Working with Glass Bead Gel Medium - Tutorial

[kerouacjournals]

Nice color blending. You can pronounce it 'guesso' like guess, or you can pronounce it like' jesso' like jelly, which is more common. Either way is OK.

[italiangookie119]

gesso = pronounced like JESSO

[novyisnovy]

Hi, Trying modeling paste for a project. I am completely new to the whole process of mediums and acrylics... I was more crochet, macrame and such but thought I would give it a try. Things not going as I had planned most tuts are quick and too brief, yours provided some good info. Hope you dont mind but I will mention you and this tut in my vid when I return to my project which will be a few days

[novyisnovy]

for got to say that mine project a you can see by vid is almost completed already but your tech my help where it didnt turn out here and there

[xstina5450]

Arlene-

I bought this gel and made a really cool tag...hope you have a look. Thanks for the idea

[jpodinc]

Very cool effect - looks like a million bucks - I'm going to have to try this! TFS :)

[moon1819]

Hey arlean I got some glass bead gel today but use it for my paintings... However I didn't know these things exist lol... They had other kinds as well.. Some can give you a marble or glass texture and some a concrete type texture! Thanks for showing I love your vids:)

[mrsnicol2009]

so cool - almost like what sillfroghoneybee did a while back - well i am at an all day crop on saturday and i was hoping to find insparation on your channel today for my june tag swap and i did. thank you so much - hope you are better!!

[partygirlzscraps]

I love your vids, because you tell us where to buy products and what the containers look like. The other thing I like about your vids, is you edit out the work part and we get a bunch of technique instead! Thanks

[Neddalina]

i just love your videos :)

[CFlovesRB]

Love this technique. This is super cool! Love to see when the project is finished. Very inspirational! TFS

[n1kko09]

Really cool medium. You did a great job of demonstrating how to use it. I can't wait to see the finished cover.

[manjar50]

Pretty cool technique

[MilaMemories]

I am definitely going to have to try this technique I love it. That would be so cute on a frame.

[thekimberly003]

So cool!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[jolainef]

Thank you for sharing this fabulous technique! I've been playing with gesso and wanted to try a texture gel next, this tutorial helped a lot! Your journal cover base looks great, can't wait to see ghe final result!

[DcScrappinDiva1]

Ok turned out great just a little heavy for a card so I 'm going to make a pocket card. My base is craft card stock and I used a coco browm paint.. I sprayed gold smouch and want to put a bird cage on the front what color should i use to make the bird cage stand out?

[buttonbags]

Love your technique with glass bead gel. How cool! Have you tried to use a rubber stamp to put in image into it? Thank you for sharing. Mary

[scrapL0VE02]

omg I can't wait to try this technique! I'm off to get this! yay!

[mojm4]

cool 

[shelleyblossom1]

This is too neat!!

[Aloesaloes]

Wow this is awesome!!

Loes

[1QueenDi]

Love it! I love different 'artsy' type covers. I would really love to see how you finished it.

[NatalieBramasole]

very very nice,Arlene,i love it,

i hope i can find that...................glass bead gel

nice job,Arlene,i loooooooooove it

thanks for sharing

warm hugs

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[passionwriter70]

WOW! I really like this look! TFS!

Lynn

[canadianscrappergirl]

Cool technique and medium! Love all the distressing you did as well! TFS! hugs, Kathy

[ScrappingLatina]

Arlene. You are very talented. I am going to have to view more of your tutorials. Thanks for taking the time to teach us. Have a great day. The background is gorgeous and I have made a list of the supplies needed. Thanks again.

[scrapstress]

dude you are the master of all mediums AR!!! you are the wild and crazy one and i'm the "tame" one LOL...ha ha inking the edges stresses me out..this..omg girl i would faint....ok ok i'm going to a -bros to check out all the different stuff, oh i wonder if that stuff smells good, half the time i'm like "high" off my projects...ok rambling HAVE A GREAT DAY AR

[stampyra]

Cool techniques! I have gesso, modeling gel & clear glass beads. I'll have to give this one a try. Love the look. Thanks, JIL

[kimiandmaya]

Oooooooooh!!! I like THAT!!! I have seen glass bead gel bottles but was not sure of how it would look like as a textured background... Now I know!! And I love it :) Thank you Arlene!!

Really good tutorial BTW!!!

~hugs~

Nathalie

[myautumnsunset]

Beatiful result! Love it!

[amyvlovestv]

Love it!  I don't know where you come up with this stuff but I am super greatful you share it with us! Can't wait to try this out!

[mommunson]

this was totaly cool never seen this befor. I want to try to find this stuff.

thank you so much for showing this.

