Charcoal drawing transfer fun on Gel Plate 

Hi Candace, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and feelings. Your comment made my day and I’m delighted my videos have in some way inspired you to try new things. I’m sure you’re an inspiration to many in that, however long the hiatus, it’s a great part of life to rekindle passions and interests and try new things. Much love to you and I hope you have fun. Be sure to let us know how you go with the goodies you’ve purchased x 😀

Me too except I'm pushing 80...and STILL CANT FIND THE TIME...I did make my plate...it was easy...lots of great videos on how too..watch many of them tho..everyone has a hint on how too.. Temu has small cheap ones..under 25 usd.. And charcoal cheap oil pastels. And other stuff he shows...ive gathered all my supplies and look forward to doing dog prints

Lovely comment, thank you. Yep, I'll keep sharing. Encourages me to keep going and discovering... I get a lot out of it!!!

SERIOUSLY.. I’m just in awe at 9:26 mark. Really superb!

Very kind, thank you. Hope you give the technique a go 😀

For the first 4 I used different cartridge papers, mainly heavy stuff with one side fairly smooth and the other with a bit of tooth. The last one I did on cheap as chips roll of craft paper

That's really kind. Had fun making both the videos. All of the videos on the Gel Printers Summit have been excellent - given me loads of ideas. A couple of them were really up my alley!!!

Glad you enjoyed it. There's something about willow charcoal...

I'll investigate

had the same feeling, but it works a treat : )

I wouldn't use paper that';s too thin for the actual print pull. As for the charcoal drawing, whatever you normally work on : )

That's really kind, glad you enjoyed both : )

Use baby lotion and a wet wipe 😀

It's called a baren : )

Wet wipes and baby oil : )

If I am just messing around, I use old sketchbook or drawing paper, whatever is laying about. For prints I think might be keepers I use Snowdon paper or Ho-Sho paper : )

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Just a standard gel plate : )

Fantastic, thanks for the support : )

if you keep replenishing / modifying the charcoal between each transfer, you can go on forever! It's one of my favourite things about this technique, that I can keep working into a drawing and pushing it in new directions

baby lotion and wipes: )

I'm just uploading a video now which covers how to use an inkjet print out to work over in charcoal to make a transfer. You can also use them to draw over with oil pastel to make a resist transfer : ) I've only covered that in my gel printers summit video, so I'll cover it for YT as well soon : )

@@yeatesmakes Thank you 😊

Much appreciated, I’ve been messing around with some more blind drawing techniques on the gel plate so watch this space 😀

@@yeatesmakes will do I regularly try and check out if you have uploaded anything new. I occasioanally miss them at the moment you post, but always find them soon after. I am subscribed but do not use notifications as I have too much rubbish in my in box as is.

Hi there. Hope the video for the summit wasn't too long!!! I'm used to keeping things a bit snappier for RU-vid. Thanks, as ever, for all the support and encouragement you bring. M x

Never too long !!! So many techniques and ideas. Very kind of you to stick to foto's in the GPS. Showing how to make it totally personal on the gelplate. ( You know, for those among us who are not such acomplished drawers). 😜

I think it's a problem we all have. I tend to work on top of a sheet of craft paper - cheap as chips bought on a 10 metre roll - that I have across my whole work space. After I roll out paint, I soon after roll excess from roller to the craft paper. This gets most of the paint off. I then use the craft paper for collage / decollate projects. I tend to use crappy old rollers for gel print unless rolling out for image transfer where I want the paint really smooth and thin. For this I use Esdee rollers - they are affordable and pretty easy to clean with a bit of elbow grease, hot soap and water. You've inspired me to make a video about my roll of craft paper... cheers!

@@yeatesmakes this is very helpful. THankyou! and YES to a video about your use of craft paper 🙂

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Well, all sorts really. For smaller prints I think might be keepers I use Snowdon paper, HoSho paper. Big prints I use heavy archival drawing paper and when I’m using prints in collage I use Wet strength tissue or rice paper 😀

A pleasure😀

Thank you! Cheers!

Sorry to read you've broken your hand : ( Great chance to practice drawing with your non dominant hand though! drawing Thanks, as ever, for the encouragement.

Hope it went well : )

I get to reuse the original drawing and make more prints this way ; )

Link in description on my video : )

A pleasure to share, glad you enjoyed and thanks for the comment : )

Very kind, thanks

Thanks. Funny how the paint or medium seems to activate and intensify the pigment in charcoal / chalks. Added bonus!!!

Hi there. I guess it is lifelong. I drew a LOT as a kid, encouraged by my dad. I learnt a bit at school, quite a lot at college, a fair bit on a modular arts degree at uni. Looking back, funnily enough, it was doing 2 year A-Level History of Art course that I learnt most in formal education. That course changed everything for me. By far the most educational part of my 'studies' has been teaching Art for over 20 years and, more recently, Photography. Making art with 11-18 year olds has been so much fun and taught me the need to constantly evolve, find solutions, embrace mistakes, be resilient. I know some people adhere to the old adage, 'Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.' I'm far too thick skinned to be bothered by such pompous nonsense. Teaching is learning. Thanks for the question, have a lovely day.

My pleasure!

Hi Jeka. As always, thanks for commenting and ongoing support. You're idea is really interesting, I will try it. The only drawback I can see with it, though, is that in transferring the drawing 'dry' as it were, you can then go back over the drawing and kind of 'top it up' to make further prints. Laying the drawing onto a ready prepared wet surface of paint or medium would mean you couldn't do this, at least not in the same way as the original drawing was made. The best thing about sharing on this channel has always been the conversations and further experimentation that the comments provide. Thanks for always being so active in that aspect. You're a star : )

@@yeatesmakesAgreed. I wasn't thinking in terms of preserving your drawing, I was thinking of it as a one off. I'm looking forward to your further experiments.

Totally agree about the fixative. What i like about this method is that I can draw back into what is left of the original charcoal drawing and keep making prints. Each successive print changes slightly and the image evolves...

@@yeatesmakes So true! It's an efficient and creative way to work. And who knows what you could come up with in future iterations! 😊

Try a wet wipe with baby lotion. Should wipe straight off : )

Gel with Mark youtube channel has a video on cleaning charcoal and pastel from the gel plate. Basically, finger massage in baby oil on the plate and then wipe off.

Hi Carolyn, thanks for a lovely message. They really do have a lithe quality. I reckon wax crayon transfers do too.

@@yeatesmakes I watched your submit video today, Maestro. How I wish we lived down the lane from you! I loved that you shared Impressionist Masters, Mark. You are such an amazing draftsman and now I get where some of your sensibilities come from. Thank you for your endless generosity, inventive Spirit and totally inspiring content!

Hi again, lovely to get feedback, thanks. We might not live down the lane but how lucky we are we live in an age where digital media break down some frontiers and allow people to connect. Warmest wishes, M : ) @@carolynking5418

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