Gel Plate Printing How to Make Papers for a Giant Collage

Gel plate printing is my favorite way to make collage papers on purpose: the exact colors, weights, and textures a piece needs. My six-foot giant oyster collage taught me to start creating strategically! I’ll show you how I gel print on wallpaper liner, copy paper, and mixed media paper to build a range of neutrals, shadows, and darks. You’ll see roll-off papers, an alcohol texture trick, and why different paper weights matter before sanding. All supplies are linked below (keep scrolling). 📬 Join My Private Community (it’s FREE) If you’d like access to all of my Free Resources, including my Gel Plate Video Guide, the global list of medical exam paper sources, more mixed media tutorials, creative inspiration, and behind-the-scenes info from me, I’d love to have you join my private community. ⭐https://painted-paper-studio.kit.com/... ⭐ ______________ ☕️ Buy Me A Cup Of Coffee? ☕️ If you've enjoyed this video and would like to support this channel, you can buy me a coffee, and I'll think you're an angel! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/paintedp... 🥰 ______________ 🎨 Supplies Used Today Wallpaper Liner Paper https://www.wallpaperdirect.com/us/pr... Copy Paper https://amzn.to/3PM2Szr Canson XL Mixed Media Paper 12 x 18" https://amzn.to/3IapUjE 8"x10" Gelli Arts Gel Plate https://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1012498... 12 x12 Gelli Arts Gel Plate https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-10140... Giant Gel Plate 16x20" https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1012498... Glass Muddler https://amzn.to/4ifaUPN Brayers Soft Rubber Brayers https://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1012498... Liquitex Basics Titanium White https://amzn.to/3EQg69m Liquitex Basics Black (Mars) https://amzn.to/3QeqbSG Liquitex Gold https://amzn.to/4yFdgy1 Golden High Flow Acrylic - Light Phthalo Blue https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10124986... Golden Fluid Acrylics - Payne's Gray https://amzn.to/3PuAz8v Golden Fluid Acrylics - Titan Buff https://amzn.to/3PR3JQL Golden Fluid Acrylic - Transparent Iron Red Oxide https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1012498... Golden Fluid Acrylics - VanDyke Brown https://www.kqzyfj.com/click-10124986... Golden Open Acrylics - Quinacridone Magenta https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-10124... Isopropyl Alcohol https://amzn.to/3PRKc2F Small Palette Knives https://amzn.to/3sMAZ2G Plexiglass Sheets https://amzn.to/4rYmnHK The links listed above are/may be Amazon affiliate links or other affiliate links to supplies that I actually use. I may receive a small commission on purchases made through these links, but please be assured that purchasing supplies through them will not incur any additional cost for you; it simply helps support my channel. 💜 I genuinely appreciate your support! 💜 Chapters: 0:00 Gel plate printing collage papers with intention 1:14 Why I need thicker papers for this collage 1:21 What is wallpaper liner paper and why gel print on it? 2:52 Why use more than one gel plate at a time? 3:44 Using a glass muddler as a baren 5:18 Mixing paper weights for optical and actual texture 5:50 Building a neutral colorway for the oyster 7:15 What being strategic with collage papers looks like 9:14 Why roll-off papers make the best shading 10:24 8x10 vs 12x12 gel plate: which papers fit? 12:50 How to flatten curling liner paper 14:29 Why paper weight matters before sanding a collage 15:48 How a hint of blue cools a warm neutral 16:17 What to do when paint dries too fast on the gel plate 17:24 Why I keep my gel plates on Plexiglas 19:54 Using a 16x20 gel plate as a roll-off plate 21:31 Why does paper stick to the gel plate and tear? 22:32 Isopropyl alcohol texture on the gel plate 25:18 Adding darker colorways 27:47 Skip rolling with Van Dyke Brown 29:39 The fossil print 31:55 New to gel printing? Keep going 35:13 Why didn’t my print lift the paint? 37:28 Reviewing the strategic collage papers 40:45 Building darks without pure black