Loads of ideas for transferring chalk pastel work onto a gel plate. If you've found value in my videos, consider a donation via PayPal. Donating will help me devote more time to art and sharing! : www.paypal.com/donate/?busine...
Again, Mark, you have elevated the art of gel printing by simply being daring enough to try something new. And the fact that you so generously share your discoveries with the world is amazing. You are a God-send. May He continue to bless your hands, your home, and your practice.
Hi Mark, your spoiling us, two videos in 1 week.I can’t understand why you are not over 100K viewers, by far the best tutorials on you tube. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your techniques…are you an art teacher by chance 😉. Cheers from NZ
You have expanded so many artists curiosity and desire to experiment. Beautiful drawing as always. I have a box of stick pastels I thought I would never use! Now I can try this out.
I always love how you just rustle up quite complex textured drawings with very few strokes of a pencil or other medium. So talented in numerous ways. And you are definitely the gel plate master!
Hi Mark I only recently discovered your channel and have since been binging with abundance every day 😀 I don't normally leave comments on tutorials but had to just to send some gratitude your way for making such excellent, inspirational, authentic, no faff, straight talking all around brilliant videos. Very refreshing to watch a maker who chats so fluently through the techniques with no filler chat in between. Absolutely spot on 👏👏👏
Loved this! Thank you. Your work with neutral and subtle tones is lovely to witness. However, your brief foray into color is pretty damned exciting. I can't wait to experiment once the box of soft pastels I ordered last week finally arrives. Thanks again.
Would like to echo many of the reactions to you work recorded here. Have just discovered your work recently, having made a gelli plate and wanting to find lots of different ways to use it. As someone who is moved by the process of making more than the outcome, am really enjoying your experimental approach. Really stoked now, so have to go away and do something!!!! Cannot imagine I will discover anything you are not already doing (and so well!) but will share if I do! Carry on enjoying your skill and great ability, as we do, many thanks for the generous sharing of your ideas.
You always have such fun, and it's so "catchy". So many of us are greatly inspired, and excited, to try your fabulous ideas. You have such wonderful drawing skills too. Thanks once again 👍🙂
Mark, A top notch tutorial today that I thoroughly enjoyed. Showcasing your graphic stylings, draftman skills and my personal favorite - color! A Fauvre lover here so the color one was so good. Even though not your favorite, it still is a great example of what can be done and thanks for embracing different styles. I needed this. Agree with your other followers that you are the best! Best.
I've used Panpastels directly on the plate, but due to the tackiness of the plate its more difficult to draw/blend/etc than if I were doing it on paper. I cannot wait to attempt this. I appreciate every video you post. So often I'm thinking, "why had I never thought to try that?". So I am thankful for your curiosity, willingness to experiment, and thoughtfulness to share with the rest of the world.
That is exactly what my comment would have been ! Isn't it a miracle that the chalk is sealed in and the colors seem intensified ! Incredible ! Thanks Mark !!
I just love how you are pushing the gel plate with the multiple ways you use it. I’ve been subscribed for about a year and no one else does what you are doing, a true artist, experimenting and so inspiring, thank you for all you do, cheers 😊
thanks Mark. I've always loved working with chalk pastels but hated that they smudge and also dull down when I spray fix them. This is a fantastic solution to using chalk.
I absolutely LOVE the rich colors of my pastels - but haven't yet found a way to work with them that floats my boat - this could be it! Genius, as always! I look forward to trying these techniques.
Just amazing, Mark you are the master of gel printing, truly you take it to the next level and then some. These companies should be paying you to promote their products! Seriously, You make me want to go and buy a plate and pastels right now and have a go myself and I’m not even an artist!😆 if you don’t already you’d be an amazing instructor for your own gel printing course on one of the teaching platforms, where you get paid for teaching your skill, as you have an incredible teaching style and ridiculous talent. Your videos are always so inspiring, with your passion and creativity 😁
I think that you could elevate the gel plate to an acceptable level for 'art'----you have shown me that with talent, you can opportunity for success is unlimited!!!! I am thinking that you and GEL WITH MARk could create a curriculum and truly make a difference---- LOUISE FLETCHER and NICHOLAS WILTON examples of peooe who shared what they learned and took their teaching to the next level----I think you guys could do the same--- also there are two people who work in oil and wax --collaborated on a book and teach workshops all over!!! YOU ARE SO GIFTED and your could bring soooo much to people who really don't have talent but who could use a gel plate along with a tracing----like ME!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! SARAH -RIVKAH
Thanks, Mark! I really enjoyed your experiments with this technique. I've already tried something similar with just plain graphite, and now you've inspired me to try it using chalk pastels!
