Thank you. I just found your channel, about 2 years late, it looks like. But you are doing exactly what I was wondering about. One bit of a tip that might not be well known is that many of those tips on the making pens are reversible. So if you really did "ruin" that one, try pulling it out and turning it over. You've not nothing to loose. And thank you again.

Now that I can breathe again after finding your world of art, have to say: What pleases me maybe most is that you start really making it right away without those too long trailers -Yeates Makes is totally true. Thank you, love you!

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

I can't bear my own waffle so could hardly subject others to it!!!!

I’ll watch any annoying advertisements, just to be able to see what you make and discover every time - it is always the most inspiring printing channel!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

That's sweet Karin!!! Cheers

This fine man is just as creative as all get out! I love watching his videos. Amazing the way his brain works. 👍

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

: ) Cheers

I've been eyeing those giant gel plates for a while, now, so I'm //really// looking forward to the unboxing video!!! This episode, on the other hand, sets me musing on the range of looks you've produced, over the last year or so: The masking tape technique; the other collagraph techniques; the wax crayon or grease pencil (or china marker) resist; the pop-art combinations of stencils/masks, photo and type transfers, with collage; all those Letraset examples.... So much diversity in technique and imagery. And now this great, more-expressive and -gestural technique. So nice to have someone researching all of these ideas for us! Thanks!!!

@FR-wc2dn

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with Xeno, great stuff here!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

No needs for thanks. I get a lot of motivation to for my own art in experimenting and sharing the videos. Also, getting all the feedback and questions, knowing there are many others out there who just love and need to make art, is lovely. It's easy to to get cynical about the world sometimes and, it might sound a bit corny, but encouraging each other to try new things, spark ideas, be curious is potentially really powerful : ) Warmest wishes

You satisfy the abstract expressionist cravings I have. Gelli arts master...

Amazing Tips to try. Thank you.I love the horses art.

Constantly a real source of inspiration!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

great to hear : )

Oh I like those crayons. Cant.wait to see another video

Just bought a gel plate to try out new ways of printing. This video is very helpful👍

@guizachristiane4824

3 ай бұрын

You can make your own gelli plate with Glycerin, Gelatine and water. So you can create how big your plate should be. See youtube Gerda Lipski create your own gelli plate. Only 3 ingredients. English subtitles. I suceed with my first own gelli and it cost only very few.

Politics would be ok.There is so much to talk about. Love your approach to art and your expertise at drawing. Love it. dina

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Just been filming using chalk drawings and building layers, encouraging me to be very expressive! Video will be out soon!

Wow! That was AMAZING!! LOVE your work. So interesting. By the way, I skip through all the Ads, unless it's Amnesty International! 🙏❤️🌸

I’m not sure how I missed this one but it’s great, as usual!

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: )

Such a great teacher

Eager to try using your transfer techniques. Thank you for sharing.

I love learning from your videos.

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Music to my ears : )

That was just what I needed . Spent the day trying to combine a dry point on plexiglass with gel plate background without much success . Tomorrow I can hit the ground running ! Thanks your videos are the BEST .

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Great news mary, hope you had some successes : )

Absolutely love your work.I expecially like that you don't do long talks at the beginning of your session and you go right to the work creating a wonderful piece. Also like how you use the gel plate under the paper or on top.Great instruction.Dina

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Lol! I would struggle to find something to do a long talk about, unless it was politics or music or something then would prob get a community strike from YT or send you all to sleep!

Love the print. Thanks for the tip about thick damp paper for drawing on 🙏

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure : ) Cheers for message

Oh yeah, i love Franz Marc's work, especially his horses. Great way to combine line and colour. Very inspiring! Thanks.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sue. I often wonder what would have become of Franz Marc and his art had he not died in the war. Glad you enjoyed the video ; )

Fun to follow you. GOT a lot of ideas. Great job you are dooing by learning others to try som new experiments. ❤

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) Glad you're having fun!

Love the purple and light green combo

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

I know, i love that new naples green!!!

Stunning work as usual Mark👌. I particularly like the Antony Gormley inspired print and can't wait to see what you come up with using your latest stash! 👍 🙏

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul, I'll have fun with it, got a few ideas brewing!!!

Super inspiring! I’m going straight to my gel plate.

