Gelli Plate Printing: Mixed-Media Monoprinting Without a Press

For me,This has been the best printing book for this type of printing plate that I have read. Clear pictures for each method and easy to follow instructions. A Well prepared tutorial book.

This is a great book for anyone wanting to explore the Gelli Plate method of print making. There are lots of very good photos and illustrations to take the mystery out of this exciting art form, and the instructions are very easy to understand. There is a lot of inspiration in this book and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to learn the steps in making prints using this medium.

The first book to buy if your beginning. This is laid out and well arranged starting with a history and suggested kit basics. The book shows how to print as well as displaying the works of various artists and their techniques. Of all the books I have acquired on the subject, this is one of the very best.

Brand new, but I have not used it just yet. I have a workshop later today with Tisia Blackburn out of San Francisco at the Sacramento downtown University Art store. She will show different methods of doing mono-printing using this Gelli Plate and RVS BFK white paper and Golden Open Acrylic with gel medium and Stencils by StencilGirl. After the class within a few days, I will use this Gelli Plate and the RVS BFK paper along with some Golden Open Acrylic and gel medium and some other stencils. I have viewed the use of Gelli plate on Youtube and there are several different methods. Tisia is a representative of Golden and know the product well. She does mostly abstract art with Acrylic. I do mostly watercolor impressionistic and expressionistic art work on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press watercolor paper. This Gelli plate is new to me and looks like it will be a fun experience. Joan Bess book has lots of ideas. I bought lots of stencils and some blank stencils with hot stencil cutter. However, her idea of using a laminated mask is a great idea. Joan has a simple silhouette of a lady using laminated mask on pages 28 and 29. She also has many other ideas that are great.

I’ve had several Gelli print books, but this one is by far the most concise, easy to understand and answers the questions that I’ve had with gelli printing

Informative and nicely layed out.

If you love your Gelli plate, you're going to love this book! Written by Joan Bess, the creator of the Gelli plate, it is a prime source of information. Plus, she features a gallery with over 20 examples by top artist who share a brief description of their process. This is not a project and templates book, but a technique book, so there's a plethora of opportunities to use your imagination as you explore the possibilities. You may be able to find many of these techniques online. However, I love having it all neatly at my finger tips without having to use up my creative time conducting searches on the internet. I highly recommend this book!

Great book ... This is a terrific reference for Gelli Plate Print Making. The information is well presented in photos and verbiage. There is so much information packed into this book that I learn something new every time I pick it up. Extremely well written ... Joan Bess has to be a professional educator and technical writer. You do not have to read between the lines ... Instructions are detailed and thorough. At the same time your imagination and creativity is definetly triggered and you are driven to do this and try that ... And what if???

I bought this after being a bit disappointed with another gel plate book I bought which didn't live up to expectations. This is much more me! It's more lively and colourful and seems to be more in tune with the ideas I have and the way in which I work. It may also be that it is aimed at someone with as little experience as I have of gel plate printing but, whatever it is, it is much more exciting for me and much more appealing. I love the way in which the projects are laid out with heaps of pictures which make steps instantly clear. The book is jargon-free which is also essential for beginners as it's really frustrating if you have to keep checking on a multure of strange terms. Neither cheap nor expensive; it's about right for an instructional book teaching basic steps in a recently started craft. Simple and straightforward is good by me!

Très bien conçu pour commencer

Gelli printing is THE innovation of the XXIrst Century for all mono-printers and this book explains in many easy way how to create beautiful grounds or work of art! It's easy, fun and inspiring! I recomment that book to all beginners but to experimented artists too!

Tolle Erklärungen und Ideen, gut beschrieben (in Englisch)

Great gel plate. It’s reasonably priced and excellent quality. Used it a few times and I’m already starting to produce amazing prints on it!