Marbling A Canvas

The floating paints are swirled into patterns.

Marbling a canvas.

Tried hydro dipping some canvases again. Marbling is the process of floating fabric paints on the surface of a thick cellulose solution called size somewhat like oil on water. 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. 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.

Use masking tape to mask off areas not to be dyed. 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. But otherwise canvas marbling would be a great creative idea. Wearing protective gloves prepare marbling medium and marbling dye following package instructions.

This time it worked much better check out my first try here. 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. I think using regular craft acrylic paint is just fine for most marbling projects. Apply an even layer of marbling medium to surface of water in each container.

Join mark in his studio for a quick tutorial showcasing a popular acrylic painting technique a faux finishes marbling t. However if you really are looking for a marbling paint i have heard good things about this bo kuundo marbling paper origami marbling kit. Where to buy marbling paint. Fill plastic containers with water up to about 1 2 from the bottom.

Diy marbling technique applied onto a canvas to creat wonderful art piece and cards marblingoncanvas diymarbling marblingtechnique for youtube channel sub.