The impact of Environment Friendly Gelatin Printing on Artistic Printmaking

Gelatin printing is considered a unique form of printing in terms of the preparation methods of the gelatin plate, which the artist can make themselves and determine its size and shape. The printing process also varies because the gelatin plate retains the impression of the print and in the printing techniques.

Gelatin printing is similar to monotype printing in terms of the number of copies, as the same print cannot be repeated, making it also monotypic. It shares with monotype printing the characteristic of non-repeating the printed copy.

Monotype printing can be versatile as it can be integrated with any other type of printing. It can be combined with modern printing programs like ( AI ) or converted into 3D, or incorporated with other types of printing.

For successful gelatin printing, there are many conditions to be met, with the most important step being the preparation of the printing plate itself. There are standard ratios that the artist must follow in order to achieve the printing plate that leads to the success of the artistic work. There are steps in both preparing and printing the plat

One of the advantages of gelatin printing is that it is environmentally friendly because the artist can make the gelatin plate from food materials such as gelatin and medical materials such as glycerin. This leads to preserving the environment and the artist who produces artistic work

Also, one of its features is that it promotes the idea of recycling by using old, damaged fabrics and textures, as well as faded paper in artistic printing. This transforms them from obsolete items into beautiful artistic works with a special character.

This research explored the history of Gelatin printing, its various methods of practice, as well as its different names. An environment friendly gelatin template was created at minimal cost compared to other artistic prints, and printing was done on it.

Keywords

Gelatin printing - AI programs - three-dimensional printing - Monotype printing - Hectography - Jellygraph - Gelatin Duplicator