{"id":2352,"date":"2022-10-23T11:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T16:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2352"},"modified":"2022-10-23T11:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T16:25:43","slug":"monotype-prints-on-a-gelli-plate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?p=2352","title":{"rendered":"Monotype Prints on a Gelli Plate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I bought an 8\u201dx10\u201d Gelli plate to play around with. You know how it goes\u2026 one day I spotted a video on making monotypes on a Gelli plate, and the next day I\u2019m researching small printing presses! Luckily, common sense, limited space, and a total lack of the understanding of print making brought me right back to buying an inexpensive Gelli plate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2350\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1666521584&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0603\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0603-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Monotypes are weird because you have to ask yourself, why am I not painting this on a piece of paper? A monotype is a one-shot deal. You can get ghost (second) prints but they\u2019re only that, a ghostly image. I purchased this specifically to be able to create a moody and somewhat unpredictable background that I\u2019d draw or paint over. Honestly, so far that hasn\u2019t really happened. I think it will take a lot of practice to achieve what\u2019s in my imagination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/?attachment_id=2354\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad mini 4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1666524213&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_0605\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/horsenettle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/img_0605-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So far, I\u2019ve practiced with block printing ink and an old brayer, with Neocolors and drops of ink. I\u2019ve had some fun with stencils and filling in the open areas with crosshatching, which is very freeing and gets me to loosen up and embrace stylizing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bought an 8\u201dx10\u201d Gelli plate to play around with. You know how it goes\u2026 one day I spotted a video on making monotypes on a Gelli plate, and the next day I\u2019m researching small printing presses! 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