Either way make sure your craft space is well ventilated.
Marbled paper water.
If you add too much water and you will lose the vibrant colors.
Back then a tree resin based surfactant was dropped into a pan of water.
Making marbled paper is something that i ve always wanted to try but thanks to the extensive supply list and unfamiliar ingredients i ve been too scared to even attempt.
Nail polish marbling dries quickly and there s less mess because you don t have to scrape away the shaving cream.
You should be going for a milky look to your paint.
Paper marbling is a method of aqueous surface design which can produce patterns similar to smooth marble or other kinds of stone.
Next pour liquid starch into a tray and add drops of paint to the starch to create your design.
To marble paper start by mixing alum and warm water and wiping the solution over your sheet of paper with a sponge.
A large jug of cold water.
The patterns are the result of color floated on either plain water or a viscous solution known as size and then carefully transferred to an absorbent surface such as paper or fabric.
First pour water into the tray until it s 1 2cm deep.
Then lower your paper into the starch with the alum treated side down.
It may seem straightforward until you consider buoyancy and other variables in the mix.
The oldest known form of paper marbling called suminagashi which translates to floating ink originated in japan around the 10th century though historians believe that it could be even older than that.
Nail polish is a little more permanent which makes this a great technique for marbling more than just paper but it may also make this method less ideal for kids.
Then use a toothpick or skewer to drag the paint in different directions creating a marbling effect.
Some marbling paint or marbling ink in different colours you can buy this in craft shops pieces of paper or card small enough to fit in the tray a pencil.
But today we re in luck.
To water down your paint a bit add equal parts water to your acrylic paint and mix with a wooden skewer.
Add another circle on top and repeat for as many colors as you want.
Add your watercolor paper down on the water rough end we cut our paper to a size that fit our pan fully submerging to capture all the paint onto the paper.
The uses of paper marbling.
Marbling is achieved by floating pigment on water and laying paper over the water to transfer the pigment design onto the paper.
Heather creative director at may designs is here to demystify paper marbling and walk us through the entire process.
Here s what to do.
Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture.
The team at may designs.
