Discover the colourful world of gelli plate printing and create unique designs using this super-simple technique!
Use your prints to transform a range of items into bespoke pieces of art - from bags, bunting and lampshades, to wall art and even furniture.
The beauty of gelli plate printing is its simplicity - it's easy to get started, quick to clean up after use, and suitable for painting enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. Using a gelli plate as a base - readily available to buy, or made from gelatine using the recipe in the book - Katrin Klink and Sabine Ickler show you how to create your own striking monoprinted designs. Use your chosen paint to dab, stamp or stencil your designs, and make use of everyday household items, such as kitchen utensils or vegetables, as well as store-bought stamps, to create an infinite number of patterns and textures with minimal equipment and maximum impact.
You can print your designs onto a variety of surfaces or objects, including paper, fabrics, metal and wood - even onto curved and uneven surfaces - giving you enormous scope to create your own collection of vibrant designs, perfect to decorate or use in your home, or to give as wonderful personalized gifts.
Inside this practical, colourful book you will find:
A guide to all the tools and materials you need clearly explained. A broad range of techniques, with full, beginner-friendly guidance. An explanation of colour theory to put into practice within your own designs. 19 achievable projects, together with many more inspirational variations and customizable ideas for creating your own uniquely printed pieces. Colourful photos to inspire your gelli plate printing journey!
By:
Sabine Ickler,
Katrin Klink
Imprint: Search Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 260mm,
Width: 204mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781800923218
ISBN 10: 180092321X
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 18 April 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword 6 1. Materials, paints & techniques Materials; The Gelli Plate 12; Paints 14; Paper and Fabric 16; Tools 18; Stamps 20 COLOURS; Understanding and Mixing Colours – The Colour Palette 24; The Colour Wheel 25; Colour Gradations 26; Saturation 27; Complementary Colours 28; Colours Around Us 29; Developing Your Own Colour Combinations 30 PRINTING; Printing with Simple Household Objects 34; Printing Simple Shapes 36; Multicolour Printing 38; Ghost Prints 40 STENCILS & STAMPS; The Grunge Effect 44; Potato Printing 48; Sketchbook with Potato Printing 50; Fabric Collection and Yellow Bag 52; Foam Rubber Stamps 54; Eraser Stamps 56; Japanese Fabric Bags 58 RESIST PRINTING; Wax Resist Technique 62; Motif Printing with Magazines 64 WATERCOLOURS; Using Watercolours 72 FREESTYLE; Printing Freestyle Patterns 76; Combining with Other Materials 78; Printing on Tissue Paper 79; Printing Large Surfaces or Joins 80; Printing Aprons 82; Printing Mandalas 84 2. From Print to Design; A Whole New World of Gelli Printing 90 3. Projects; Mini Book 96 Travel Bags 98; Gardening Gloves 104; Japanese Pouch 105; Cans, Boxes, and Bowls 106; Covering Objects with Tyvek® 108; Art Wall 110; Geometric Shapes 112; 3D Geometric Shapes 114; Lampshades 116; Covering with Printed Tissue Paper 117; Shopping Bag 120; Bunting 121; Zipped Bag 122; Collage of Various Prints 124; Kimono 126; Lunch Bag 128; Bag with Rings 130; Oven Gloves 131 APPENDIX; Stencils 134; About the authors 143
Katrin Klink is an illustrator and graphic designer, and loves everything to do with patterns. She became passionate about printing during her studies at the Academy of Art in Stuttgart. She's been a big fan of gelli printing since her first attempts, for both the experimental approach and the opportunity to develop pattern designs, as well as making very specific projects. Katrin loves the effective results gelli print plates create, all with ease and minimal equipment. Sabine Ickler loves creating new things and expressing her feelings for colours and shapes in her work. She is a graphic designer and mixed-media artist. Inspired by large, bright patterns from the seventies during her childhood, she now uses those bold colours - as vintage patterns or interpreted in a modern way - for projects such as covers for sketchbooks or travel diaries. Sabine enjoys how gelli printing offers the exciting opportunity to quickly and easily print her own patterns on paper, fabric and even on suitcases or furniture. Find her @herzfrisch on Instagram.
Reviews for Fun with Gelli Plate Prints: Easy Mixed-Media Printmaking
The title of this immediately suggests a not-too-in-depth introduction to a medium you may not have come across before. This is entirely appropriate as the process requires very little equipment (the introduction suggests just three items) and is therefore ideal for the beginner who maybe just wants to dip a toe into the water. There is an extensive section on techniques, with preparation, application, use of colour and suggestions for suitable grounds and the use of stamps and stencils. Much of this may sound obvious, but this is a book for those with little or no experience in the field of art and is intelligently and lightly handled, making nothing ever a chore. The project section is really more of a collection of ideas and suggestions, from fabrics to ceramics and wall art. Yes, you could probably work this out for yourself, but I think we’ve established that you are a complete beginner and welcoming of simple ideas. With nothing too complicated or onerous, you can be certain of worthwhile results quite quickly. I was prepared to damn this with faint praise, but I’ve landed up liking it a lot. The authors don’t just know their stuff, they know their audience too. -- Henry Malt * artbookreview.net *
