plate-image-transfers-in-acrylic/ -Prof Lieu
Can you use a inkjet copy image instead of a magazine image to transfer on the gelli plate
I'm not sure, try it! -Prof Lieu
Laser prints can be used, inkjet usually doesn’t work.
It must be Kaiser print to work. Ink jet will just bleed and smear.
Can you also number it 1/1 or A/P?
You can, although it’s not typical to see that. -Prof Lieu
I used my putty on the Sunday cartoons!
So fun!!! -Prof Lieu
AMEN! Golden is waaaay better than Liquitex and they don't discontinue products on a whim. Too runny, as you stated, but I cam mix it with other mediums, so not all us lost if others buy it
Golden is my fave for paints and mediums too! But Liquitex does do gesso soooooo well. -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
I find it works better to roll the paint out directly on the gelli plate. I then roll off any excess paint onto copy paper off to the side. I feel like it doesn’t waste as much paint. Also, if I did that the paint on the glass would dry out too quickly. To get a thin layer of paint rolled out it would dry before I could transfer it to the gelli plate. I live in a dry climate though so others might not have the same problem. Also, it works best to have a smooth surface to roll on. Rolling over dried laters of paint will leave an impression on the brayer which will transfer to the gelli plate. The same thing will happen if you get layers dried on your brayer especially when some spots of paint fall off and other portions stay. (Ask me how I know). Plus I don’t have to clean dried paint off of the glass.
Soooo smart to account for climate! Where Clara used to live on the east coast, it's very humid and paint doesn't dry nearly as quickly. This is probably not the case in Utah though! Good to know that we can adjust methods as necessary. ❤️ -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
I use packing tape to get dried paint off the gel plate, I saw it in a youtube video
That's such a great tip! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
What magazines are you using?
The New Yorker! -Prof Lieu
I just can't get the image to transfer onto the plate. Tried different brands of paint, different amounts, I use Vogue images but nothing happens. Where do I go wrong?
You may be using too much paint. A very thin layer of paint will usually lift but it’s kind of a crapshoot depending on the source (some magazines work otters don’t; even in a good magazine not all images will lift well). High contrast images work best
What magazine did you use for this demo?
The New Yorker! -Prof Lieu
Try different magazines. Some work better than others. Vogue, Vanity Fair, W work really well. I bet them used for a quarter at the library used book sale and also subscriptions that offer a cheap deal.
Can you do this Tec neck with an ink drawing
I’ve never tried it, but I would guess it wouldn’t work. -Prof Lieu
Can I transfer images from an ink jet printer ?
Not this way. It needs toner or the right ink from magazines.
An ink jet print will not work. It will smear and bleed. However, laser jet copy will work.
Soak your grayer overnight in Murphy’s Oil Soap
Brayer
I don't get it 🤔🤔
It should come out all black. Did u block the gown part with some liquid beforehand so that it is resistant to the ink??
I think it has to do with the ink and paper on the original, plus the higher the contrast, the better. The light part of the page seems to absorb the paint and leave what looks like the back side of a film slide o film negative. You can see texture.
can you do this without a printer and use your own drawings?
Yes, just make a laser copy of your drawing to use for the transfer. Or better yet, put the copy under the gelli plate and use a brush and paint or ink to trace your drawing right on the gelli plate and then print it. (Don’t put a graphite or charcoal drawing under the plate. From what I u deets and it will ruin your gelli plate.)
Just saw someone transfer a graphite drawing direct onto the Gelli plate, she used a water soluble 4 or 6 b pencil but said you can get a darker image with a 9 b if you want. She was using a dry paper for the print and drawing on the shiny side of calligraphy rice paper, but in the comments she said you could use other papers. She used a sort of homemade baren to transfer the drawing to the plate, and I think she then used a pale acrylic to pick up the graphite impression. Her original drawing could be reused or added to or altered as wanted, I thought it was a pretty cool technique. Graphite really likes to stick to the plate but she was able to remove it perfectly with baby oil. I do not have her link but the artwork she transferred is unmistakeable, an animal skull with a flower, hand drawn onto rice paper. If you like the technique maybe you could credit her, if you can find it.
Thin ink is better. Too much will lift only the top layer of paint.
Quel qualité de papier ?
