Marbling Paper Using Water And Paint

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.

Marbling paper using water and paint.

Marbleizing is a process similar to dyeing easter. Too much stirring will muddy the paints so just a few simple swirls will do. Using the wooden skewer slightly run it through your paints to create a lovely marbled effect. Cut your cardstock down to size and lightly dip the front side of your paper into the paint water starch mixture.

This amazing art project can easily be replicated with materials you likely already have at home using these simple instructions. In anticipation for this visit we made lists of possible crafts and paper marbling appeared. Whenever rachel and i get together there is always a lot of making. If it s too thick the paper will push away the pigment when you gently lay your sheet onto the pigmented water.

To marble paper you have to use dye or paint that floats on the water where it can be easily transferred to paper. Alternately you can make the liquid underneath more dense than the dye or paint to help the dye float. Marbling or marbleizing paper gives it a swirled complex looking finish that is difficult to create if you try to paint the colors on by hand. Slowly drip the paint into your liquid starch mixture.

Be cautious to not to do this project near heat or fire as a shaving cream is highly inflammable and can catch fire in a second. The best paper for marbleizing is thick enough to be absorbent while standing up to the water bath but not so thick that it s inflexible. The marbling process involves floating acrylic paint on top of a base of thickened water swirling and moving the paint into unique patterns then dipping in a piece of wood that will be stained with the pattern. There are numerous methods used for marbling papers among those techniques the easiest and cheapest is using shaving cream and acrylic paint.

One good video about the marbling art on water. Then use a toothpick or skewer to drag the paint in different directions creating a marbling effect. This original video was created for you by http epsos de and there is an original digital signature in the. Remove and pat dry with a paper towel.

You should also opt for an uncoated paper coated papers won t absorb any pigment.