Fun with Gelli Plate Prints
Sabine Ickler
- 18 april 2025
- 9781800923218
Samenvatting:
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.
Design and print colourful papers, fabrics and pictures with ease!
With a gelli plate and only a few everyday materials, you can create striking monoprints on a variety of surfaces using easy techniques. Play with colour, experiment with textures and have fun exploring different methods to make beautiful, vibrant prints.
Mixed-media artists Katrin Klink and Sabine Ickler share over 30 hands-on techniques and ideas with gelli plates, including using stencils, stamps and paints, and printing on a variety of surfaces and objects. There are 19 projects to put the ideas into practice – use paper, fabric and objects you have printed yourself to turn your prints into useable items to decorate or use in your home, or to give as wonderful personalized gifts.
You’ll soon discover the versatility and simplicity of gelli plate printing and the creative possibilities it offers.
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!
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A translation of the popular German-language title by the crafting author duo Sabine Ickler and Katrin Klink.
Search Press Ltd recognises the following trademark in their publication Fun with Gelli Plate Prints:
The trademark Gelli® in North America and trademark Gelli Arts® around the world is the property of Gelli Arts LLC, 525 S. 4th Street Suite 246, Philadelphia, PA 19147, www.GelliArts.com.
Where the phrase 'gelli printing' and ‘gelli plate’ has been used in the book, this refers to the Gelli® trademark as above.
Search Press Ltd thank Gelli Arts LLC for their support in the publication of this title.