Creating Stenciled Papers

What can you do with the papers you make Gelli® printing?  You can build on the colors and lines already there with a stencil to create your own custom artful patterned papers.  Something strange has been happening to me…I have been having fun with subtle coloring. Not sure what is happening, but when the muse talks I have learned to listen!

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Watch Creating Stenciled Papers from a Gelli Print®  on YouTube.

Here’s the print that spoke to me because of all the lines of color.

You can see how I made this paper in my What’s the best paint for the Gelli Plate. (It’s near the end of the video.)

Using white paint, I stenciled each of the patterns on  Connected Eyes Layer Me and Iron Grate Layer Me stencils on the paper.  One of the reasons I designed the Layer Me stencils is I wanted patterns that coordinated and were capable of creating lots of different looks.

The next layer of color came by putting the coordinating pattern from the Layer Me stencil on top which adds subtle depth.  Enjoy a little chuckle in the video as I forgot how to follow my own plan.

Finished it off with some scribble journaling with a fine liner.  Where will I go with this paper next?  Might use it in a collage, in an art journal, but for right now I am happy simply enjoying looking at it.

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