Merci
Rives BFK! -Prof Lieu
Full supply list is here: artprof.org/learn/tutorials-media/printmaking/gelli-plate-image-transfers-in-acrylic/
I always use professional Acrylics as my painting media. I do not find it true that Liquitex is 'runny'? I don't get that because they have different lines of paint- heavy body, soft body, acrylic ink (& previously super heavy body). I gained permission to use them even in art college painting class. I shop for acrylics based on the pigment- & avoid muddy pigment mixes, using mostly pure colors. I use Liquitex & Golden+ Golden Open; (& not much experience yet with other brands). It seems to me people tend to be prejudiced against Liquitex by some assumptions? (& I never agree). Both lIquitex & Golden were the original acrylic paint manufacturers. I have actually run into problem with a Golden paint- a violet- that was so low in pigment load, I found it unusable- but thankfully, the manufacturer is great & made it up to me & sent me an alternative paint. (This actually happened a few times with Golden pigment load, making me alert to purchases). I also have found Liquitex more often to avoid muddy pigment mixes that are used in select paints by Golden. But I especially love Golden's fluid modern mixing set for fluid acrylics. I pray about everything, & when I prayed if I should use oil paint or wmo or acrylic, amazingly, my Bible devotion Word- discussion for that day, was on the topic of an artist (but a musician, not painter), & it said: "it is the soul expression of the artist that matters, not the instrument that is used!!!" Seriously!
Thank you so much for these suggestions, as always :D - Mia, Art Prof Staff
so i guess you don't recommend soap when you clean gelli plate? ty
You can clean different ways. Gel plates are plastics made with mineral oil. Plastics become brittle over time. So I decided I will use mineral oil (or baby oil) to clean my plates, & keep oil residue on the plate during storage along with the original acetate on top of that, to maintain its freshness. Then, when ready to work w/ water based paint like acrylic, you must remove the oil by washing the gel plate with soap & water. I am new to this however, & just getting started with it--- so this idea is based on theory, not experience.
You can use hand sanitizer to clean the gel plate. However, I prefer to use another layer of paint over the dried paint to pull up the dried paint. Love all that distressed paint look.
I didn't succeed to make transfer. Maybe the acrylic paint isn't good?
Sometimes I need to add some retarder to my acrylic paint for the print so it doesn't dry as quickly. -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
After research, I wouldn't recommend making your own gel plate, which is made from water mixed with gelatin- a food source- like the kind used in labs to nourish bacteria experiments & will fall apart fast, after a lot of trouble to make. Commercially available gel plates are actually made from plastics & mineral oil & extremely more durable.
To cover registration sheet with plastic, if you don't have an acetate sheet, you can also just use just a cut out piece from a heavy duty roll of plastic, like the rolls found at the hardware store. I found this stuff is great to use with acrylic, which will not stick to it (unlike some varieties of plastic to which acrylic will actually adhere).
silly putty! everything now is amazingly understood after hearing that!
More techniques
:) Thanks for watching! - Mia, Art Prof Staff
I did not read everything, so this could be here already, but if you're late with cleaning your acrylics , try ordinary plastic packing tape, you'll be so happy!
have you ever made / used a home-made gelatin plate?
I haven’t! I guess I got scared off, I’ve had some people tell me that the plates got moldy. 😳 -Prof Lieu
@@artprof oh yeah, I've heard that they are not permanent, but have also heard that they give much crisper images... Also wanted to say I love the short of you sticking your gelli plate to a window to work on it... i was blown away that this is even possible!!!!!!
That paper is very expensive! Any other options?
You can use a Strathmore printmaking or mixed media paper and that will also work fine! -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
I just use standard copy paper
That’s what I use. Copy paper. Don’t soak it though!
Acrylic paint is like glue. I wouldn’t stack between newspaper
Stacking between glassine would also work. -Lauryn, Art Prof Teaching Artist
in fact it is not a transfert but a "resist"
Good to know! - Mia Rozear, Art Prof Staff
I wonder what is meant by your comment. curious. It might help to better trouble shoot things that can go wrong, as I hear in some comments.
Not even once!
It is not fair to compare Golden acrylic to Liquitex Basics which is a student grade paint. Golden does not make a student grade paint. Many artists prefer Amsterdam acrylics when using their gel plates. You also save paint by putting it directly on the gel plate rather than rolling it out on a separate plate and then transferring it to the gel plate. The paint on the rolling plate just sits there and dries out. You can also apply acrylic paint or medium over a dried gel plate image and pull a ghost image, or build up layers and then pull the print. Many different techniques to explore on youtube. This video is very limited and from an ink printer's mindset. You have to think outside the box for gel printing.