This is really amazing! I loved every second of this video. I'll be watching again and sharing with all of my printing friends. The thing that has always frustrated me is the more "crafting" side of using a gel plate. This truly feels like fine art level. Kudos to your innovation. You make this purchase very tempting!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carole, that's a really lovely message. Bowled over by all the positive feedback and that people are finding videos useful : ) x

@thelastwin

2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more.

@phyllisjeanfulton

2 жыл бұрын

I’m in agreement with you. Gel plate is only the bare beginning. 👍🏻

I absolutely love the crow monoprint!! I have a magpie I have linocut that I should dig out to play with. It's funny because I don't think I have the patience for masking tape collograph but I will happily carve a lino block! Great video as usual! Tfs

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

hi pippi, don't be put off, if you have patience for lino you'll easy get through masking tape technique : )

You can make tour own gelli plates any size you want and much cheaper than buying them. They work great and last a long time. I love your work and your videos.

If “chuffed” means really happy, then I’m chuffed to have watched this video! I have been at my plates all day, wondering if I am ready for the big plate and after viewing this video, I am convinced it’s time to order! I enjoy working larger. You also answered a long lingering question of using canvas board. Awesome video! You made my day.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

You only live once Gretchen so treat yourself x

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

chuffed is happy btw! i had to look it up but apparently comes from old english meaning 'swollen with fat''. i can kind of see the link!!!!

Your absolutely spectacular process and work is second only to your generous spirit! You’ve inspired me to try this to get thru a struggle I am currently facing with my backgrounds. Thank you. 🙏

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing for backgrounds. Tonight I ma going to do an A2 Otis Redding on canvas board and most of the fun will be in layering, sanding, collaging that background : )

@Kellycreator

Жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes can I see it? I love Otis. Your Augustus print is fab. As a textile artist, I would love to see stitching and possibly more mixed media. A technique I’ve used is to glue ripped newspaper down onto canvas board, paint over with tinted gel medium and sand the edges so they blend into board.

@susanlaskey7778

10 ай бұрын

I am over the moon with your true art fabrications. I love crafting but you use gel plates at a much higher level. Very inspiring

You’re one of the lucky few who got that size plate. Now sold out on literally every art supplier.

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

www.jacksonsart.com/gelli-plate-gel-printing-plates available at this online shop

Hey Yeates! This is top shelf stuff-showing how gel plates etc. can be used for more than scrapbook/card making/etc stuff! Well done.

Oh, I just LOVE this. The crow/raven is so expressive. I have crows, and wish they would befriend me. But they are country crows and don't need our offerings of food, so they stay away. I love all your videos. And its a joy to see how you create.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Shannon, I have very friendly Robins and blackbirds in my garden... the rooks roost near my house and make a real racket at bedtime so I don't want to befriend them!!!!

... L'Art et La Manière... 30 minutes de Bonheur à voir naître et vivre Le Bel Oiseau ainsi que votre superbe portrait d'homme!!! Vos coups de crayons sont d'une rare intensité et vos différentes techniques, un Bel Enseignement !!! Merci pour ce partage de Haut Vol!

This is so inspiring. I am amazed by how reliable your transfer process is I still can't get it to happen reliably. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

mine are pretty reliable but it took a while to realise how much difference timing, thickness of paint and pressure makes...

Your prints are getting more and more professional! Maybe it has something to do with the size but both your prints are fantastic. So nice to hear that you fell in love with this large plate. And then that skinny brayer...I've been searching but I can't find it. Does your partner have a little tip? Or...keep it to yourself, sell them and go rich, because I think the gelplate/mixed media world will go crazy over them 🤪... I'll be the first to buy one! You're a true gelplate specialist, thanks Mark! 👍

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mieke, I will ask her to go back through emails and see if she has a receipt for it. Definitely in love with the big plate!

What a fabulous video! I love how you have combined the techniques from previous videos. Thanks so much for trying new things and sharing your knowledge. You are a gem!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Lori, glad you're still enjoying : )

So amazing thank you !!!