[OdonataCreations]

I love it Ar! You are my no. 1 enabler because now I'm going to have to buy some of that medium! It looks super cool! Thanks for doing this video! Hugs, Mary

[ayellessnuffelhoek]

will the molding paste dry clear too?? so you can colour that stuff too with some acrylic paints or pigments?

[mybutterflykisses12]

@ayellessnuffelhoek No it doesn't. But you can use Gel Medium and that will dry clear. I haven't tried pigments, but yes you can color it with acrylic paints. :-)

[mybutterflykisses12]

@ayellessnuffelhoek No it doesn't. But you can use gel medium and that will dry clear. I haven't tried pigments, but yes you can color it with acrylic paints.

[mountzionorbust]

Thanks for sharing this technique(s)! Never heard of glass bead gel medium before. Love the card you made for you Dad too! Everything you make is so beautiful! ~ Sarah

[kayluvs2scrap]

Oh wow thanks Ar I love the look of this technique, I just recently purchased some Gesso for my art journal, now I have to try the Glass Bead Gel! Now let me ask you because maybe I missed it, but did you add the Martha Stewart Bead into the Glass Bead Gel? so glad you are back and doing better! Hugs, Kay

[mybutterflykisses12]

@kayluvs2scrap Hi Kay, thanks! :-) You can add the MS glass beads into Modeling Paste or Gel Medium for a similar look. The modeling paste will dry white though, not clear. :-)

[mybutterflykisses12]

@kayluvs2scrap Hi Kay, thanks! :-) You can add the MS glass beads into Modeling Paste or Gel Medium for a similar look. The modeling paste will dry white though, not clear.

[mybutterflykisses12]

@kayluvs2scrap Hi Kay, thanks! You can add the MS glass beads into Modeling Paste or Gel Medium for a similar look. The modeling paste will dry white though, not clear.

[TERIBERI2]

Oh WOW.....Ar this is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!  I love all the different texture on this cover - you are amazing!! Hugs, T

[daligoddess2006]

Thanks for sharing. i have never heard of glass bead gel until today. Looks like a fun product!

[MeriScrapper13]

Arlene, this is so cool!  I love the look and the fact that we can use our favorite colors for our projects. I wonder if this also works on wood (like the woood boxes from Michaels)?

[mybutterflykisses12]

@MeriScrapper13 Thanks! Yes, but it would be a good idea to prime the box with gesso before proceeding with the glass bead gel as the gel won't stick to a slick surface.

[RachO113]

Really cool tutorial Arlene. I always wondered what the glass bead gel looked like, so very useful video for me :-) Can you tell me, if you don't colour the bead gel with paint, does it dry clear or opaque? Thanks, Rachel

[mybutterflykisses12]

@RachO113 Thanks Rachel! Love your tut vids too, they ROCK! The glass bead gel (on it's own) dries clear.

[mybutterflykisses12]

@RachO113 Thanks Rachel! Love your tut vids too, they ROCK! The glass bead gel, on it's own, dries clear.

[sweetcraftychick]

love the tag/card you made for your dad! love your technique, ar! love that texture, it's amazing! thanks for sharing :)! have a great thursday! *hugs* steph :)

[Scrappymommyof8]

the way you added to the project for your dad reminded me of sand (like on a beach) and the way it layered on the project you did reminded me of ocen water or clouds in a very stormy sky thank you for the video I am off to Hobby Lobby tomorrow to see if they have any.

[scrappincard]

Love the tutorial thank you for sharing it!! Ate ar your sooo creative

thank you

quinn :)

[602redroses]

Thank you for sharing, very interesting look.

[EdwardsDawn]

Arlene I just love watching your videos! You do a fabulous job editing and it so smooth from technique to technique! Thanks so much for all your work and inspiration!

[luvs2stampnscrap]

Great tutorial!!!

[jovalimum]

I am in LOVE with mediums at the moment. Viva stuff is great too! I think i need some of this glass bead gel though. Thanks for sharing!!! :-)

[scrappermombecca]

what is gesso?

[mybutterflykisses12]

@scrappermombecca It's a primer. It preps the page for painting, coloring, etc. :-) It's also used on journaling paper to "strengthen" the page for the amount of painting & gluing that will be done on it.

[jennystamps]

Hi Arlene. I love this look. You have inspired me to go out and get the Glass Bead Gel. I can't wait to try it. Thank you so much for the tutorial. You the Best girlie!! :)

[tammyozuna]

So funny that you are using this. I was at Michaels just today to buy gel medium and saw this stuff. I thought of you because I remember the vid you did with the other MS glass beads and how much you were loving them! Love your work. Thanks for sharing your creativity. Tammy

[1MichelleJoy]

i love this technique arlene..your awesome!