@yeatesmakes

Ай бұрын

Do it! Hope you have fun

BEAUTIFUL 🥰 😍

Mark you have so many amazing ideas. I've never come across scribble drawings before and now I can't stop! It's such a great way to get a not so perfect drawing into something looking pretty good together with the paint. I always look forward to your new youtubes in my pop up notifications. So thanks again.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Scribble drawings, or any gestural mark making, in my opinion is the way forward if you want to build confidence in drawing. I love many approaches (as you've probably guessed from videos!) and can get lost in realism ,rendering etc but loose and scribbly definitely encourages a better understanding of form and encourages a less precious and self critical route. Most importantly, it encourages you to draw a lot, repeat, look again etc. Rambling on, sorry, I think the theory of drawing approaches and experience of drawing is fascinating!!!!!

Thats a fantastic outcome!

Love your videos. Great techniques

Franz Marc! Knew you were awesome 😎. Thanks for making these videos!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

I love him. Such a sad story, his early death to war. I wonder what great things he would have gone on to achieve in art.....

Love the way you use the gelpress and what a stunning piece, again. 🤩 You are a gifted artist.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yolande, lovely comment ; )

So many techniques! Love your videos!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

: ) I'm pleased

Another great video. Terrific inspiration.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

: ) cheers Jan

My fav so far!

Thank you for being such a generous teacher. I absolutely love the techniques you've discovered/created and will have a go myself as I can see loads of possibilities in my own paintings. Thanks again!

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

No problem, a pleasure to share : ) thanks for the lovely comment

Impressive prints and colours, you're a fantastic artist. Can't wait for that big boy you're about to use. Thanks Mark!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

It's out of the box! We are still making friends : )

Yowza! Super development! Thanks 🙏

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Kat : )

You are SO talented! Thanks for sharing.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure Diane, glad you enjoyed : )

Hi my friend 🌹... always impressed with your art skills ... it looks and sounds on the birds in your garden that you have a very nice and cozy garden ... how about bringing out surfaces and textures from what you have in the garden ... please do not press a bird down on the gel plate just maybe a feather 😅🦤🪶 ...

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

You spoil my fun! I was only going to press a few birds, and only for a short time!!! Always lovely to receive your comments Laila x I love my garden and growing flowers, building stuff. I'll put a project inspired by it on the list, a cruelty free one, I promise.

@lailapaila4605

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes 🤣❤️…

The expressive drawing is much livelier than the more static portrait from the previous video. You move along at the speed of light. If more people saw your processes gelli plate sales would explode.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris, that's a really sweet comment : )

Love love love. Going to do this technique tomorrow very excited

I love your videos! Very inspiring.

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Glad they are useful to you : )

Amazing artwork awesome presentations nice video

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers : )

Love, love, love your work. I’ve been working with a gelli plate for 12 years and you have opened a whole new world for me to explore. Thank you so much!

@yeatesmakes

9 ай бұрын

That's great to know, thanks for taking the time to comment : )

Wow, thank you *so* much for this video! ❤️ So many great ideas and techniques to try. I just bought my gel plate, haven't even unboxed it yet, but can't wait to make the embossing technique a part of my process. It actually fits perfectly for the painting I'm starting next, and for which I bought the gel plate. Thought I had to use tar gel to get my scribbly lines but this is off course easier (and finer!).

Very exciting work 💕

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

: )

Formidable,vous avez beaucoup de talent!... dommage,je ne comprend pas l'anglais mais j'apprécie vos démonstrations.

The halo around the collage piece is really appealing. And I loved using the border cutout, even with the imperfect result. So many wonderful ideas I can't wait to go try! Thank you!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Go for it! let me know how it goes!

Ha! I'm first to comment. I was wondering what your next discovery would be and you didn't fail to intrigue. The ways to push the limits of what can be done with a simple gelli plate is exciting. Way to go, Mark! (I can't wait to try this approach, too.)

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, glad you enjoyed. Really think this technique could be pushed in many directions!

I really dig that new light green paint color! That's one I would definitely find myself going back to. Remember the correction fluid for old stat camera films? That funky, rusty orange? Molotow's "Lobster" is a great match for it. It brings in lots of the old drafting vibes for me.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

oooh yeah, rusty orange with that will be great : )

I would also maybe try a printmaking paper to do the drawn emboss. Something like a Fabriano Tiepolo printmaking paper handles deep etching so could be good. It is 100% cotton so handles water soaking really well. Cheers Judy

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Great advice Judy, I'll look into it. have some Fabriano 4 but plan to buy a few papers to see which responds best...

