Botanical Printmaking with Gel Plates

04/11/2026 - 04/12/2026 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Level: All

Registration opens on 02/03/2026

Price

$185

Member Price

$157.25

Material Fee: 20

Room: A-02

200 Grant St Denver

Tickets go on sale on 02/03/2026

Students will create prints using a 6x6" gelatin plate, and their own selection of plant material. We will use open acrylic paint as our ink and create designs with leaves, blooms, roots etc, transferring their natural textures and shapes onto an assortment of papers. Students will be guided through specific steps to create various outcomes. The process is user-friendly, fun and immensely satisfying.

Day One will include:

Designing with plant material

Printing on gellie plate

Placement for successful printing

Layering shapes and color

Using transparent and opaque paints

Easy registration techniques

Over printing

Characteristics of various papers

Cleaning gel plates and tools

Prepping two wood panels

On Day Two:

Students will make a cropping mask

Use the masking tool to select favorite prints

Adhere two prints onto wood panels.

Students will have a choice of three finishing top coats.

Everyone will take home two finished art pieces, well as a big stack of prints.

Victoria Eubanks

A small set of acrylic paints, open acrylics recommended

Acrylic paint extender if desired

Variety of papers to print on, get creative here:
copy paper
rice paper
printmaking or multimedia paper
brown kraft
deli sheets
sheet music
old book pages etc.

Roll of blue tape

Roll of Freezer paper

Roll of paper towels

Small jar of Elmer’s glue

Brush to apply glue, 1.5"

Nitrile gloves

Scissors to cut papers/stems, if desired

Handi-wipes or hand sanitizer to clean plate & brayer

Botanicals from your own garden, park or grocery store