I've got that one, and I love it. You don't NEED to use the entire space, but having that option is great

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, agreed, it's like stretching out in a big pool after having your knees up in the bath for a year!

Wow I thought my 12x14 was big. But that is huge and glorious, and I can see many positives with this. And I have found Amsterdam is one of my favorite acrylics to work with, especially my base layer. Thank you for your videos and sharing your skills., you are so inspiring.

@Tamb1

2 жыл бұрын

Oh and I love that skinny brayer

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tam B

This is so inspiring! Love your techniques, and hope to try them all myself. Thanks 🙏🏻

Brilliant!

WOW! you have blown my mind with all your Gelli printing techniques, thank you, will definitely be recommending you to all of my subscribers😁

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

That's great Suzi, thanks! I'll give your channel a plug too : )

@suzieqmakes

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes that's very kind, I'm no where near as talented as you but I try lol😅

You are getting famous ! So many comments ! I am proud of you and of course, like all the others, grateful !

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Not sure about famous but it is really lovely to read so many supportive comments and know that folks are inspired to try something new : ) Thanks, as ever, for comments and support marijke x

I absolutely love watching you work! So inspiring! Thank you!

Great lesson!

incredibly inspiring! thank you for your generosity in sharing your processes.

Both these pieces are wonderful and I love seeing all the techniques you combine to make these.

Fantastic!

Wow. I love it.

That's amazing mate! Thanks again

Thank you, really great technics.

Just loved this video. Your work is amazing

Oh my god, this video was absolutely riveting the entire way through. Incredible work! ❤

Amazing, inspiring, so very cool. I am in awe. You take printing with a gel plate to a whole new level! Thank you so much for sharing it all! I've only recently discovered your videos and I'm so happy I did. Taking time to watch and save them all. Your art is awesome. Thank you again for sharing it, your process and your time!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Such a lovely comment, thanks. A pleasure to share : ) Glad you're finding the channel useful

I absolutely loved this video. Your enthusiasm is contagious.

Whoa this was amazing. Love how you mix your techniques and play. Learned a lot. But mostly enjoyed watching you work. Thank you.

I could watch you do this all day. Your process is fascinating and I love both pieces.

Wonderfully edited for momentum and interest. I can imagine the real time work took many hours. I love the screenprint look achieved with some of these methods without the excess bother. Congrats on making most of humongous gelli plate. Working on that takes real artistic commitment as a bad result would be hugely disappointing. Reversing the guy's image on photocopier before transfer could be interesting, too.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris, the work did take a while but you make the time when its fun! the screen print look technique is something i'm really pleased to have developed, as you say, actual photo emulsion screen printing is a lot of bother...

I'm so blown away by your vision and creativity...thank you for sharing so many fabulous techniques! I love your videos!

that crow brings joy to my heart.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

That's great Jayne, I love to see them, and the rooks going to roost at night. My favourites are Jackdaws, beautiful birds : )

Just brilliant!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers : )

WOW!!!!!!! Mind blown! Thank you for sharing these techniques. It is so inspiring! Ive never seen anything like it THANK YOU!

These are absolutely marvelous!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Destiny, was a fun intro to big gel plate : )

Brilliant and glorious!!!!! Enjoyed the process and your joy in art making!!!!

So fun to watch your process and fabulous results!

Fabulous!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

: )

Magnificent!

Many thanks for your amazing inspirational work 😊

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

: ) A pleasure

Ur enthusiasm is contagious and ur videos simply fantastic !

So inspirational. Thank you 😊

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) cheers

I learned so much in this little video. Thank you!!

Your ideas are phenomenal! Thank you for sharing!