You are an inspiration. Your ideas, vitality and talents are incredible. I love your channel. Thank you

Inspiring to see you experiment. Definitely looks like fun.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Fun first, worry about what it looks like later!!!!

@Squiffy1313

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes I will use this as my mantra!

Great again :))) thank you so much ♡

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure Andrea, really : )

Great to see your channel is thriving! You really do deserve it. I didn't catch the name of the other abstract gel plate artist you were talking about.

@Xenopticon

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, gina burgess. I'm not Mark, of course, but I believe you're referring to his mention of Drew Steinbrecher ( kzread.info?search_query=drew+steinbrecher ). Very few and quite brief videos, and //wonderful// style and techniques. Especially the one about the water-dappling technique, called "Amazing gel printing technique!". Enjoy! ...Orrrr... Maybe you were referring to Antony Gormley, whose name Paul Johnson caught, in his comment. (How about some screen titles, Mark? Names are hard!)

@ginaburgess9759

2 жыл бұрын

@@Xenopticon thank you. I'll check it out

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

xenopticon has covered this!

I tried alcohol recently - some dropplets come out smaller. Also saw a video how to use talc/baby powder or potato starch for a dreamlike effect of stary night. BUT I am commenting to say that I LOVE your results and you have been an inspiration for quite some time now. I have always liked gelli plate but I got a bit bored with craft - like uses of it. This is awesome - thank you! (and sent you a small donation because I really enjoy what you do with the plate!)

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for donating, it really helps me move toward getting more time to make art and videos for you. and thanks also for the lovely, encouraging comments, they mean a lot : ) x

Dang Mark that emboss collograph piece ame out very well. I liked these images a lot. Using damp paper to create very indented lines is a great idea. I wonder if pencil would have worked too. Maybe a heavier 6B or 9B woodless graphite pencil like koohinoor.

Lovely! Thank you!

Awesome!!

Love your style ❤

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) cheers priscilla

I'm glad you're making money doing this! They are great instructional videos. And I don't see any advertisements. Go figure.

Thank you so much Mark, I really really enjoyed watching you creating those wonderful print’s. I really really love ❤️ them both, but the horses are my favourite one. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mags. : )

What great demos! I sometimes watch them numerous times to understand the process….you include so much (which I am grateful for!) I’m learning!!!

OMG, Mark.... knocked it outta the park with this one! I realize I now need to learn how to somehow archive your videos so I can find them again easily. I am chuffed to try ALL THESE COOL TECHNIQUES!! You are my hero, indeed!!!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Carolyn, pretty sure you can create your own playlists on KZread to save all your faves : )

Loved the second print, right up my street. Really versatile techniques.

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) glad you enjoyed it Lindy

Hi Mark ☀️new to your channel, loving it , greetings from 🇩🇪

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Cloe, welcome aboard and glad channel is of interest and use to you : )

I’ve only had my Gelli plate for a week and I’m loving it. I’m really enjoying watching all your experiments, such lovely work.

A fan from Denmark Here🙂 I love to see all the Experiments you are doing. Can’t wait to see what’s comming up next time. Thank you for sharing👍

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

More on the way soon Susan, been having a break over the summer : )

Good one, Mark!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

cheers Lisa : )

Mark, thank you so much for sharing. This looser expressive style of drawing is very in tune with the way I go. Biro is a favourite drawing tool and I too feed the local horses and donkeys (and rescue baby lambs from ditches!!!) I have already experimented after your first face drawing and got some impressive line prints of a hare. So am inspired and enthused with this demo. New to your channel btw but loving it! 👍👍👍

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Vera, welcome aboard and cheers for leaving such a lovely comment. : )

That is what I am trying to do today.Haven't done it this way before watching your video which was amazing.You certainly can draw beautifully.

Amazing. The spectral effect of the water droplets is very powerful.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ann : ) glad you enjoyed it

I've watched nearly all your videos in 2 days. Loving them. X

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Glad you're enjoying them Penpal : )

So glad to hear you are more able to get art supplies. I cannot wait to see what amazing art you create with new tools and your terrific “experiments! 👏👏👏

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Melissa, already in love with the big gel plate I bought! So many possibilities!

