Gel Plate Monoprinting Workshop

Get your hands inky and your creativity moving in this playful, process-driven gel plate monoprinting workshop in San Francisco! You’ll spend a few satisfying hours learning how to monoprint using simple tools and a whole lot of experimentation. Working with gel plates, acrylic paint, and everyday textures, you’ll build layered prints that feel rich, loose, and completely your own. This printing workshop keeps things approachable and low-pressure, so you can focus on the fun of making rather than getting everything “perfect.”Along the way, you’ll learn how to use a gel plate to pull clean prints, mix color through layering, and create texture with plants, stencils, and found materials. You’ll also pick up the underrated skill of rescuing prints that aren’t going your way -- often where the most interesting results happen. You’ll leave with a stack of one-of-a-kind monoprints and a clear sense of how to keep going on your own.This monoprinting workshop is welcoming to beginners and equally energizing for painters, collage artists, or anyone craving a more relaxed, hands-on creative rhythm. All materials are provided, though you’re welcome to bring papers or textures to experiment with. Held at Hayes Valley Art Works, it’s one of those quietly memorable things to do in San Francisco -- great for solo outings or easygoing date ideas!Details:Location: Hayes Valley Art Works, San FranciscoDuration: [2–3 hours]Capacity: Small group

• You will receive all the materials and several prints to take home with you!
• Hands on gel plate printing skills
• Techniques for layering color and texture
• Confidence fixing prints that aren’t working

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