How To Gel Print, the Basics 

You are a teacher's teacher. It is much appreciates your care in detail and absolute understanding of a process that is reverse Printing. Thank you.

Oh Ceri, Ceri, Ceri, I'm having tears in two ways. 1. You have saved my gel press. I have 6 of them and I have two that I saw have exactly what you said would happen if you do not store them correctly. So I cried for them because as you know that they are not cheap to replace. But you mentioned that the little marks will eventual go away. Now the second reason for teas, these are happy tears because you have now saved my other 4 gel plates from getting ruined . Oh my friend I am so glad that you made this video, this was the best thing that you could have done for all of us. No one goes into such detail in explaining all this useful information that we need to have. You are a Gem, can't thank you ever so much for your help and doing this for all of us new Gel plate users. Your friend , Naomi

I think this was a good idea to make this video. I think often people have missed that preliminary orientation.

What a gifted teacher you are Ceri -- I've been gel printing for quite awhile and I've never seen the process laid out so clearly and succinctly ❤🧡💛

WOW!! You are the best teacher, making things so understandable and answering every possible question a person could have about gel printing. Thank you so much.

I am pretty much a gel plate printing newbie. I freaked out watching this truly excellent video because of course I was storing my two precious gel plates incorrectly. Ahhhh! I ran to remedy the situation and check on the plates. They look pretty good, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the damage isn't irrevocable. Thank you for being such a wonderful and charming teacher. 😀🇨🇦

I'm going to come back and watch this when my gel plate arrives.😊

Fabulous basic tutorial. I needed this as, apparently, did many others Yes Ceri there are many, many artists on RU-vid but very few can equal your exceptional way of teaching and guiding us along. To be as talented as you are and so generous with sharing info is a true gift. Thank you sooo much.

Ceri, Hello from Jayton, Texas. I just wanted you to know what an inspiration you are. I have had scrapbooking supplies for years and have only used them a couple of times because I didn't know all the things that could be done with them. I now have my gel pads and can't wait to get started. Your teaching method is exactly what people need to get inspired. I love the way you explain things and demonstrate different methods. I am a retired high school teacher, and at 73 I've been to and seen a lot of instructors, you are amazing don't ever change. Love your videos ❤

Dear Ceri, although you warned us that you are only an autodidact in gellyprinting (if I understood correctly), it is really the world best video about gellyprinting I have ever seen. I wished, I had such good teachers like you at school, above all in English. But you explained so comprehensible, that I was able to follow. Thank you very much. With best regards from Germany, Françoise

🙌🏼 The most Comprehensive video on the topic. Sharing Is Caring. And you shared a Lot of necessary information with your typical soul and passion, Ceri. Thank you! Love this series!

This is a video all beginners should watch when they start this addddictive technic 😊😊😊 Merci.

What a wonderful explanation for beginners!! I love watching you use your gel plate. You make some amazing art!

So many great tips in one video.

I made gel plates during the pandemic as children weren’t allowed to share resources, so this way I was able to let each child have their own (12 children as just key workers children were in school) … they LOVED printing and turned their prints into collage houses. The home made gel plates did the job, and lasted 3 years being used by the children and re-melted when needed. However, I still prefer the bought gel plates as they produce better prints of leaves and feathers. The home made ones took marks very easily, but were good enough for what we needed at the time.

You are a fabulous teacher! Many thanks ❤

Wow! This is such great timing! I've had a gel plate in my cart for a bit now just waiting. Lack of confidence keeps me from just getting one. It's time! Thank you for being such a great teacher!

Exactly what I needed!

