Gel Press 10802 Gel Plate 8"X10"

Most fun I had in a long while. The learning curve isn’t steep and the possibilities are endless. You can pull out a print…and lo! And behold ! You have a stunning piece that’s uniquely you. I use copier paper, craft paint and everything else I can lay my hands on. Bubble wrap, textured rollers, quaint perfume bottles which have vintage patterns on the glass, take out dinner packages, even my dish washing scrubs. But be on your guard, fun as these maybe, the squishy squash thing is highly addictive.

Class 1 and very high quality product

Good product and item as described

ES UN GRAN PRODUCTO PARA ILUSTRAR CON IMPRESIONES!!!!! EL TAMAÑO ES PERFECTO!

Mooi product, werkt goed

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I recently learned about monoprinting and since I enjoy mixed media, decided to give these Gel plates a try. Same as Ranger but less costly. AND. I. AM. OBSESSED! I AM IN LOVE. I DON'T KNOW WHY OR HOW I LIVED WITHOUT IT LOL!😂. I could write a book on all the cool things I've done with these plates and all the things I still can't wait to try. Add in various kinds of alcohol markers, stamps & ink pads, even watercolor. Mix Chameleon micca powders with Liquitex Gel Medium to create your own custom, color shifting, metallic paints. I keep the more interesting prints to frame, place in my art portfolio, in binders or in scrapbooking. Or I cut or rip prints up to create collages, art etc. I have both the 8x10 & 5x7 plates, remove from clamshell, lay them on a sheet of plexiglass (10$ for 2 pieces on Amazon, stops me from staining my art desk) and start brayering on Liquitex acrylic paint. Better results than several Monte Mart sets and various craft paint acrylics (def recommend using some Liquitex mediums to change the thickness, thinner, texture or even glue down your collage pieces). I recently started using my Piñata Alcohol Inks, was worried about staining my new, pretty, crystal clear plate. So far no stains!! (They do however cloud up over time but this doesn’t affect the quality of the print). Tried this awesome method- brayer on a small to medium pump of gel alcohol hand sanitizer onto plate, drop your alcohol inks on-top. The gel gives it something to grab onto, creates some structure. Lightly brayer inks to mix or slightly move colors around, place a stencil if you like. Spray with isopropyl alcohol in a mister for more ink movement. When satisfied with your 'design' or image, puff air with alcohol ink blower until it starts to dry. Leave it be, takes about 2-5 mins to dry down. Then either lightly brayer white acrylic paint over top and pull a copy( It works well. You'll just end up with a white background instead of the plain alcohol ink). Or use my preferred method with 'Ranger Ink Tim Holtz Alcohol Lift-Ink' (get the bottle, NOT the pad version. Bottle size is same as the Piñata & Tim Holtz ink bottles. Is available on Amazon for about 15$). This product doesn't require the white paint to pull up the alcohol ink. Place a few drops along one edge & brayer gently across plate, hand sanitizer, ink &/ or isopropyl spray or drip. But don't over brayer it, will get muddy instead of blended or styled. Smooth a clean piece of paper and pull the entire image off (I use various papers including Strathmore sketch paper pad, 7$ for 100. High weight cardstock, 22$, box of 100. Cheap colored tissue paper, butcher paper, rice paper, acid free archival tissue paper, 12x12 Color Blok pads, book pages, tracing paper, marker paper. Even the pages I roll off various excess paint from my brayers can turn out stunners. Lots of experimenting! So stunning & gorgeous, the prints are amazing. You can do a similar project with similar results using the liquid Liquitex acrylic inks. They are slightly thicker so no base needed. My Gel plates remain unstained as well. Yay! I can't say enough good things about this brand. Treat your plates well & they can last a looong time. Baby wipes remove wet & dry paint from plate as does hand sanitizer & good old Dawn liquid soap & water. Occasionally give it a wipe of baby or mineral oil as the that's partly what it's made of & will increase longevity. And be careful not to mark up or damage the plate surface as these marks with show up in your art. Cheers!

Great.gel press. Nice size.