Botanical Printing with Liz McDonald
Gelli Plates & AcrylicsAbout This Experience
Join Liz McDonald for an exploration of the beauty of botanical prints using Gelli plates, paint, and natural elements!
You will learn how to create monoprints using freshly picked botanicals and discover how to use a Gelli plate to produce unique nature-inspired prints. We will explore techniques for layering colours, capturing intricate botanical details, and experimenting with background textures.
Whether you are new to printmaking or looking to enhance your artistic practice, this session will provide you with inspiration and practical skills to incorporate into your creative projects.
Materials
Liquitex BASICS Acrylics: Various Colours
Sakura Koi Water Colors Pocket Field Sketch Box Set of 24
Opus Galiano Watercolour Brushes: Round 8
Speedball Deluxe Brayer Hard Rubber - 4"
Opus Acrylic Mediums: Matte
Gelli Arts Gel Printing Plates: 5”x7”
Canson XL Recycled Bristol Pads: 11”x14”
Acetate Plate
Opus Virtual Demo Common Q&A - Click HERE
About Your Host
Liz McDonald is an artist and teacher whose work is inspired by nature from the Pacific Northwest. Her practice at Cove Coast Studio centers on botanical themes expressed through printmaking, photography, painting, and bookbinding. Combining cutting-edge technology with traditional analog methods, she creates innovative multidimensional art. She captures its beauty in cyanotypes, monoprints, botanical prints, and photo transfers. Her process often blends many mediums, resulting in layered multimedia pieces. Her online studio offers courses for creatives.
Website: Covecoast.com
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