Harnessing Colour The Key to Beautiful Gel Prints
Kit Bell
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My gel printing process is to pull multiple prints from one rollup of paint. Some I use directly for collage. Other prints I will add more layers to.
So, the properties of pigments are really important to getting the results I want. I need to know how a new layer will change the print.
That is what this video is all about, with a bit of theory and a lot of practical information. There are even some exercises for you to try it for yourself. Let’s get started!
Chapters:
00:38 Properties of Colour
02:41 Properties of Pigments
05:22 Reading Paint Labels
09:08 Supplies
10:19 Printing Base Layers for Examples
13:49 Exploring Pigment Properties
14:32 Hue and Intensity
20:54 Value
25:28 Transparency/Opacity
26:12 Examples of Transparent Layering
33:26 Examples of Opaque Layering
38:47 Review
Supplies:
Gel plate
Brayer
Golden Open acrylic paint or Golden Open Gel mixed with regular heavy bodied acrylic paint
Various stencils and stamping tools
Paper (I used Yasutomo Sketch Paper)
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Harnessing Colour The Key to Beautiful Gel Prints
Kit Bell
11,827 views
My gel printing process is to pull multiple prints from one rollup of paint. Some I use directly for collage. Other prints I will add more layers to.
So, the properties of pigments are really important to getting the results I want. I need to know how a new layer will change the print.
That is what this video is all about, with a bit of theory and a lot of practical information. There are even some exercises for you to try it for yourself. Let’s get started!
Chapters:
00:38 Properties of Colour
02:41 Properties of Pigments
05:22 Reading Paint Labels
09:08 Supplies
10:19 Printing Base Layers for Examples
13:49 Exploring Pigment Properties
14:32 Hue and Intensity
20:54 Value
25:28 Transparency/Opacity
26:12 Examples of Transparent Layering
33:26 Examples of Opaque Layering
38:47 Review
Supplies:
Gel plate
Brayer
Golden Open acrylic paint or Golden Open Gel mixed with regular heavy bodied acrylic paint
Various stencils and stamping tools
Paper (I used Yasutomo Sketch Paper)