Not recommended to use with dyes when printing on the plate as the gel plate will absorb some of the dye and become permanently stained. This listed bridge is not to be confused with several other bridges in the vicinity which carry road and rail across the Eastern Cleddau and another tributary. There is no need to clean your plate between prints, but it is recommended to clean your plate before storage and remove all paint residue at that time. The gel printing plate has an extremely sensitive surface and will imprint any texture it is sitting upon.

Inspiring creativity, we’re proud to support art and design education in all corners of the globe through events, sponsorship, and competitions. You can utilize them for surface printing, moon printing, creative techniques, mixed media, and even card making. The gel plate will leak a small amount of harmless mineral oil when left sitting on an absorbent surface.The village of Gelli takes its name from a farm that was once found in the area, which translates from the Welsh language roughly as 'small wood or copse'. We recommend keeping the original pieces of clear plastic film and replacing them on the gel plate for storage. Our extensive range has over 28,000 products, which are constantly tried and tested by our in-house experts, teachers, and artists.

We tried lots of other techniques with our Gelli Plate too, such as drawing into the paint with the end of a paintbrush, graduating the paint in stripes on the plate, and overlaying lots of different textures on top of one another. The reports resulted in a full scale environmental report, [4] and the decision by the local authorities to cease the dumping of domestic waste at the site. g. rubber stamp inks, spray inks or fabric dyes) as the gel will absorb some of the dye and become stained. Dryad Education, the home of Specialist Crafts is a leading supplier of Art, Textiles, Design and Technology resources to educational establishments, students and artists worldwide.

Produce your own designs by making marks and pressing textured objects into the wet paint on the plate. Do not use pointy tools such as pencils or toothpicks as they may scratch the gel plate surface and leave permanent marks. If there is paint left on the plate you can use a sheet of scrap paper to pull it off in the same way as you take a print. Roman finds in the uplands of Glamorgan are scarce, but the settlement at Hen Dre'r Gelli, excavated in 1903, is the only undefended settlement of its type in the Rhondda.

A lengthy archaeological report was published in 1906, [1] but little remains of the site, with much destroyed during the construction of the Nant y Gwyddon refuse tip. Archeological finds in the area have provided proof of earlier populations, mainly Bronze Age, though Gelli does house one of only two definite Romano-British finds in the Rhondda Valleys. Gelli Primary School, located on Ystrad Road, is the English language primary school that serves the village. For hand drawn mark-making use soft- tipped tools like paint brushes, cotton tipped swabs or rubber tipped tools.Not recommended to use with fabric dyes as they could stain the plate (however the stains should not affect the printing performance). As your gel plate is used, it is normal for it to lose its glass finish and become matte and cloudy.