Top 5 Papers for the Gelli Arts™ Plate

SHOP PAPERS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO ⬇️⬇️
Copy Paper (More expensive than the standard but VERY good quality)

Calligraphy Paper

Glassine Paper

Archival Tissue Paper
White
Kraft

The vintage ephemera I usually source from thrift stores but here are some new alternatives:
Graph Paper
Column Paper
Ledger Book

Onion Skin

SHOP ALL OF MY FAVORITE PAPERS ⬇️⬇️

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In todays' 10 min workshop this we explore the top 5 best papers for gel plates, the different application for each paper type plus an inexpensive source for an alternate onion skin paper!

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[tsrmovies]

These short workshops are fantastic. I love all your content but adding in these shorter ones is genius.

[pamelafickesmiller]

Glassine paper is a nice discovery. I have a case from when I was shipping photos. Great news. I live your book with reference video. You are a great instructor.

[MaryPrasadArt]

I'm not sure if anyone mentioned this, but the Daiso papers (calligraphy/rice in your video) are dollar store buys. If you have a Daiso store near you, it's probably $1.25 to $1.50 a pack. They do have an online store but I believe you need to order 10 at a time. Thanks for the info!

[bethreese]

I like sketch weight paper for printing/collaging a lot. Also, I have a lot of packages of scrapbook printed papers. There are always some I don't like, so I print over them. The paper is nice quality. Sometimes I completely cover the image on the paper, sometimes I layer over it and can still see some of the design underneath. Some of them are white on the back, so I use that side. So no risk in printing on them since I wasn't fond of the paper in the first place.

[brigitteshantieaglemeare]

I used to lead a woman's shelter and were in contact with nuns who gifted me stacks of papers which I now think are vintage onion skin. I did not know what I had at that time. I used them up with eco printing and rust designs.
Thanks for this helpful little workshop Robyn

[debbielewis]

What a great idea! A quick 10 minute workshop! Thank you!

[apaxicana]

It's good to have a video source just on paper to use on the geli plate. As always, thanks!💫

[amherst]

Thanks Robyn -- for what it's worth I often use the 5x7 plate with 8 1/2 x 11 paper cut in half -- especially great for experimenting.

[Sunflower-rxrf]

Ooooo…..I haven’t seen onion skin paper in decades! Glad you presented it! And the glassine….ok, and the calligraphy paper. Ok, thank you for all of it…! In the wild wide world of paper, this was very helpful in narrowing down prospects. 🌺

[dianeg.]

Great info, Robyn - TY! I also find that deli paper works great too - it grabs paint really well and creates a gorgeous vintage crinkled look. A box of 500 sheets goes for < $15.

[deborahruth]

Onion skin. I am binge watching your stuff from the last year. I was inspired to get my gel plates out today and just play. Thank you for all the videos. ❤

[mindyfitterman]

I just realized I missed this video. Thank you for this series! Onion skin

[TMPaine]

Thank you for making this and adding the links. Most of these papers have more then one use so they're worth buying.. to me anyway 🙂 I wouldn't have thought to look for onion skin paper.. thanks a bunch

[Kathymorganhartz]

Oh, Thank you a source for onion skin paper!! I also enjoy using the calligraphy paper.

[dmw]

Onion paper! Thanks so much for sharing. I'm new (don't even have a plate yet) but super excited to get started!

[kcollinsart]

This was great. I would love to see examples of prints on the different papers, also. Thank you. 😊

[sameaston]

Onion Skin. It's exciting to learn about mono printmaking

[dominiquemaclellan]

Hi Robyn. In the book, which I am loving thank you, you have made a large journal using handmade papers. It looks wonderful and I am wondering which paper that you used for that? It takes paint beautifully and id like to try all your techniques once I’ve made a similar book. Can you help? Many thanks for you generosity and skill!!

[ninetiesperson]

Thank you. A couple of options I hadn't considered there and made me think of some more - kraft paper and packaging paper.

[cynthiajean]

How do I glue glassine onto a previous acrylic abstract on canvas? Love all your info! Thank you!