[kathyorta]

Wow, I love this Technique. I will be trying this one. TFS!!!

[scrapaliciousleo]

another cool tech tyfs Arlene :D

hugs,

Leonie

[sudmorris]

EXCELLENT! TFS

[littlelyds1]

omg such a cool look !!!

[mississchic]

Do you throw away away your foam brush after you use it on a project? Would you recommend a paintbrush or a foam brush for Gesso?Do you know of other mediums that will give you that texture background? I've heard of Gel Medium will that work, is it the same thing as the Glass Bead Gel? So many questions. I just really want to do this background. Thanks Arlene.

[mybutterflykisses12]

@mississchic Hi Tasha! No, I wash the foam brish immediately after use. Once its seen its day, I throw it out. lol! If you are using the gesso in the tub, i recommend a brush. The liquid gesso is easier to apply with a foam brush (but that's just me.) Gel medium dries clear and moulding paste doesn't so it's a preference. The glass bead gel has microbeads in them, so the texture is unique to the other mediums.

[mississchic]

@mybutterflykisses12 Thank you for telling me the differences between the mediums and about the foam brush. I have some experimenting to do now. :) I have so many ideas. I like the Gel molding Paste because it clear. This is one of my favorite videos because I totally learned something new. Thanks Arlene!:)

[mybutterflykisses12]

@mississchic Hi Tasha! No, I wash the foam brish immediately after use. Once its seen its day, I throw it out. lol! If you are using the gesso in the tub, i recommend a brush. The liquid gesso is easier to apply with a foam brush - but that's just me. Gel medium dries clear and moulding paste doesn't so it's a preference. The glass bead gel has microbeads in them, so the texture is unique to the other mediums.

[mybutterflykisses12]

@mississchic Hi Tasha! No, I wash the foam brush immediately after use. Once its seen its day, I throw it out. LOL! If you are using the gesso in the tub, i recommend a brush. The liquid gesso is easier to apply with a foam brush - but that's just me. Gel medium dries clear and moulding paste doesn't so it's a preference. The glass bead gel has microbeads in them, so the texture is unique to the other mediums.

[kims915]

awesome technique...i can't wait to try this! thanks for sharing ♥

[cindysms]

Very cool, I have never heard of that stuff, will have to check it out!

[snowcrystal05]

That looks like great fun to work with.  You did a great job of explaining how to use it.

Thanks for sharing.

[Chivopuro]

Lovely tutorial! Gesso is procounced with a soft G- like a J. Sounds like Jesso. I'm in art school... I hear that dang word all the time... lol

[mybutterflykisses12]

@Chivopuro LOL! Thanks for the correction on that, I was wondering how to say it! hehe! :-)

[CarolinasCreations]

Oh WoW Arlene!! That is so cool!! This is such a pretty project!! Thanks for sharing!!

[DcScrappinDiva1]

I just tried it I used molding paste and beads going to let it dry over night

[mybutterflykisses12]

@DcScrappinDiva1 Awesome! Let me know how it comes out. :-)

[MsJoyceG]

Scheezam (spelling) anyway .. feel like you give us a graduate class in miede media art.  Thanks a bunch. Got a project I'd like to se this on. Again ..Thanks.

[nanajl54]

I just love this medium! I can't wait to get my hands on this! Thank you for doing this video and showing us the posibilities. Janet =D

[JournalArtista]

So glad you are getting into Art Journaling Arlene! Can't wait to see what you do next!

Much Love

[mybutterflykisses12]

@JournalArtista Just checked out your channel and your vids ROCK girl! Love your style. I'm a new subbie! Keep the vids coming, can't wait to see the next page you create!

[JournalArtista]

@mybutterflykisses12 Thanks so much for your sweet reply Arlene! You have inspired me immensely to get back into scrapbooking after many months with your wonderful vids and talent. More scrapbookers need to art journal, so glad you are along for the ride! MUCH LOVE

[BlackSunJamie]

How cool! I just ordered this!

[mybutterflykisses12]

@BlackSunJamie Yay! Have fun playing Jamie!

[worker4ever123]

Love the card! This technique looks so cool...I really like it!  Good job with explaining everything. TFS Amy

[TheMoparlvr]

Loving this technique, definitely going to look for the Glass Bead medium on my next trip to Michaels...I'm with you imperfection is SO PERFECT..TFS

[LiveLoveScrap]

Cool, you got into Art journaling now. It's lots of fun. A great way to preserve your inner thoughts. LOVE working with Gesso and Glass beads....gives a great look. TFS!