Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Watch me create smooth, colorful gradients right on the gel plate! This relaxing process video shows how blending paints directly on the plate can give you gorgeous backgrounds for art journaling, mixed media, and collage. Perfect if you love layered, colorful pages.

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I’m Jennifer Akkermans, a mixed media visual artist who specializes in Intuitive Printmaking with acrylics on a gel plate. I’m known for bright, bold colors, playful patterns, and a love of happy accidents. I design my own stencils, and I can’t resist using found objects to add unexpected texture.

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