Gel Printing and Collage Workshop
Looking for creative things to do in Perth? Learn how to create colourful collages using handmade printed papers in this workshop with What The Craft! Gel printing is a simple but highly addictive way to create colourful and unique prints and during this fun workshop, you will experiment with a gel plate to make a stack of prints using stencils, found objects, mark making and layering. You will be surprised by how easy it is to get amazing results with a set of simple materials. Your experienced and friendly teacher will show you some basic techniques to get you started. But there is no right or wrong – just let your creative juices flow!
Gel printing is a type of mono printing used by many mixed media artists to create the materials for their pieces. The great thing about it is that it is very easy to make a gel plate yourself, with inexpensive materials. Your teacher will show you how to do this too! During the second part of the workshop, you use the prints to make a collage out of simple repeating shapes. You will find many interesting textures and patterns that you will transform in to a great piece of paper art to take home. After this workshop you will be inspired to continue creating prints for journaling, scrapbooking and whatever your crafty heart desires.