not cake

you watch all those vids about monoprinting with gel plates and you get the wrong idea that it's a piece of cake.not in my experience.you need to work fast or the paint dries and the brayer lifts it.the humidity conditions in your place affects the surface of the homemade plates along with the quick drying paint creating a granulated effect.the paper also affects the print and the pull. depending on the paper and the dryness of the paint parts of  it can remain stuck on the plate. not nice. i could go on but suffice to say real life does not look /act as an insta vid. ¯\ ( ツ ) /¯ 

since so many variants can affect the print i am taking liberties and finishing prints by hand  adding whatever looks fit.

the gel printing police is not going to come and get me. i hope.

as ever, the cleaning paper is the best..

neki desu