Fabulous video. I have learnt heaps and heaps, can’t wait to play x

I have played with my 5 X 7 gel plate exactly once and had a wonderful time. I am in Arizona and found my paint drying very quickly so I bought an extender that helped it not dry so fast. But, I ended up using way too much paint. So I bought another plate so that I could brayer the extra paint onto it. Seems like that should work. Haven't played again, but really want to. Got both of them at Hobby Lobby for $9.00 with a coupon. When Hobby Lobby was clearing them out, I got an 8 X 10 really cheap. So lucky! But now I have to go check on them to make sure I didn't do any of your no-no's. Thanks for the video. We all needed to hear and see it. By the way, diluted Murphy's Oil Soap will make your brayer and its plastic holder look like new. No scraping needed. Oh, also, thanks for the shower curtain idea! ❤

Great great video. I learned a lot. Thank you for making this video for us. Greatly appreciated 😊

Ceri, love learning so much that I did not know, you have truly helped me to have more confidences in working with my gel plate. This is such a game changer and help to understanding why certain things happen when you are trying to create some nice but, doing it wrong so results are not what you hoped for. This has been extremally helpful. Thank you.

Gel printing caught my interest, and I knew exactly who I wanted to go to for the basics. I'm looking forward to playing with this in a couple of weeks when my life slows down for a while. Thank you for your excellent instruction!

Ceri, I've been wanting to dive into the gel printing realm, but wasn't sure what to buy and what to use and how to use them. Thank you for such a concise, informative video! I've gone from trepidatious to excited in the matter of a one hour "how to". I always enjoy your creations and videos. And, might I add, I'm super envious that you reside (I believe) in Wales, which is #1 on my travel bucket list!

A superb tutorial, comprehensive and very well explained. I needed it. Thanks from Seville, Spain. 🤩🤩🤩

Ceri you are amazing, your explanantion of the gel plate use and taking care of it, as made me think its time to get one. Thank you so much Mr gifted teacher. :)

This is a great refresher course for me Ceri. I don't get to print as much as I'd like too, so sometimes I need to review some steps with different paints. I'm saving this to a playlist, so I can use it as a reference tool. You are wonderful!

Thank you Ceri. I bought a 5x7 Gel press a few weeks ago. I haven’t even opened it yet! I’m so glad I found your video! This has been so helpful and informative!

Thank you Thank you

What a lovely video, Ceri, thank you so much!❤ Instead of a shower curtain I've got a small drying rack (for towels/clothes) to dry my prints. It saves much space.

Thank you so much for starting straight from the package. Quite a few videos claim to be "the basics" and, while they were awesome and informative, they weren't for someone who barely knows what a gel plate is or how to use and care for it. I can read about stuff until I'm blue in the face, but until I see it done or do it myself, nothing sinks in and gets remembered. Your demonstration has shown me a few things I've done that I shouldn't have and has helped me improve a few things that has made playing with my gel plates a lot more fun and exciting. I also appreciate seeing the smaller size plate since my craft area doesn't have room for anything bigger than 5 x 7. You are the best, Ceri, keep doing what you do and by-the way......I LOVED your Alaska trip videos as well. It was kinda like being there with you.

This is such a useful video for newbies. Everything’s so well explained and shown. I especially liked the demonstration of the various types of paints and their effects

Oh wow, thankyou so much for this tutorial, I brought my gel plate in January after watching you do your lovely prints, but have been too scared to use them, thus has given me the confidence to give it a try, you are so easy to listen to and understand. So thankyou so much. Love your channel ❤

What an amazing video. And so well explained. I bought my gelli plate 5 years ago and used it only twice. Shame on me. But I didn't really know how to use it. I will watch your video again . Thanks so much for making it easier than I thought. Practice Practice is the key word.

What an excellent orientation video! Thank you so much for your help as I embark on this adventure! ❤

Thank you. It's good to have a refresher and pick up some new knowledge and tips.

Well done. You explained everything so well going into details without over explanation. Love&hugs to you and Biscuit. ❤❤

Yeah! Now this is the video I need! I want to start but don’t know where! 🙋🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️💗

I've made gel plates. You have to store them in the fridge, and you have to throw them in the trash after a few weeks, because they do grow mold in time. I don't enjoy the mess and fuss. Buy one. In the long run, the initial expense will offset the cost of continually remaking them. I've never been happy with my prints, so I feel that starting from the beginning will be helpful.