Very cool demos here. I wouldn't think of these inventive techniques on my own, that's for sure! Am beginning with my small plate. Anyway, looking forward to the next video with the resist crayons and bigger plate--wow!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

You're in for some fun!

Glad we r all watching the same channels 🤣 Drew is great... back to u, what a few scribbles can do amazing 🤪 thx for sharing.. waiting in anticipation for your next video 🤩🤣

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Love his style

muchas gracias,un video muy interesante¡¡

Hi Mark, again great experiments you did:) The last one is a real work of art!!! Wow! I'm looking forward to the unboxing video. I also have the caran dache neocolor I. They are fantastic for painting with mixed media. I can't wait to see how they work on the giant gel plate:)) Thank you very much x

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I got the big plate out, kind feel like a pizza chef tossing it around, all a bit alien at the moment!!!

fascinating

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: )

Love your videos. Also, good to see male demonstrators of art and craft. You don't see many of them on YT. I love the technique. I've been looking at ways of doing monoprinting; I didn't realise that the Gelli plate was so useful. Is it possible to clean the Gelli plate? Thanks again.

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouragement and glad you are enjoying videos. Gel plate, it turns out, can be used in so many ways! You can clean the plate with soap and water, baby oil and cloth. A nice idea is to roll on some acrylic then lift all the crusty stuff with a sketchbook page. You can then collage and draw on it ; )

Appreciate how much you share. I'll be trying my gel plate, but with simple ideas. I haven't used pay pal for overseas. Hoping you received my donation. You have put a lot of time and expense. Thank you.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Christina, your kind gesture did make it through, hugely appreciated. I do put a lot of time and expense in, but payback through the community and ideas and motivation that are growing with the channel is so worth it. : )

This one has really sparked my creative juices. Thank you!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Great news!!!!

The expressive marks on the horses is so good and freeing. The greenish tinted paint is good for refining around the image. Apparently very popular because Golden brand produces one, too. Would love to see your images in person. Wow, mega is right! Gel plate envy. Love the Caran d'ach Neo 1 wax pastels. Such quality art material that have so many uses. You will enjoy those, I'm sure. Ooo, can't wait.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Still haven't tried the Caran Dache with the plate yet... been very distracted with oil pastel / paper collagraph combo!!!!

I continue to be astonished by the ongoing inventiveness of people using the gel plate! This incredible art tool has certainly moved on from the early days. I love what you have done with your wonderfully free and expressive lines, and especially the effects in the final drawing with the halo effect and the water spots blotted off. I have used that technique with inked backgrounds but never thought of using it with the gel plate. Great video!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, I've really enjoyed exploring the gel plate over the last year, adapting it and using past printing knowledge to see where it can be pushed. I love it!

So colorful and fun! Masterfully done!

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) cheers

Great again as always, love your videos and your fantastic ideas.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers for ongoing support and encouragement, lovely to know you're still tuning in!

You never fail to inspire! Great video!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Very kind Mary, thanks : )

Thanks.

@yeatesmakes

Жыл бұрын

: ) you're welcome

Awesome! Love your videos. Keep them coming!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers, more coming!!!

is this second print available? so beautiful. absolutely brilliant channel!

Love this! Thanks for sharing 💗

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure, you're welcome : )

Great stuff Mark 👍😊

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Debbie, was fun!

Really enjoyed the video, very inspired by the techniques you have used! :)

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Lucy, been getting quite into the gel plate, encourages a lot of experimentation : )

When will your website be finished? So excited to see your new work, especially these fine art gel prints you're making! Love, love, love your videos!!!

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

on the way, struggling with time and wanted to finish a few more pieces to put on there : )

I love the looseness in this work and this technique. Have you tried a chine colle print technique in gelli-plate? I saw another gel-plate YT video on the technique but it just didn’t have the flair of your work and style. Wondering if you would consider doing one?

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

I'm on it Pat, lovely suggestion : )

Loved the horses. Are there in ur we site?

Loved this! Is there a video with the Caran dAche crayons?

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

to my surprise, they didn't work for transfers. will make a video with them though as they are really lovely to draw with!!!!

Fantastic! Could you direct me towards the video where you made GP pale prints which you then used for fine pen botanical illustration

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/aH1hk9aFZ8awgNY.html Here you go : )

I went from an 8 x 10 to a 9 x 12 plate, the bigger size was very freeing. I have looked at largest size but can't really justify it for my crafting world.

