Marbling Paper With Liquid Starch

Fill the other tray with water.

Marbling paper with liquid starch.

Trays should be larger than paper in cups dilute 2 parts of each paint color in 3 parts water. We made our own starchy medium with cornstarch and it was only partially effective but apparently you can use liquid starch to marble paper easily as the starch keeps the paint near the surface. See recipe to make homemade liquid starch above how to water marble with acrylic paint. In one tray mix a starch bath with 4 cups liquid starch and 1 tsp.

Make a double recipe of liquid starch by dissolving 4 tbs. I start by pouring about an inch of liquid starch into an old 9 x12 pan. Hold the paper over the starch while the excess drips off. We used liquid starch and acrylic paints to marble our own paper.

It s cheap easy and relatively not messy. This post even has a video to help you along. This is a marbling technique for kids that i ve always wanted to try and sorta did and sorta didn t. I ve tried a number of different techniques for marbling paper but this one is my favorite.

Liquid starch is a much more dense liquid and will often allow for the paint to sit at the top allowing for you to dip an item into it for marbling. We couldn t get enough. Paper marbling with liquid starch. Corn starch in 1 2 cup cold water.

Next pour liquid starch into a tray and add drops of paint to the starch to create your design. You can also switch out the water and use the liquid starch instead. Remove the paper from the water bath and place it painted side facing up on newspaper to dry. You can change up the size of the pan just keep the proportions of starch and alum the same.

4 how to marble paper with liquid starch. Place the paper painted side facing down onto the surface of the water in the tub to remove the starch. Paper marbling with shaving cream from handmade kids art. To make this fun and easy marbleized paper you will need.

Let the paper dry overnight or speed drying with a blow dryer. 1 2 tsp alum helps paint adhere to the paper 2 cups liquid starch liquid acrylic paints a long wooden skewer a 9 x 13 pan and white copy paper cut to fit the inside your pan. For best results allow the marble paper to dry overnight. To marble paper start by mixing alum and warm water and wiping the solution over your sheet of paper with a sponge.

Then lower your paper into the starch with the alum treated side down.