Love your art

You just get better and better--both at finding new ways to exploit the potential of gel plates and at delivering quality productions that convey huge amounts of information and inspiration with great economy. On pretty much any other channel,--especially art channels--I'd evaluate the likelihood that a 30-minute video would be worth sitting through. Here, I just dove in, knowing I'd emerge yet-more-inspired and better informed. You delivered in spades! These pieces are awesome creations, and really expand upon the techniques you've explored in other videos, over the last year-plus. Registering your individual, shaped plates directly on the print is a great idea (so long as there's no risk the tape will pull up your ink!). ...Now that I write that, I'm thinking perhaps a longer "tail," even if of scrap paper or mat (mount) board, would let you fix the position, without risking the surface character of your print. I also greatly appreciate the evaluative comments on the utility of a plate that size. Waiting for this video was like being a kid waiting for Christmas. I've been eyeing a 16 x 20 gel plate for some months, now, but wondered whether I'd actually make use of it. Your results have convinced me it's right up my alley. Kudos also to your partner for nabbing the skinny brayer for you. You put it to exceptionally good (if delayed) use. It occurs to me that the small area of contact might also deliver an intensified pressure, much like the rounded bowl of the wooden spoon you use to rub down your prints. But those marks it makes are, indeed, exceptionally nice. I particularly love the crow print. (Check your email.) Partly that's because I particularly love crows. They're such designerly birds; rather like penguins but without the overbearing flash and too-cute bowling pin bodies. But even more than the fact I love crows, I love your print because of the range of expressive marks and techniques you incorporated into the image. Sorry if I repeat superlatives too often, here; I flail to come up with new ones on this channel. But that print is absolutely stunning! Definitely among the best work I've seen you post!

@FR-wc2dn

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with everything you say, Xeno!

@Xenopticon

2 жыл бұрын

@@FR-wc2dn Clearly, you are a person of great insight! LOL But seriously, thank you. I appreciate your supportive comments!

@ruthwarnock2736

2 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with Xeno! Your giant gel plate video is incredible. The other demos are excellent as well but this one has raised the bar. So professionally produced. It has been informative and inspiring to view and review all of the stages of your work. You are the rock star of the art tutorial channels! Thank you for your generosity.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Xeno, as ever, thank you so much for the comment. I was worried about publishing a longer video - felt a bit self-indulgent! I am delighted people feel there is enough in there to justify 30 mins. Go for it with the larger plate, I've only used it three times and am totally convinced it's worth it in terms of freedom to push techniques. Thanks so much for the support and loyalty to the channel x

@Xenopticon

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes You're most welcome for any support I've been able to provide. It's much deserved! I forgot to say elsewhere that I vote for the video on combining laser prints. I'd really like to see your take on piecing them to achieve a larger imaging area. I've got some ideas of my own, as well, and would love to see what you come up with!

This is just flippin' incredible!!!! Such amazing talent and creativity.... and you are great at teaching it in an understandable way!! Thank you!

Super turorial/demonstration of your techniques. Thank you.

Absolutely amazing!😍😍😍 Thank you for sharing!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure June : )

Brilliant - so clever! Thankyou for sharing 🙂

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure : )

Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us! This is a video I'll watch many times!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

That's lovely, glad you got something from it : )

Terrific image, and ingenious method.

Absolutely love this video and your outcomes. Youre teaching us so much 😊 thank you

Amazing Job! 👏🏼

Awesome techniques, thanks.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Debbie : )

A wonderful inspiring video! Your work is great and you make it look so easy. Thank you so much for sharing. 😀

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Janice. I reckon the videos, in being sped up, edited etc prob make it look easier. I don't film my thinking and drying time!!!!!

Brilliant technique very interesting

This is a great video for inspiring me to finally unpack my Gel plates that I purchased about 5 or 6 years ago. A local art supplier was closing shop and studio and the reduced prices were so low I couldn’t resist. Now I’m seriously considering it might be time to start using them 😎

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

release them from their boxes!!!!!

@margueritemitchell1829

9 ай бұрын

❤🎉

Fantastic!!

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) cheers Janet

Your work is so inspiring!!!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jeka, glad you enjoyed : )

Love your work and videos. Very inspiring.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, glad you enjoyed : )

Gorgeous work!!!!

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) cheers

I love this channel ! Thank you

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, glad you like it : )

Another fantastic video. Thanks so much!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure Mary - cheers ; )

Wow, just discovered you. Only recently acquired a gelli plate, you've inspired me to play! What fun is this going to be?! Absolutely love both your pieces 💗 Well done on great art and a great video to explain your process. So kind of you to share ... Now I need to watch more of your videos ☺️👏

Love your work.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

: ) cheers minna

Always fantastic ! What a work ! Thanks for sharring !