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Well, its out of the box and we are slowly bonding!!!

Hi, Mark I am so happy for your videos. Have you tried printing any of your things onto fabric???

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

Hi pauline, no, not yet, I feared the heavier textures would make it tricky to get a clean print on. Am intending to give it a go though as a few people have mentioned it - might be a bit of a disastrous video!!!!!!

As usual a great video, just a heads up about those huge gel plates…I got one a few years ago. I didn’t check it out properly right away but put it a cupboard (it took so long to get to me that the project I wanted it for was done), fast forward 6 months and I got it out. It was covered in tiny bubbles on both sides. I should have sent it back, but it was 6 months ago. I thought it would be fine and you wouldn’t notice them…they were horrible. It may have been a bad batch, but I would have thought quality control would have picked it up. Fingers crossed yours is pristine. Keep up the great work, I know I’m not alone in that I look forward to your videos.

@Xenopticon

2 жыл бұрын

I have some experience with those bubbles, and I (somewhat accidentally) found a way to heal them. First, they happen when the plate is not stored on a very flat, smooth surface, or when there are air bubbles trapped between a plastic cover(s) and the plate. I had received a plate that already had these trapped bubbles (and resulting pits), and you're absolutely right about how horrible they are. I've seen one KZreadr who stores her plate between sheets of paper, instead of plastic, to prevent bubbles. But it seems to me that that would speed up leaching out the mineral oil the plate is impregnated with. That mineral oil is a part of why the plate works so well with acrylics. Also, the mineral oil seems to be the key to repairing a pitted surface. I still had the original plastic sheets that came with the plate in question (12" x 14"). The super-mega plate Mark is talking about unboxing doesn't come with a plastic case (at least in the US), and I'm not sure whether it comes packed between plastic sheets or not. I think some sort of smooth, air-tight seal would be important for this repair technique, but I'm not sure of that. I read comments about one person storing their super-large gel plate on a cookie sheet; probably a sheet of glass or the right kind of plastic (that wouldn't be harmed by the mineral oil) would also work. All I did to repair the pits was slather the area in and surrounding the surface pits with mineral (aka "baby") oil. (Why people ever thought this petroleum product was okay to smear on babies, I don't know, but that was one of its original purposes.) Then, I //carefully// laid one corner of the cover-plastic on the corner of the plate, and I slowly rolled the sheet down onto the plate, pressing and sliding my fingers firmly along the bend where the sheet meets the plate, smoothing it down across its width, to avoid introducing more air bubbles. I don't know how long it takes for the healing to occur. I had stacked the encased plate with a bunch of other stuff and then lost track of the plate, for several months. When I relocated it, however, there were no marks on the plate. Given how expensive these silicone gel plates are, it's definitely worth the time and effort to see whether you can get them to puff back up and fill those shallow pits. Otherwise, they will tend to print on everything you pull from the plate. At the time, the process of reapplying the plastic cover sheet without trapping bubbles felt like it was more time-consuming and tedious than would likely be worth it. It's way easier to trap bubbles than it seems like it should be. Also, getting the alignment of the sheet just right, so the whole assembly would fit back into the clamshell (in the case of the 12x14 plate) was tricky. Now, what I do when repacking the plate is get the plastic sheet well-aligned, however I can, air bubbles or no. Once I'm sure the assembly will fit back into the case, I peel the sheet up from one corner, almost to the diagonally-opposite corner, and roll it back down smoothly, massaging out any trapped air as I go. Also, whenever you clean the plate, wiping with mineral oil before packing it back up may well help maintain its cushy, squishy plumpness. Hope this is useful!

@lynnew.3675

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that info…Yes, mine was the mega large plate that I purchased here in New Zealand. I do wonder if the bubbles happened during transit as I can’t imagine gelli arts quality control letting them get sold. I have cleaned my plates (I have a lot😉) with baby oil before but I hadn’t realized that it could help and repair defects. Currently it is stored on a large tile, so I will look at doing what you suggested. Thanks again…I hope Mark doesn’t have this issue, but this post will hopefully help him if he does. 😊

@yeatesmakes

2 жыл бұрын

I took it out of the box and all looked good. A bit intimidated by it to tell the truth!!!

@melissajordan7781

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes No worries! Just do a Yeates Makes Experiment!👍

@Xenopticon

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeatesmakes We have faith in you!!!