This is a video series with fundamentals on gel printing: from basic information & skills to more advanced knowledge. You can watch the complete series if you’re new to gel printing, or view a specific video if you’d like to learn more about that particular subject.

This series is and remains available for all Patrons. ❤️

Videos in this series

1. 1. Introduction to Monoprinting & Gel Printing
   2. Monoprinting vs Monotyping
   3. Paints & Mediums
   4. Paper & Other Surfaces
   5. Basic Techniques
   6. Working With a Brayer
   7. Direct Printing vs Pickup Layer
   8. All About Working With A Pickup Layer
   9. Cleaning & Storing Your Plate
   10. Changing Your Gel Plate Into Different Sizes & Shapes

Topics in this video:

• What is monoprinting and why I love it
• About gel printing
• What is a gel plate
• Why I love working with a gel plate
• Using a base plate to work with the gel plate

Topics in this video:

• What is monoprinting
• What is monotyping
• Why gel printing is actually a form of monotyping
• Why I call gel printing “monoprinting”

Topics in this video:

• What type of mediums can be used with a gel plate
• What type of paints can be used with a gel plate
• Examples of acrylic paints that work well with a gel plate
• Tips for working with color

Topics in this video:

• What surfaces can you print on with a gel plate
• What types of paper can be used for gel printing
• Using paper as a tool
• My favorite papers for gel printing

Topics in this video:

• Additive methods (adding paint)
• Subtractive methods (removing paint)
• Combining additive and subtractive methods

Topics in this video:

• Various types of brayers
• Why I use multiple brayers
• My favorites
• Using a brayer to add paint
• Using a brayer to remove paint
• Using a brayer to mix paints
• How to care for your brayer
• Various ways to clean your brayer

Topics in this video:

• What is direct printing
• What is a pickup layer (or cleanup layer)
• Why and how to use the direct printing method
• What is a ghost print
• Why and how to use the pickup layer method
• Combining both methods

Topics in this video:

• About the drying time
• About the gel plate
• How I do tests
• About the paint
• Applying the paint
• Placing the paper on the gel plate
• What I look for when it comes to drying time
• How long I let the pickup layer dry
• Removing the paper from the gel plate

Topics in this video:

• Is cleaning even necessary?
• Various ways to clean your gel plate
• How to store your gel plate

Topics in this video:

• If you don’t have multiple gel plates in different sizes or shapes, I’m showing you a quick and easy method to change the shape and/or size of your existing gel plate (in a non-permanent and non-destructive way)
• How to use this new size and/or shape with a pickup layer