Marbling Paper Man

Add 2 tablespoons of alum and mix well.

Marbling paper man.

Fill a spray bottle with warm water. Make sure to mark the side that you sprayed because it can be hard to tell once it s dried. So we gave it a go and the results were stunning. Jar melo marbling painting kit non toxic painting on water.

I ve always wanted to try paper marbling and knew there must be some science involved. First prep your paper. Creative marbling art for children. Let the mixture cool and spray a thin layer onto your cotton paper.

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. Without it the marbling will be faint and blurry. Repeat with clean strips until the solution is clear. Remove and pat dry with a paper towel.

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. Alum is a mordant meaning it causes color to set on the paper. How to make marbled paper. Mix alum and warm water optional.

If it s too thick the paper will push away the pigment when you gently lay your sheet onto the pigmented water. We also used some little condiment cups with lids to mix our oil and food coloring but you could use any container with a lid. Do not touch the paper until it is dry typically within 2 hours depending on humidity levels decide whether to keep or discard your solution it can be used several times. In contrast suminagashi 墨流し which means floating ink in japanese appears to be the earliest form of marbling during the 12th century sanjuurokuninshuu 三十六人集 located in nishihonganji 西本願寺 kyoto.

Set aside on top of your parchment paper or newspaper to dry. To change paint colors lay strips of newsprint across the solution s surface then remove. Lay flat to dry.