Well, with a little help from my friends Jo & Julie and by reviewing instructions again, I was able to successfully do image transfers using my gel plate. The most important factor was using a very THIN coat of paint on the plate to transfer the images with. I had started out a few days ago using a thicker tube acrylic like Artist's Loft or Basics by Liquitex, what I might typically use for gel plate printing. I have discovered that using a small amount of fluid acrylics seemed to turn this project around for me....  I liked both the transfer prints and some of the leftover magazine pages with paint on them that I had transferred. I saved them both for future art making! 

I will send a few prints to Jo & Julie and they in turn will send me a couple of their gel transfers. Then we will take those image transfers we receive and make something for the person who sent the transfer. Sounds like great fun - stay tuned!

Here are a few more of my gel plate transfers:

I even like the ones that did not come out perfectly, like the one bottom row, center. You can click on ony image for a larger view! I do not think there was enough contrast in the little tropical drinks to work super great. In doing this I learned that contrast is important for these image transfers. I found this video, recommended to me by my friend Julie, was most helpful. I will post it below, or the direct link is here: https://youtu.be/R-yKHviWeF8

Image Transfers are not easy to do, most of the time. But they can be accomplished if you are willing to spend a little time to find out what works. And sometimes you are just lucky. Have Fun! Lenna