Mansi Makes | Brayer cleaning @MansiMakes | Uploaded June 2021 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
"How do you clean your brayer?" It's the most common question I receive related to my @GelliArts work. Well, the simple answer is: "I peel!" :)
Here's the longer answer: I don't clean my gel plate because all the textures, patterns and colors that stay behind after a pull add something surprising to future prints.
I don't clean my stencils for the same reason -- whatever colors were on my stencils from previous printing sessions sometimes transfer over to the gel plate and make for fun, unplanned additions.
I don't clean my @speedball_art brayer with a wet wipe or wash with soap and water after every printing session because, frankly, who has the time? I let the paints and inks accumulate over time and usually after about 40 or 50 brayering sessions (which is usually after about every 10 printing sessions), there is a thick enough layer of paint that starts obstructing the rolling movement of the brayer.
That's when I pull the paint off...it has a cool, leather-like texture and makes for an amazing addition in any mixed media pieces on canvas, on a card or in my journals. I did this peeling after the sunshine print from yesterday, so I got all the cool gold and teal colors on the top.
How do you clean your brayer? Have you ever tried just peeling the paint off?
For a list of my favorite crafty supplies and tools, visit amazon.com/shop/MansiMakes
"How do you clean your brayer?" It's the most common question I receive related to my @GelliArts work. Well, the simple answer is: "I peel!" :)
Here's the longer answer: I don't clean my gel plate because all the textures, patterns and colors that stay behind after a pull add something surprising to future prints.
I don't clean my stencils for the same reason -- whatever colors were on my stencils from previous printing sessions sometimes transfer over to the gel plate and make for fun, unplanned additions.
I don't clean my @speedball_art brayer with a wet wipe or wash with soap and water after every printing session because, frankly, who has the time? I let the paints and inks accumulate over time and usually after about 40 or 50 brayering sessions (which is usually after about every 10 printing sessions), there is a thick enough layer of paint that starts obstructing the rolling movement of the brayer.
That's when I pull the paint off...it has a cool, leather-like texture and makes for an amazing addition in any mixed media pieces on canvas, on a card or in my journals. I did this peeling after the sunshine print from yesterday, so I got all the cool gold and teal colors on the top.
How do you clean your brayer? Have you ever tried just peeling the paint off?
For a list of my favorite crafty supplies and tools, visit amazon.com/shop/MansiMakes
