Gelatin plate printing and monotypes
/In 2020 you may have noticed some a new style coming through Elami’s designs. We’ve been exploring and developing monotype techniques using gelatin plates.
The gelatin plate technique was developed by Fran Merritt (1913-2000), a printmaker who wanted a portable printing method. There’s a great overview here of the practice.
Using actual gelatin lets you pick up incredible detail from Balinese materials like canang offerings, and tropical botanical textures from flowers and leaves.