There’s more than one way to blend paint on a gel plate. Try swirling with a brayer or smoothing with a palette knife to see how different techniques change the final look of your print.

If you crop your gel prints (or any artwork) for greeting cards or collage, you may accidentally mark up the front while cutting. This simple change protects your surface and gives you clean results every time.

I was recently interviewed on the podcast Beyond the Brayer! Learn more about the show, the gel printing community, and tips I shared in the episode.

It’s easy to fall into habits in gel printing without even noticing. This simple shift—only applying paint where you actually want it—can unlock more control, subtlety, and creativity in your layered prints.

Humidity can make gel printing tricky—especially when your brayer is still tacky when you’re ready for the next color. Here’s why I use multiple brayers in summer and how climate impacts paint differently around the world.

Create your own reusable texture stamps using adhesive foam and cardboard—easy, inexpensive, and perfect for adding personality to your gel prints!

Tips for refreshing your gel plate when paint won’t lift. Learn cleaning, conditioning, and maintenance tricks to keep your prints looking fresh.

Discover what I learned from 100 days of printing on a 16" x 20" gel plate — workflow challenges, layering techniques, and the lessons that will shape future prints.

Is your studio slowly being consumed by piles of gel prints? It happens to the best of us, but fear not! In this week’s Quick Tip Tuesday, discover an ingenious and straightforward method to tame the print chaos and reclaim your creative space

I’ll admit it—I let paint build up on my brayers. I actually like the layers of color that form over time, but eventually little bits of dried paint start to make the surface a little too rough, and that’s when I know it’s time for a good cleaning.

If adding marks with paint pens to your gel prints or other artworks makes you nervous, you’re not alone. It can feel intimidating to put a permanent mark on something you’ve worked hard on—but there are a couple of simple ways to make it easier.

Dried paint can be left for texture or effects, but when it’s not intentional, it can affect your next layer. Here’s my favorite way to clean gel plates so your prints stay fresh.

Even the most experienced printmakers end up with prints that don’t turn out exactly as hoped. Maybe the colors got muddy, or maybe certain areas are nice but the overall composition just doesn’t work. So what do you do with those not-quite-perfect prints?

Do you have an abundance of paint pens and spend time scribbling out blob-swatches to determine the best colors for your project? Here are my tips for making the process easier.