Marbling A Canvas

Use masking tape to mask off areas not to be dyed.

Marbling a canvas.

Wearing protective gloves prepare marbling medium and marbling dye following package instructions. Remove laces from shoes. Learn marbling technique on canvas. Allow the paint to move fluidly on the canvas to look like marble with creative advice from a professional artist in this free video on painting with acrylics.

Tried hydro dipping some canvases again. However if you really are looking for a marbling paint i have heard good things about this bo kuundo marbling paper origami marbling kit. Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water. Apply an even layer of marbling medium to surface of water in each container.

This time it worked much better check out my first try here. Create a marbling effect on canvas with acrylic paint marbling makes use of at least three values of the same color to create the appearance of an uneven mottled surface. A marbling effect can be created on canvas using acrylic paint by diluting the paint with water letting the paint gather and drip and adding various colors into the mix. Fill plastic containers with water up to about 1 2 from the bottom.

It can be used to add warmth to a piece on a garden wall supporting a climbing rose or to create a forbidding atmosphere used on the walls of a set for a prison scene. Where to buy marbling paint. Then you capture your design by laying a treated piece of fabric or paper down on top of the paint to transfer the swirls to the fabric. But otherwise canvas marbling would be a great creative idea.

I think using regular craft acrylic paint is just fine for most marbling projects.