FroyleArt Creative Academy | Foundation Class
How to Use Gel Plate Printing For Collage Painting
Watch the Class Introduction
Learn how to create beautiful collage papers using gel plate printing techniques, then transform your favourite prints into a finished mixed media collage.
Explore layered backgrounds, stencils, found objects, metallics, and interference paints along the way.
This Foundation Class is currently available on Skillshare
Studio Reflection
Creativity begins with seeing possibilities.
The joy of mixed media is discovering that ordinary materials can become something extraordinary. As you experiment with gel plate printing and collage, remember that great art isn't about having the perfect supplies — it's about learning to see new possibilities in the materials already around you.
Create rich layered backgrounds
Print with stencils and everyday objects
Explore interference paints and metallics
Improve the quality of your gel plate prints
Select your strongest prints for collage
Create a finished mixed media collage painting
What Will You Learn?
This Foundation Class is suitable for anyone wanting to explore gel plate printing and mixed media collage. Whether you're just beginning or already have creative experience, you'll discover practical techniques, inspiring ideas, and new ways to develop your own creative voice.
By the end of the class, you'll have created a collection of beautiful gel plate prints and transformed them into a finished mixed media collage painting.
Above all, my hope is that you'll finish this class not only with new creative skills, but with the confidence to create from your own heart.
Who Is This Class For?
11 step-by-step video lessons
Guided demonstrations covering a variety of gel plate printing techniques
A complete mixed media collage painting created from start to finish
Downloadable Class Notes (PDF)
Comprehensive Materials List (PDF)
What’s Included
Sneak Peak - How to Use Interference Paint With Gel Plate Printing
“Thank you for a brilliant, inspiring class and for being an excellent teacher. Excellent class!”
Yvonne Ramsey
“This is an AMAZING class! Wonderful teacher, autentic, inspiring and fun... thank you!!!”
Alba Adrianz
What Students Are Saying
“Froyle is just such a fun, positive, daring, unique and exiting woman to watch and follow along with, creating my own art. Love watching her play around and love to create my own pieces inspired by what she creates.”
Lola Marley
“The course was very inspiring for me so that I wanted to get to work straight away.”
Kathrin Matschig
“Really enjoy Froyle. I think she is a very good instructor and her style is relaxing even though her energy is high”.
Carol MacArthur
“I really enjoyed this class. You had great examples and I especially liked watching you create the collage. Thank you for a great class, Froyle”.
Judith Bland
Every artist starts somewhere, and every finished artwork begins with a single mark.
I hope this Foundation Class inspires you to explore new techniques, create with confidence, and enjoy the adventure of discovering your own creative voice.
When you're ready, I'd love to welcome you into the class.
Your Creative Adventure Begins Here