Thank you Ceri, just got a gel plate now to go and play

This video was helpful. I just order a gel plate and roller so I can play! 😊

TYVM CERI, for making this video :) i found it very interesting and very detailed. now i am going to watch your video on how you care for your your gel plates :)

Thank you Ceri, it’s very much appreciated.

Awesome video, I love this it's helpful for me. I also use Dawn dish soap to clean my brayers. I let them soak for a few hours & they're good to go. Thank you for this video Cari, I really like how you teach. It's very, very helpful.

You make the process enjoyable Thank you!.

Make your own plate. Easy to do. Lots of recipes on here and mine have been going for 10 years. Bx

Very good explanation of basics Ceri!

Well done! Thanks so much for sharing!❤

🤩 top marks for a excellent video….now I know where I’ve gone wrong….Yes I did do all the DO NOT DO’s ….now I know better. Thank you so much ❤x

You are a wonderful instructor. I've had a gel plate for a while and I really wish I had had this information when I started. I've wasted a lot of paint and feel lucky I haven't "injured" my plate! I have a 5x7 but I have kept the acrylic plates on it. I will definitely pull those off and use them for holding and transporting. I had watched enough videos to know to keep it in the clam shell. Some other things I knew to do or not do but I always remember better when I know the why and I am always more successful when I know the reasons behind the why to do it a certain way. Thanks for sharing from an "intermediate" user! ❤❤❤

💜💜💜 Thank you so much!!!

Thank you so much. I’m new to gel printing and this video was very helpful. ❤

I learned so much from this video! Thank you for taking the time to make it.

Thank you so much Some really useful tips and hints. I was bought a plate for Christmas a few years ago and to my shame I have never used it Time to have a play!

Thanks for giving us such a great start to gel printing video. I bought a gel plate but haven’t started using it yet. But this video has given me more confidence.

Great video, Ceri! Thank you so much!

Another excellent video, Ceri, thank you!

Thank you so very much for this basic walk-through on gelli plates. It was exactly what I needed. Yes, there are many gelli artists out there. HOWEVER, information delivery style is extremely important to many of us and often we just want to know what to do in the simplest terms so we CAN play. You afford us that with your sensible information delivery style (you keep saying you are not a "teacher" which makes me chuckle). I have made a separate playlist of specific art videos, this is in there. Once deep winter arrives post holidays here in Minnesota, I can re-watch and give it a go. Thank you again for this great information delivered with Ceri-the-Crafter style. 😊

thank you Ceri

Thank you so much for this video of gel plate basics. I now feel o can finally get mine out to play.

Thank you so much for making this video. It is very helpful!

What a wonderful video, Thank you so much🥰❤️

Thank you Ceri. I’m not new to gel printing but I really appreciate reviewing techniques and tips 😊😊

Thank you for teaching us newbies. I love watching all your videos. Have never tried gel printing and in watching the last video you did, I thought, "Well, he's left me in the dust. I have no clue what he's doing." You are a very gifted artist and are a gifted teacher as well. Thank you for sharing what you know and what you do.

Fantastic video, very informative information that , I will definitely use thank you 😊

Interesting video. No matter how much you do gel plate you always can learn something. Thank you❤️

Oh Ceri! Thank you thank you thank you!! I did look at other videos but I like your teaching better than any. Thank you for doing what I and others have needed.

Awesome video.. Thanks alot🤍

Great video Ceri, thank you❤

Great video

Thanks Ceri, I am hoping to get a gel plate, brayer and paints for Christmas. Take care. 😊Juju for Christmas. Very helpful information for this beginner.

It was a very good video. You teach really well. Thanks. I've learned a lot today ❤😊❤

Great tutorial Ceri, tfs, Laura ❤

Dank je wel! Ik heb er 1 gekocht en nog steeds niet gebruikt🤭 maar na het zien van jouw video ga ik het van de week eens uit proberen. Goede tip om eerst op een tijdschrift te oefenen. Ik ga vast papier snijden. En je douche gordijn is ook een goeie tip. Maar een plastic tafelkleed heb ik hier ook wel. Stom eigenlijk dat ik het nog steeds niet gebruikt heb.