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure, glad you enjoyed : )

You have very unique ways of working with the gelli plate. Love it! Love your work.

Thanks so much for sharing the joy 🥰

Amazing!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers :0

Really enjoyed that!! As always it's inspiring to see how you mix a very deliberate drawing style with the loose graphic experimentation of shape and color. What a wonderful gift you've given us, so many techniques for combining drawing with printing. So great you were able to give yourself the large plate to work on!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Janet, a pleasure to share and I'm really bowled over by all the appreciative comments and encouragement : )

Wow! Love! That’s a lot of work, but it sure does show in the end result with all the yummy texture and layers! Thank you for sharing 💜

Really enjoyed watching this, thank you for sharing 😊

You are such a brilliant artist. I LOVE your work. So inspiring.

Thank you so much for the time to create this video. I have watched a number of your videos but until today have not been able to have a successful transfer process. Inspired by you whilst travelling to the uk I bought some Amsterdam paint and today I persevered & created my first print that worked. I think the extra time in the plate helped too. I am so excited at taking my creativity on a new journey. Thank you

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure to share Gina. And I'm delighted you managed to get a successful printing session. Trial and error and we get there! : )

You had me at crow. But as soon as you mentioned book, I paused the video, hit Google and purchased immediately. It’s said one doesn’t find a good book, it finds you. Thank you 🖤

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Love it! If you enjoy, get 'Lanny' by the same author, that's a cracker : ) x

Both pieces are PHENOMENAL!!! " Respect! "

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) Cheers Deborah

Gorgeous work! Thank you for the detailed explanations. Gonna have to try it.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hope it goes well : )

Absolutely BRILLIANT !!!!! Thank you so much .

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Judith, very kind : )

Wow! A really great Gelliplate!

Wow. Great pieces. Very clear instruction. And fun.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Fun first, always!

I find everything you do so inspiring! Love, love, love the bird piece especially!!!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paula, glad you enjoyed. That paper collagraph techniue is loads of fun, you get some really unexpected results, as well as some predictable ones too!

You are a total bad ass! thank you for sharing your art and ideas with us!

Mark, Another fantastic video with two very different, yet wonderful pieces! Love how you dove right in and didn't seem to hesitate or get intimidated by the mega-plate. The poster size seems like a great fit for you. So much going on here that I will have to view a few times at least. Glad that the channel has provided you with a bit of income to dazzle us even more.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Susan, no hesitation!!!! was itching to have a go with it!!! Glad you enjoyed the video : )

A fellow printmaker sent me your link last night - and I have been 'binge watching' ever since. You are so generous and such a brilliant and inspirational communicator - thank you so much. I knew nothing about gel printing - now I can't wait to try!

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

With a bit of imagination, its a really versatile bit of kit - you'll love it!

You’re so inspiring!!!!!! So much precision !!!!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Lucy, it's interesting, the precision thing. What I've found quite liberating moving to gel plate from lino, collagraph and dry point is that it is much more forgiving in terms of precision. your layers can be a bit off and it doesn't seem to matter so much.

You are a joy. And a wonderful teacher!!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Jo, that's really kind to share : )

Awesomeness

Dang, dude, those were awesome lessons, with absolutely beautiful results! Thank you, thank you.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Alice, thanks so much, was a fun one to make. Just cracked the big gelli out again and been playing...

Been waiting for this video! Wow! You are so talented! Looks amazing...

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, glad you liked and was a fun one to make!!!

Great stuff, can't wait to see the bigger pieces

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Will be more coming I'm sure!

your work is so gorgeous

Thank you so much for sharing your art is so beautiful and and I appreciate the time that you take I will start to follow you and watch what else you do love love your work

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Teresa : )

Just came across this video. Your work is amazing...and your techniques, even more amazing. Thank you!

Your work is inspiring…thank you for sharing. I appreciate your great instruction and delivery.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure and thanks for positive comment : )

I love your work and channel