Agate Inspired Gelli Prints | Alcohol Ink, Bubbles & Acrylic Paint Techniques
Therese’s Crafty Cabana
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The beautiful colors and intricate patterns found in agate stones inspired today’s Gelli printing adventure! After browsing photos of agates online, I challenged myself to recreate their organic bands, cracks, textures, and vibrant colors using a Gelli plate, alcohol inks, acrylic paint, bubbles, and even Dollar Tree Chrome Nail Powders.
Not every experiment worked the first time—and that’s part of the fun! I initially tried adding bubbles directly to alcohol inks, but quickly discovered they worked much better over acrylic paint. Sometimes the unexpected discoveries lead to the most interesting techniques.
In this video I create five completely different agate-inspired prints, each using a slightly different combination of materials and layering techniques.
Music from Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/o19he7
I sell digital prints in my Etsy shop: https://theresescraftycabana.etsy.com...
Supplies:
Ranger Alcohol Inks: Teakwood, Cobalt, Glacier, Mermaid, Honeycomb, Sunset Orange, Valencia & Flamingo
Transparency Film
Dawn Dish Soap & Water
Gallery Glass by Plaid - Diamond Texture Plate https://a.co/d/90BKdSg
AMAZON Link to My Favorites List
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls...
Prints Created
🎨 Print 1
Alcohol Ink
White acrylic paint
Bubble texture
Final white acrylic layer to pull the print
🎨 Print 2
Magenta acrylic paint
Bubble texture
Dollar Tree Chrome Nail Powders
White acrylic paint pull
🎨 Print 3
Alcohol inks
Transparency film used to create jagged agate-like lines
Gold acrylic paint pull
🎨 Print 4
Copper acrylic paint
Bubble texture
Alcohol inks with transparency film texture
White acrylic paint pull
🎨 Print 5
Alcohol inks
Transparency film texture
White acrylic paint pull
If you enjoy experimenting with Gelli printing, mixed media, alcohol inks, acrylic paint, and creative textures, I hope these techniques inspire you to try creating your own gemstone-inspired prints!
If you enjoyed this video, please give it a 👍, subscribe, and let me know in the comments which print was your favorite!
#gelliprinting #gelliplate #mixedmedia #alcoholink #acrylicpainting #printmaking #abstractart #agate #creativeprocess #arttutorial
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Agate Inspired Gelli Prints | Alcohol Ink, Bubbles & Acrylic Paint Techniques
Therese’s Crafty Cabana
6,723 views
The beautiful colors and intricate patterns found in agate stones inspired today’s Gelli printing adventure! After browsing photos of agates online, I challenged myself to recreate their organic bands, cracks, textures, and vibrant colors using a Gelli plate, alcohol inks, acrylic paint, bubbles, and even Dollar Tree Chrome Nail Powders.
Not every experiment worked the first time—and that’s part of the fun! I initially tried adding bubbles directly to alcohol inks, but quickly discovered they worked much better over acrylic paint. Sometimes the unexpected discoveries lead to the most interesting techniques.
In this video I create five completely different agate-inspired prints, each using a slightly different combination of materials and layering techniques.
Music from Epidemic Sound: https://share.epidemicsound.com/o19he7
I sell digital prints in my Etsy shop: https://theresescraftycabana.etsy.com...
Supplies:
Ranger Alcohol Inks: Teakwood, Cobalt, Glacier, Mermaid, Honeycomb, Sunset Orange, Valencia & Flamingo
Transparency Film
Dawn Dish Soap & Water
Gallery Glass by Plaid - Diamond Texture Plate https://a.co/d/90BKdSg
AMAZON Link to My Favorites List
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls...
Prints Created
🎨 Print 1
Alcohol Ink
White acrylic paint
Bubble texture
Final white acrylic layer to pull the print
🎨 Print 2
Magenta acrylic paint
Bubble texture
Dollar Tree Chrome Nail Powders
White acrylic paint pull
🎨 Print 3
Alcohol inks
Transparency film used to create jagged agate-like lines
Gold acrylic paint pull
🎨 Print 4
Copper acrylic paint
Bubble texture
Alcohol inks with transparency film texture
White acrylic paint pull
🎨 Print 5
Alcohol inks
Transparency film texture
White acrylic paint pull
If you enjoy experimenting with Gelli printing, mixed media, alcohol inks, acrylic paint, and creative textures, I hope these techniques inspire you to try creating your own gemstone-inspired prints!
If you enjoyed this video, please give it a 👍, subscribe, and let me know in the comments which print was your favorite!
#gelliprinting #gelliplate #mixedmedia #alcoholink #acrylicpainting #printmaking #abstractart #agate #creativeprocess #arttutorial