Ceri great video! I needed this one. I enjoyed watching your other videos on gel printing, but was a bit lost. I think I have a much better understanding now! TFS! Hugs from South Dakota, USA 🤗

Thanks!

This is a very good informative video. I bought a template from Amazon. It did not come in a clamshell. It was so sticky that i couldn’t pull without ripping the paper. I plan to order the Gelli brand that you use and throw this one I. The garbage

WONDERFUL video!!!!!!! I’ve been geli plate printer for just a short time. I learned SO many things from this video. Thank you Thank you!!!

Hi Ceri Any chance you can show us how you covered the little Easter eggs. I live in Australia and thoroughly love your shows.

Thanks

That was so helpful Ceri, whilst I'd say I'm an experienced watcher I'm not an experienced do-er. I was wondering how do you know how long to rub the paper for, I feel like it's a bit of a silly question but as I'm not sure I thought I'd ask, thanks again for such a helpful demo.

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Murphy’s Oil Soap is what I’ve heard cleans beaters, stencils, stamps, etc.

Thank you -a packed tutorial! I am no longer worried that I didn’t keep the protective acetate, understand image transfer, got my head round layering repeatedly on paper v. monoprinting, & learnt about paint types. Loved the first effect - blooming/crazing - with high flow on your new plate. Will that only happen when the plate is new? Thanks Ceri 🙏

Thank you for this beginner information. Much appreciated. How do you take care of your speedball soft brayers?

Hi, love your video, do you have any video where you use watercolors with gelli plate?

Hi from Australia, Ceri .. Thanks for your awesome intro video! My question relates to the baren. Is there any reason I couldn’t use an old iron (cold of course)? Thank you so much, Best wishes 😊

You might be talking about "DAWN" dish washing liquid.

Ceri I clean my bracers with 70% rubbing alcohol. Just soak them

Just curious, can you put a brayer in the dishwasher?? I may or may not be a Lil lazy at times and always looking to work smarter not harder to have more time for what I wanna do. Now I do LOVE using magazine paper or junk mail for gel printing which works out great for collage and it's free basically. Even envelopes and the postcards that have ads on them.

I've made gel plates and they are very easy to make.

Stampendous gel plate was terrible!! Finally broke down n dished out $ on gelli arts brand.

Hi, Mr. Ceri. I have the 5 x 7 gel plate but rarely use it. Bcz of this vid I may pull out my plate (and paints!) and give it another go. Thanks! "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life" John 3: 16

Ceri, as you know I love your videos. However, I have a problem. I can't find anyone who sells your storage containers here in the US. I finally found out that they are Weston boxes, but I can't find them here. Can you help. I tried to order them from Weston but they wanted to charge me 170.00 for shipping. Do you know of any store that sells them in the US or Canada?? Thank you so much ❤ God bless from Jayton, Texas.

So I put a piece of paper on my brand new gel plate and 2 Days Later the whole page was filled with the oil so I decided not to do that not knowing it was okay to do. If I decide to use the paper again will it be okay for the gel plate

I used my gel press for the first time a few days ago and the paint got stuck on the gelpress. I didn’t come off with paper, lifting with paints, wetwipe or even water and soap and a soft sponge (even hurt my plate ) . I feel so destroyed from my first attempt and now my plate looks so horrible. I used a heavy body acrylic paint, a thicker one as the first paint on the new gel press and that is the one I cannot get up and away now. . My plate looks like it has been painted. Tried afterwards to clean again, the paint is there stuck. What do I do now? I am so upset about the state my plate is in now, it is not stained, it is full of dried paint I cannot get off

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If you soak it over night in Murphy Oil soap, it will come right off.

Thanks!