Bit late to the plate, love your vids and got really excited to try this out. I had some panda pastels lying around, did a doodle with bright colours, pressed the paper on the plate. No transfer, tried derwent pastel pencils and it worked! So happy with your vids, you greatly inspire me to get playing again
Hi Denise, since these first experiments I've been really busy and haven't gone back to them... but you're right, so many possibilities that I will be returning to : )
I thought your dog dreaming was my dog and I jumped up to check on her! Haha! 😅 Your channel is top tier, full of new techniques to try, and I love your more contemporary art approach to the gel plate! I love trying your techniques and incorporating new media into my own work. I have some chalk pastels and pan pastels that I’m going to play around with now! Thanks so much for all the great content!
I wish I could give this 20 likes! This is a medium I am wholly happy with and actually have quite a lot of. But I cannot spend long hours with due to the dust and having normally to work vertically which unless you have a decent wall is a pain. I am blown over that it does not shift once you have pulled it and that it stabilises so well. I lived the little beetle drawing, it shows that you got some really good line work with plenty of detail, which for me has been the downside so far, not having had that much success with crayon and oil pastel transfers. The only thing I did have success with was water soluble graphite, though I was not that bowled over by the transfer. So glad you did the very colourful pull! Actually it reminded me a bit of Munch. I have been struggling with collages elements and hated them, but always thought the plates were capable of more. I will be envesting in a big tube of white, but shall also be experimenting with transferring to coloured backgrounds too, either letting them act as a toned background or to create an underlying glow. Shal also have a play around with putting final touches to whatever I am doing directly onto the piece and sealing with gel medium. You are right I think, this really is a game changer!
This is so cool. Love this technique. I will try the caulk pastel in the morning. This is amazing. Thanks for sharing. I see you will be part of the gel printing summit. Hope to join that group io 14 artists in the workshops.
Neat technique! I have tons of chalk pastels that i wound up not liking. They looked great, but what a mess - esp having to "fix" them took tons of (probably) toxic spray. Thanks for finding a way for me to actually use them again!
Wow, that was some fine experimenting! I'm surprised and delighted at h ow well this worked for you and I can't wait to see more. Thanks ever so much Mister Mark!
I am blown away by both your inventiveness and your willingness to explore and experiment! It is such a joy to share your delight in your artistic process. I don't have the time for such exploration, and when I find time for art I just need to make stuff at this point, but I really appreciate seeing what you do. I do art vicariously through artists and craftspeople like yourself, and I cannot express enough how heartfelt my appreciation for your efforts is! Thank you, thank you!
This is the best gel transfer technique I've ever seen! Love the loose quality. I've never been totally satisfied with stencils and, for me, unless you make your own, it isn't totally your work. My gel art will be henceforth transformed! Thank you!!
Oh what joy! Thank you Mark! This is so up my alley. A couple of weeks ago I found a 1904 recipe for how to make soft pastels and made a bunch in loads of shades. Three day ago the 100 day project started and I decided on 100 days of geltransfers. Now here comes your video and inspires to combine the two in even more interesting ways....
@@kat_ork yeah I don't know why that happens sometimes. If there's a general direction you could point me in that'd be helpful. I'm pretty good at digging up obscure if I have a little lead.
In case they again delete ... Here the recipe in English: (in a short version obviously 🙃) 10 grams of starch diluted in a little water add 500 ml simmering water let cool a little this is your concentrated solution For the pastels take one part of this and three parts of water to dilute it further. You really only need very little but I found it easiest to start with this every time. Plus starch is not very expensive so it is no problem to make some and toss what you don't need. Your main ingredients are paris white and pigments You start by mixing the pure pigment with the solution. In a separate bowl you prepare a paris white dough, same way by adding solution to paris white. Once you have a paste that has the consistency of cookie dough you take half of the paste and make your first pastel, the other half you mix with the same amount of paris white dough. Proceed like this until you reach almost white.
I tried this today and had a blast! It worked great. I even combined some of my chalk writing with an image transfer and was pleased with the results. Again, thanks so much for sharing. I linked your video with my fb posts.
Am watching this again to reacquaint myself with the technique - but more than bare technique, you give us layering inspiration and we come away buzzing to try stuff. Thank you again, Mark👍👏😁
This is amazing.! It is really cool how it transfers yet the finish on both the original and pulled piece are like sealed from the gel plate, it really is amazing. I really love your art style and so enjoy these very inspirational videos.
